Rep. Karen Bass has defeated businessman Rick Caruso within the Los Angeles mayor’s race, in response to an Related Press projection Wednesday, making her the primary girl and second Black Angeleno elected to steer town in its 241-year historical past.
The 69-year-old congresswoman achieved victory regardless of Caruso spending greater than $100 million of his personal fortune on his mayoral bid, shattering native spending data and pumping beforehand unprecedented sums into subject outreach and TV promoting.
“The outcomes are in, and it’s the honor of my life to be elected as your mayor,” Bass stated in a Wednesday afternoon e-mail to supporters. “It’s time to accommodate folks instantly, improve security and alternative in each neighborhood, and create a brand new commonplace of ethics and accountability at Metropolis Corridor.”