Nithya Raman, a progressive Los Angeles City Council member, has defeated incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, putting her on track to become the first South Asian to lead the second largest city in the United States. The Associated Press called the race for Raman on Thursday, with Raman holding 52 percent of the vote. Raman, 45, overtook Bass despite the incumbent’s support from prominent Democrats like California Governor Gavin Newsom, former Vice President Kamala Harris and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Her campaign was backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), with her victory coming as part of a surge in visibility and electoral wins for the left-wing political movement.
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