Posted by Bettina Duval

SD-19: Hannah-Beth Jackson - A Tireless Advocate
in The Bayne of Blog

Bettina Duval, writing at the Huffington Post cheers Debra Bowen
in BlogHer

Debra Bowen’s Profile In Courage Award
in The Huffington Post

Reverse The Decline!
in The California Majority Report

Reverse The Decline!
in The Bayne of Blog

A Lesson From California
in The Huffington Post

Clinton’s Victory
in SacBee.com

Hillary’s Victory
in The Bayne of Blog

Hillary’s Victory
in Seeing The Forest

KAREN BASS
Speaker of the California State Assembly

Karen Bass has been a State Assembly Member representing Los Angeles’ 47th Assembly District since 2005. In May 2008, she made history when the Los Angeles Democrat became the 67th Speaker of the California State Assembly, catapulting a Democratic woman to the post for the first time in the state ’s history. Along with the California political first, Speaker Bass makes national history as the first African American woman in the country to serve in this powerful state legislative role.

A CALIFORNIA LIST endorsed candidate, Assembly Member Karen Bass was elected November 2, 2004, to represent the 47th Assembly District which includes the cities of Los Angeles and Culver City, as well as the communities of Ladera Heights, Baldwin Hills, View Park, Cheviot Hills, Westwood-UCLA and Windsor Hills.