City Controller of Los Angeles since 2022.
Kenneth Puzon Mejia is an activist, accountant, and politician.
A member of the Democratic Party and a former Green Party member, Mejia was a three-time candidate for the United States House of Representatives in California’s 34th congressional district, prior to his candidacy and subsequent election as City Controller in 2022.
Mejia is the first Filipino American elected official in the city of Los Angeles and the first Asian American elected to a citywide office. He is the youngest and the first person of color to hold the position of City Controller in over a century.
Mejia was born and raised in Los Angeles. He graduated from Woodbury University in two and a half years, finishing in 2010 with a bachelor of science degree in accounting.
