What to know about Nithya Raman, the LA mayor challenger to Karen Bass
Los Angeles Councilwoman Nithya Raman held off reality TV star Spencer Pratt on Sunday evening for second place in the city’s open primary mayoral race, catapulting her to a position to face incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the November runoff.
TL;DR
- Raman started in public policy by advocating for resources for the homeless in LA.
- She founded the SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition in 2017.
- Raman was a leader in the Hollywood #MeToo movement's Time's Up group.
- She is a Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumna.
- Raman won an LA City Council seat in 2020.
- She describes herself as an outsider with no political machine or insider backing.