Nithya Raman will face Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral runoff in November, knocking the Republican candidate backed by President Donald Trump out of the race, US media projected. Raman, a member of the Los Angeles City Council, entered the mayoral race hours before the deadline in February, after having previously endorsed Bass’ re-election. On election night, Raman initially trailed Spencer Pratt, but surged past him during California’s notoriously slow vote-counting process, according to Bluesky. Pratt is a reality television personality, according to Bluesky. Raman is a progressive Democrat, according to other and western outlets, and received an endorsement from Bernie Sanders, according to Vogue.com. Raman immigrated to the United States at age six and became a naturalized citizen at age 22, according to OpenTheMagazine.com. She moved to Los Angeles in 2013, according to OpenTheMagazine.com, and co-founded the SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition, according to other. Raman holds a B.A. in political theory from Harvard and a master’s degree in urban planning from MIT, according to Factually.co, and is the mother of five-year-old twins, according to Vogue.com. The Intercept reported that Raman is a democratic socialist.