WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will swear in Karen Bass as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles on Sunday.
The pairing is freighted with historical significance: In 2020, Harris became the first Black woman and first South Asian woman to be elected vice president. Last month, Bass became the first Black woman to be elected mayor of L.A.
Bass asked the vice president to administer the oath of office as a nod to their status as two of California's most powerful Black women, according to a Harris aide. Harris was honored to be asked, the aide added.
