Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman, left, talks with Mayor Karen Bass, right, at Hazeltine Park in Sherman Oaks on Feb. 10, 2024. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
"I love this city so much and I think it needs a fighter. And I think I’ve demonstrated that I can be that fighter," Raman said at a press conference, according to NBCLA. "And I hope the residents of Los Angeles will see that and cast their votes for me."
"This is a city of extraordinary possibility, extraordinary," she added. "But possibility only matters if our leadership is accountable for delivering it, and I’m ready to lead this city with seriousness, with accountability, urgency and ambition that is equal to this moment."
A total of 40 candidates have filed declarations of intention to run for Los Angeles mayor, including TV personality Spencer Pratt and housing advocate Rae Chen Huang, according to a list from the city clerk’s office.
Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman attends National Coming Out Day 2024 on Oct. 11, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for BabyGay & The Black Cat)
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NBCLA reported that Raman informed Bass of her intent to run against her before the announcement.
"The last thing Los Angeles needs is a politician who opposed cleaning up homeless encampments and efforts to make our city safer," said Douglas Herman, Bass’ campaign advisor, in response to Raman’s campaign launch. "Mayor Bass will continue changing L.A. by building on her track record delivering L.A.‘s first sustained decrease in street homelessness, a 60 year-low in homicides, and the most aggressive agenda our city has ever seen to make our city more affordable."
Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.
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