ASSEMBLYMEMBER NOREEN EVANS |
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| Evans Statement on Election of Speaker Karen Bass | ||
(SACRAMENTO, CA) Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) was elected Speaker-elect of the California State Assembly today. She will become the first African-American Speaker for any state legislature in our nation’s history and the first Democratic woman to lead a house of the California Legislature. The following is a statement from Assemblymember Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa), Chair of the Assembly Democratic Caucus. “This is an historic day for our state, our nation, and my friend Karen Bass. For the first time, we will have a woman in the ‘Big Five’ negotiations on the budget. Our top negotiator will bring a woman’s perspective to negotiating the budget. I am proud of what her leadership represents, and I look forward to working with her in the future. I will be honored to call Karen Madam Speaker.” |
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