CA-37 California's 37th District


Candidate

Predicted Vote %

Predicted Win %

Karen Bass

91.9%

100.0%

Ron Bassilian

8.1%

0.0%

District Profile Last Updated: Oct. 5, 2018, 11:47 a.m.

California 37 is another district based in Los Angeles county, it includes the west and Southwest sides of Downtown Los Angeles. It has been represented by Karen Bass since 2013. Bass started her political career in 2005 as a representative in the California State Assembly, where she served as the Majority Floor Leader from 2006 to 2008 and as the Speaker of the California Assembly from 2008-2010. From 2011-2013, she represented California 33 in the US House of Representatives. Since 2011, Bass served as the Assistant Whip in the House. This midterm race, Bass is challenged by Republican Ron Bassilian, an IT technician at Microsoft. For the past races, CA-37 has voted for democratic candidates by a large margin. In 2012, Obama won 86.99% of the two-party vote; in 2014, Bass won 84.3% of the two-party vote; and in 2016, Clinton won 89.93% of the two-party vote while Bass won 81.1% of the two-party vote.

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