Mayor Karen Bass reveals her political future as she speaks for first time since stunning election loss

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she is doubtful she will seek elected office again, speaking publicly for the first time since losing her re-election bid. She said she has spent her life in public service and is now considering what she wants to do personally.

Former ally Nithya Raman defeated Bass and held a double-digit lead in the latest ballot count, putting her on course to become Los Angeles’s 44th mayor. Bass attributed the result to voter frustration and a desire for change; the loss makes her the first sitting Los Angeles mayor defeated by a challenger since 2005. Raman ran as a more progressive candidate and was backed by the Democratic Socialists of America-LA.