May 15, 2008 - 6:31pm
Bass '10?
By Wally N. Edge
Category: LocalTags: Karen Bass
Karen Bass becomes the first African-American woman to become the Speaker of the California State Assembly – a job that could, if she does well, put her in contention for a down-ticket statewide office in 2010. One Democratic legislator says that there will be room for Bass on a Democratic slate in two years.
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