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Ken Mejia-Beal
Ken Mejia-Beal (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 42. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Mejia-Beal completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mejia-Beal was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Northwestern Business College and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Phoenix.[1]
Mejia-Beal has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Equality Illinois
- Howard Brown Health
- NAACP
- Democratic Party of DuPage County
Elections
2020
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Amy Grant defeated Ken Mejia-Beal in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 42 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Amy Grant (R) | 51.9 | 32,349 |
 | Ken Mejia-Beal (D)  | 48.1 | 30,005 | |
| Total votes: 62,354 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 42
Ken Mejia-Beal advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 42 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Mejia-Beal | 100.0 | 12,381 |
| Total votes: 12,381 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Amy Grant advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 42 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Grant | 100.0 | 7,316 |
| Total votes: 7,316 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Mejia-Beal's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ken Mejia-Beal completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mejia-Beal's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Fiscal Responsibility and Transparency - We must get Illinois on track with spending. We have decades of financial mismanagement.
- Making Illinois Healthier. Making Illinois a state that not only has accessibility to treatment, but a state that can prevent chronic illnesses
- Making Illinois Greener.
Anita Hill for her bravery
Steve Jobs for his innovation
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
