AAPI Elected Officials And Community Leaders Endorse Karen Bass For Re-Election

Coalition spans Congress, state and local government, AAPI community organizations, and more

LOS ANGELES — Today, the Karen Bass for Mayor campaign spotlighted endorsements from a coalition of Asian American and Pacific Islander elected officials, organizations, and community leaders, expanding the growing coalition supporting Mayor Bass’ reelection. They include:

Media

• The Korea Times

Organizations

• Pilipino American Los Angeles Democrats (PALAD)

Elected Officials

• U.S. Representative Judy Chu
• U.S. Representative Ted Lieu
• Los Angeles City Councilmember John Lee

Community Leaders

• Aquilina Soriano Versoza, Pilipino Worker Center*
• Katherine Yeom, Korean American Family Services*
• Chancee Martorell, Thai CDC*
• John Kim, Catalyst California*
• Gay Yuen, Friends of the Chinese American Museum*
• Mary Grace Barrios, SEIU 2015*

*Individual endorsements – organizations noted for identification purposes only

“For decades, I’ve worked shoulder-to-shoulder with AAPI leaders and communities across Los Angeles — organizing in our neighborhoods, legislating in Sacramento and Washington, and now governing together as Mayor,” said Mayor Karen Bass. “These partnerships are built on years of showing up and delivering for working families, small businesses, and immigrant communities. I’m deeply grateful for their trust, and ready to keep building on what we’ve accomplished together.”

After decades of rising homelessness, under-built housing, and a shrinking police force, it’s Mayor Karen Bass who is changing how City Hall works. Homelessness is down, more housing is being built, and LAPD is hiring new officers — this change in LA is happening because of Mayor Bass:

• Historic Reduction in Street Homelessness: After years of increases before she took office, Mayor Bass drove street homelessness down 17.5%.

• Tackling Affordability: Mayor Bass has accelerated 42,000 units of affordable housing and signed into law the city’s first update to the rent stabilization law in 40 years to cap increases and strengthen tenant protections.

• Fixing Our Infrastructure: Issued an executive order to develop LA’s first-ever Comprehensive Infrastructure Plan to repair sidewalks, streets, and streetlights — a basic tool every major American city uses that Los Angeles never had until now.

• Making Los Angeles Safer: Mayor Bass has led the effort to rebuild LAPD hiring after years of decline and created the Office of Community Safety to expand civilian crisis response and community violence intervention strategies, leading to the lowest homicide total since the 1960s.

• Standing Up for Angelenos: Mayor Bass is leading communities and leaders locally and nationally to fight back against the Trump administration’s attacks on cities and immigrants.