Assemblywoman Karen Bass captured the speakership Wednesday night to replace Speaker Fabian Nunez following a round of closed-door meetings in the Capitol.
Bass, a Los Angeles Democrat and the Assembly’s majority floor leader, received enough support in the Democratic caucus to win the speakership. Nunez helped seal the deal. Several legislators who emerged from the meeting declared that Bass had won.
The action is expected to be formally ratified on March 11 at a Democratic caucus meeting.
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