U.S. Representative Karen Bass, who announced her candidacy for Mayor of Los Angeles earlier this week, has already received 30 endorsements from current and former elected officials throughout Southern California.
Endorsements from local government figures included those from L.A. City Councilmembers Mike Bonin, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Curren Price and Mark Ridley-Thomas, as well as L.A. County Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Holly J. Mitchell.
Several of Bass' colleagues in Congress have also extended endorsements, including U.S. Representatives Pete Aguilar, Judy Chu, Mike Levin, Ted Lieu, Alan Lowenthal, Katie Porter, Lucille Roybal-Allard and Juan Vargas, all of California.
Other endorsements included State Senators Steve Bradford and Sydney Kamlager; California Assemblymembers Isaac Bryan, Autumn Burke, Mike Gipson, Chris Holden and Reggie Jones-Sawyer; Compton Mayor Emma Sharif; Carson Mayor Lula Davis-Holmes; Long Beach City Councilmembers Al Austin and Rex Richardson; Inglewood City Councilmember Dionne Faulk; West Hollywood Mayor Lindsey Horvath and City Councilmember John Erickson; as well several retired California politicians, including former U.S. Rep. Diane Watson, former Assemblymembers John Perez and Bonnie Lowenthal and former L.A. County Supervisor Yvonne Braithwaite Burke.
An August poll put Bass at the top of the pack of candidates vying to replace outgoing L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti. As of Thursday, declared candidates included L.A. City Councilmembers Joe Buscaino and Kevin de León, City Attorney Mike Feuer and Central City Association CEO Jessica Lall.
Mall developer Rick Caruso has also publicly expressed interest in joining the race. Other figures speculated to be weighing a run for City Hall include former L.A. City Comptroller Wendy Greuel, former Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger and L.A. City Councilmember Paul Krekorian.
The primary for the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election will take place on June 7. The top two candidates to emerge from that race will participate in a general election on Nov. 8.
