Nithya Raman's LA Win Puts Democratic Socialists in Charge of 4 Big Cities
Summary
Nithya Raman was projected to defeat incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race, with 76 percent of the expected vote counted. Her projected win would add Los Angeles to a group of major U.S. cities led by democratic socialist or DSA-aligned officials.Key Facts
- NBC News and CNN projected Raman as the winner on Thursday.
- Raman led Bass 52.1 percent to 47.9 percent, with 76 percent of the expected vote counted.
- Raman is a Los Angeles City Council member and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
- Bass is a former six-term member of Congress and has served as Los Angeles mayor.
- The article identifies New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Washington, D.C., Mayor-elect Janeese Lewis George as DSA-aligned leaders.
- Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson identifies as a democratic socialist but is not a DSA member.
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