LOS ANGELES (May 25, 2016) 鈥� Kenneth Mejia, Class of 2010, isn鈥檛 your average recently-minted college grad.
A licensed CPA for the last six years, Mejia finished Woodbury in two and a half years. 聽He recently quit his job at a hedge fund to dedicate 鈥�100 percent of [his] time and energy to helping others鈥� — starting with a write-in bid for Congress.
Bernie Sanders鈥檚 presidential campaign inspired Mejia to register to vote for the first time, run as a California delegate to the Democratic National Convention, and now, draw a bead on the House of Representatives.
鈥淚鈥檓 not a politician, just a compassionate and motivated human being fighting for justice for all,鈥� he noted on his Facebook page. Mejia鈥檚 name won鈥檛 appear on the June 7 primary ballot, but his write-in campaign is now in overdrive. If he succeeds, he will be the youngest person elected to Congress since 22-year-old William Charles Cole Claiborne of Tennessee, who was seated, despite the constitutional requirement, in 1797.
Mejia is running in the 34th Congressional District, for the seat currently held by Rep. Xavier Becerra, who is seeking reelection. The district encompasses Boyle Heights, Chinatown, Downtown Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Koreatown and Little Tokyo, among other neighborhoods.
鈥淚 genuinely care about the well-being of people who live in this world, especially people who are working constantly to provide for themselves and their families but still can’t catch a break in life,鈥� Mejia notes on his campaign site (). 鈥淚 grew up in a part of Los Angeles where I鈥檇 see parents working two jobs so that they could put their kids through school, pay for their family鈥檚 medical bills, put a roof over their head, and put food in their mouths.
I definitely disagree that everyone is given the same chance to succeed as everyone else.
鈥淲hy [is it that] a majority of the country has so little but the few have so much?鈥� Mejia wrote. 鈥淚 work in the financial services industry鈥� I can still live a comfortable life, and have enough for the future and my family. I care about the condition of the majority of the people living in this country鈥� Think about these people who are struggling鈥�, who are good people trying to do their best for their kids, family, for all of us. The majority of these people might be you, your family, your friends, a coworker, or just a neighbor down the street鈥� these people just need a chance.鈥�
Among the planks in Mejia鈥檚 campaign platform:
Making healthcare free, and public college/university tuition-free
Refinancing existing student loans to a lower interest rate
Giving workers 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave
Representing 鈥渢he interests of the people, not big corporations and rich individuals鈥�
Civil rights for all (race, sexual orientation, gender, age, etc.)
Automatic voter registration at the age of 18, fixing our political finance system 鈥渂y taking corporate money out of politics and getting rid of Citizens United鈥�
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