Nithya Raman wins LA mayoral race, becoming city’s first South Asian mayor

Nithya Raman, a 45-year-old progressive Los Angeles City Council member, defeated incumbent Mayor Karen Bass with 52 percent of the vote, according to The Associated Press. Born in India and formerly an urban planner, she is set to become the first South Asian to lead the second-largest city in the United States. Backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, Raman pledged in her victory speech to restore Los Angeles’s ambition, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit.