Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s fundraiser drawing 1,200, including L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and House Whip Katherine Clark as top speakers

On Friday, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., holds one of Illinois’ biggest political fundraisers, the “Ultimate Power Lunch,” with 1,200 donors expected to attend. It’s a networking opportunity for people running for office or who may one day run for office. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., on Friday holds one of the biggest political fundraisers in Illinois, with 1,200 donors — mostly females — expected at her 22nd annual “Ultimate Women’s Power Lunch.”

The headline speakers are Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — sworn-in on Dec. 12 — and Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., who became the new Democratic whip last fall, which makes her the No. 2 Democrat in the House. Schakowsky is one of the chief deputy whips.