'''Karen Bass''' currently serves as Speaker of the [[California]] State Assembly and [[Democrat]]ic U.S. Representative-elect from California's 33rd congressional district, succeeding retiring [[Diane Watson]].
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'''Karen Bass''' (b. October 3, 1953), a [[Democrat]], is the [[United States Representative]] for the 37th congressional district of [[California]]. In the 112th Congress, she represented the 33rd district.
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From 2004-2010, Bass was a member of the [[California State Assembly]] and for almost two years of that time she was its speaker.