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Los Angeles Democrat becomes first black woman to lead Assembly
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| Contributor | Patrick |
| Last Edited | Patrick Feb 28, 2008 08:15pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - San Francisco Chronicle |
| News Date | Friday, February 29, 2008 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Karen Bass, the first black woman to lead either house of the state Legislature, promises to bring a cooperative spirit to meetings with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the other legislative leaders.
But the newly elected speaker of the Assembly said she's prepared to fight, too. Growing up with three older brothers taught her to stand her ground and already has helped her in the male-dominated Legislature.
Bass was elected Thursday to the position regarded as the second-most powerful in state government. As speaker, she will lead negotiations among the so-called 'Big Five' — the governor and four legislative leaders from both parties. Under Schwarzenegger's tenure, many of those meetings have convened in the smoking tent outside the governor's office.
But the amiable Bass, 54, is a health advocate who said that if she's invited to the tent, the cigars will have to stay in their box.
"I'm going to have to make them come out of the smoking tent — 'cause that's going to make me sick," she quipped Thursday at a press conference. |
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