Export your learner materials as an interactive game, a webpage, or FAQ style cheatsheet.
Unsaved Work Found!
It looks like you have unsaved work from a previous session. Would you like to restore it?
Total Categories: 6
Kenneth Mejia was born in San Francisco, California, on November 7, 1990.
Answer: False
Kenneth Mejia was born on November 7, 1990, in Los Angeles, California.
Where was Kenneth Mejia born?
Answer: Los Angeles, California
Kenneth Mejia was born in Los Angeles, California.
Which university did Kenneth Mejia attend for his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting?
Answer: Woodbury University
Kenneth Mejia obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Woodbury University.
Kenneth Mejia holds a Master's degree in Public Administration and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Answer: False
While Kenneth Mejia is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), the provided information does not confirm that he holds a Master's degree in Public Administration.
Kenneth Mejia's CPA license was active and current throughout the period from November 2018 to January 2022.
Answer: False
Kenneth Mejia's CPA license was not active and current throughout the period from November 2018 to January 2022; it was in an expired or inactive status during that time.
Kenneth Mejia's employment history includes working at Ernst & Young and co-founding a community volunteer organization.
Answer: True
Kenneth Mejia's employment history includes working at Ernst & Young and co-founding the community volunteer organization 'We Can Make a Difference'.
As of January 2022, Kenneth Mejia's CPA license was active.
Answer: True
As of January 2022, Kenneth Mejia's CPA license status was active, having been renewed after a period of inactivity.
What professional designation does Kenneth Mejia hold?
Answer: Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Kenneth Mejia holds the professional designation of Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
What was Kenneth Mejia's CPA license status between November 2018 and January 2022?
Answer: Expired
Kenneth Mejia's CPA license was in an expired or inactive status from November 2018 until January 2022.
Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a place Kenneth Mejia worked before his political career?
Answer: The Los Angeles Times
The provided employment history for Kenneth Mejia before his political career includes Ernst & Young, a hedge fund, and EVgo, but not The Los Angeles Times.
Kenneth Mejia was affiliated with the Green Party exclusively between 2017 and 2021.
Answer: True
Kenneth Mejia was affiliated with the Green Party between 2017 and 2021.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump was the primary inspiration for Kenneth Mejia's increased political involvement.
Answer: False
Kenneth Mejia's increased political involvement was primarily inspired by the 2016 presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders.
Following Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign, Kenneth Mejia ran as a write-in candidate for the California delegation to the Democratic National Convention.
Answer: True
After being inspired by Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign, Kenneth Mejia ran as a write-in candidate for the California delegation to the Democratic National Convention.
In 2016, Kenneth Mejia co-founded 'We Can Make a Difference,' an organization focused on providing aid to low-income and homeless individuals.
Answer: True
In 2016, Kenneth Mejia co-founded 'We Can Make a Difference,' an organization dedicated to providing food and hygiene items to low-income and homeless individuals in Los Angeles.
Kenneth Mejia is a member of the Los Angeles Tenants Union.
Answer: True
Kenneth Mejia is a member of the Los Angeles Tenants Union.
During which period was Kenneth Mejia affiliated with the Green Party?
Answer: 2017 to 2021
Kenneth Mejia was affiliated with the Green Party between 2017 and 2021.
What event significantly motivated Kenneth Mejia to become more active in politics?
Answer: The 2016 presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders
Kenneth Mejia's increased political involvement was significantly motivated by the 2016 presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders.
What was the purpose of the community volunteer organization 'We Can Make a Difference' co-founded by Kenneth Mejia?
Answer: To provide food and hygiene items to the needy
The community volunteer organization 'We Can Make a Difference,' co-founded by Kenneth Mejia, was dedicated to providing food and hygiene items to low-income and homeless individuals.
Kenneth Mejia ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in California's 27th congressional district in 2016.
Answer: False
Kenneth Mejia ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in California's 34th congressional district in 2016.
Kenneth Mejia ran as a Green Party candidate in the 2017 special election for California's 34th congressional district.
Answer: True
Kenneth Mejia ran as a Green Party candidate in the 2017 special election for California's 34th congressional district.
In the 2017 special election for California's 34th congressional district, Kenneth Mejia received approximately 10% of the total votes.
Answer: False
In the 2017 special election for California's 34th congressional district, Kenneth Mejia received 4.6% of the total votes.
Kenneth Mejia achieved the highest vote percentage for any Green candidate running against a Democrat for Congress in the 2018 general election.
Answer: True
Kenneth Mejia achieved the highest vote percentage for any Green candidate running against a Democrat for Congress in the 2018 general election.
Kenneth Mejia ran as a write-in candidate in the 2016 primary election for California's 34th congressional district, receiving 1.3% of the vote.
Answer: True
Kenneth Mejia ran as a write-in candidate in the 2016 primary election for California's 34th congressional district and received 1.3% of the vote.
The total number of votes cast in the 2016 general election for California's 34th congressional district was less than 100,000.
Answer: False
The total number of votes cast in the 2016 general election for California's 34th congressional district was 159,156.
Kenneth Mejia received 8,987 votes in the 2018 primary election for California's 34th congressional district.
Answer: True
Kenneth Mejia received 8,987 votes in the 2018 primary election for California's 34th congressional district.
In the 2018 general election for California's 34th congressional district, Kenneth Mejia (Green) secured 27.5% of the vote.
Answer: True
In the 2018 general election for California's 34th congressional district, Kenneth Mejia secured 27.5% of the vote.
In which congressional district did Kenneth Mejia primarily run for the U.S. House of Representatives?
Answer: California's 34th congressional district
Kenneth Mejia ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in California's 34th congressional district.
What was Kenneth Mejia's vote percentage in the 2017 special election for California's 34th congressional district?
Answer: 4.6%
In the 2017 special election for California's 34th congressional district, Kenneth Mejia received 4.6% of the total votes.
How many votes did Kenneth Mejia receive in the 2018 general election for California's 34th congressional district?
Answer: 41,711
Kenneth Mejia received 41,711 votes in the 2018 general election for California's 34th congressional district.
What percentage of the vote did Kenneth Mejia secure in the 2018 general election for California's 34th congressional district?
Answer: 27.5%
Kenneth Mejia secured 27.5% of the vote in the 2018 general election for California's 34th congressional district.
What was Kenneth Mejia's party affiliation during his 2016 congressional campaign?
Answer: Democratic Party (write-in)
Kenneth Mejia ran as a write-in Democratic Party candidate during his 2016 congressional campaign.
Which of the following is true about Kenneth Mejia's congressional campaigns?
Answer: He achieved the highest vote percentage for a Green candidate against a Democrat in 2018.
Kenneth Mejia's 2018 congressional campaign resulted in him achieving the highest vote percentage for any Green Party candidate running against a Democrat for Congress.
Kenneth Mejia announced his candidacy for Los Angeles City Controller in the 2020 elections.
Answer: False
Kenneth Mejia announced his candidacy for Los Angeles City Controller in the 2022 elections.
Mejia claimed that the Los Angeles City Controller office had historically lacked extensive accounting experience and had never been held by a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Answer: True
Kenneth Mejia asserted that the Los Angeles City Controller office historically lacked significant accounting expertise and had never been occupied by a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
During his 2022 campaign, Kenneth Mejia focused on issues such as affordable housing and public transportation.
Answer: False
During his 2022 campaign, Kenneth Mejia focused on issues such as high salaries for Los Angeles Fire Department employees and the allocation of funds to the police department, rather than affordable housing and public transportation.
Kenneth Mejia won the primary election for Los Angeles City Controller on June 7, 2022, securing over 43% of the vote.
Answer: True
Kenneth Mejia won the primary election for Los Angeles City Controller on June 7, 2022, securing 43.12% of the vote.
Kenneth Mejia defeated Paul Koretz in the general election for Los Angeles City Controller, winning with approximately 50% of the vote.
Answer: False
Kenneth Mejia did defeat Paul Koretz in the general election for Los Angeles City Controller; however, he won with 63.32% of the vote, not approximately 50%.
Kenneth Mejia received 557,426 votes in the 2022 primary election for Los Angeles City Controller.
Answer: False
Kenneth Mejia received 240,374 votes in the 2022 primary election for Los Angeles City Controller.
Kenneth Mejia won the 2022 general election for Los Angeles City Controller with 63.32% of the vote.
Answer: True
Kenneth Mejia won the 2022 general election for Los Angeles City Controller with 63.32% of the vote.
What issue did Kenneth Mejia highlight regarding the Los Angeles Fire Department during his 2022 campaign?
Answer: High salaries for LAFD employees
During his 2022 campaign, Kenneth Mejia highlighted issues such as the high salaries for Los Angeles Fire Department employees.
In the 2022 primary election for Los Angeles City Controller, Kenneth Mejia secured which position?
Answer: First place
In the 2022 primary election for Los Angeles City Controller, Kenneth Mejia secured first place.
What was the total number of votes cast in the 2022 general election for Los Angeles City Controller?
Answer: 805,095
The total number of votes cast in the 2022 general election for Los Angeles City Controller was 805,095.
What was Kenneth Mejia's party affiliation during his 2022 City Controller campaign?
Answer: Democratic Party
Kenneth Mejia ran as a candidate for Los Angeles City Controller in 2022, a nonpartisan office, with his affiliation listed as Democratic Party (2021–present).
What was the total number of votes cast in the primary election for Los Angeles City Controller in 2022?
Answer: 557,426
The total number of votes cast in the primary election for Los Angeles City Controller in 2022 was 557,426.
Kenneth Mejia, a politician and accountant, assumed office as the City Controller of Los Angeles on December 12, 2022.
Answer: True
Kenneth Mejia assumed office as the City Controller of Los Angeles on December 12, 2022.
Kenneth Mejia is recognized as the first Filipino American elected official in the city of Los Angeles.
Answer: True
Kenneth Mejia holds the distinction of being the first Filipino American elected official in the city of Los Angeles.
Rick Cole was appointed as Kenneth Mejia's Chief Deputy Controller.
Answer: True
Rick Cole was appointed by Kenneth Mejia to serve as his Chief Deputy Controller.
Sergio Perez, appointed Chief of Accountability and Oversight by Mejia, previously worked as a city planner.
Answer: False
Sergio Perez was appointed Chief of Accountability and Oversight by Kenneth Mejia; however, his prior role was as the Inspector General for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), not a city planner.
Rick Cole, before joining Mejia's office, had served as the mayor of Pasadena.
Answer: True
Prior to joining Kenneth Mejia's office, Rick Cole had indeed served as the mayor of Pasadena, in addition to being an Urban Studies professor and a deputy mayor for Los Angeles.
The official website for Kenneth Mejia as City Controller is lacity.gov/controller.
Answer: False
The official website for Kenneth Mejia as City Controller is controller.lacity.gov, not lacity.gov/controller.
What is Kenneth Mejia's current role?
Answer: City Controller of Los Angeles
Kenneth Mejia currently serves as the City Controller of Los Angeles.
On what date did Kenneth Mejia assume office as City Controller of Los Angeles?
Answer: December 12, 2022
Kenneth Mejia assumed office as the Los Angeles City Controller on December 12, 2022.
Which of the following is NOT listed as a distinction held by Kenneth Mejia as City Controller?
Answer: First CPA to hold the office of City Controller.
The provided information highlights Mejia's distinctions as the first Filipino American elected official in Los Angeles, the first Asian American elected to a citywide office, and the youngest person to hold the position of City Controller. It does not mention him being the first CPA to hold the office.
Who did Kenneth Mejia appoint as his Chief of Accountability and Oversight?
Answer: Sergio Perez
Sergio Perez was appointed by Kenneth Mejia to serve as the Chief of Accountability and Oversight.
What was Sergio Perez's prior role before joining Kenneth Mejia's office?
Answer: Inspector General for LADWP
Sergio Perez previously served as the Inspector General for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) before joining Mejia's office.
What distinction does Kenneth Mejia hold regarding his age as City Controller?
Answer: He is the youngest person to hold the office.
Kenneth Mejia holds the distinction of being the youngest person to hold the office of Los Angeles City Controller.