The five-term California congresswoman has rocketed from long shot to among the final candidates for Joe Biden's running mate.
first emerged
She built her life as a tenacious community activist and was already in her 50s when she was first elected to the California Assembly, in 2004. Within four years, she ascended to one of the most powerful roles in state government as speaker of the Assembly — making her the first Black woman to lead a U.S. state legislature. Bass, now 66, was elected to Congress in 2010.
And like Biden, her life has been reshaped by sudden tragedy and grief. In 2006, her daughter and son-in-law, both 23, were killed in a crash on the 405.Bass’ relative political obscurity and progressive bona fides could also pose serious challenges for the Biden campaign.
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