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Karen Bass

Politician

Karen Bass is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Karen Bass · Karen Bassová · Κάρεν Μπας · Карен Басс · Карэн Бас · 7 more...				[sources]
Alias	Bass, Karen · Karen Ruth Bass · Басс, Карен · کارن بس · カレン・バス · 2 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1953-10-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Los Angeles				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	United States				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	Local government (unknown status) · National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Karen				[sources]
Last name	Bass				[sources]
Phone	+12022257084				[sources]
Title	Ms.				[sources]
Website	karenbass.house.gov · www.karenbass.com · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q461739				[sources]
Position	Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus · House of Representatives (member, 2011-2013) · House of Representatives (member, 2013-2015) · House of Representatives (member, 2015-2017) · House of Representatives (member, 2017-2019) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Alexander Hamilton High School · California State University, Dominguez Hills · University of Southern California				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician and 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-07-15

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2011	2013
United States representative	2021-01-03

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US Members of the Congress1,334

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,546

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,793

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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