What to know about Nithya Raman, the LA mayoral candidate set to face Karen Bass in November

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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.

But in an election that received so much media attention, not much buzz was focused on Raman. While Pratt garnered millions of views online for his AI campaign videos and Bass has been pinned to defend her record in the media against her challengers, Raman has comparatively flown under the legacy media radar as she largely sticks to her left-wing policy points.

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