Maya Rupert
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Maya Rupert (born February 4, 1981) is an American political strategist, writer, and advocate. She was the campaign manager for Julian Castro in the 2020 presidential election and for Maya Wiley in the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary.
She frequently writes about race, gender, culture, and politics, and has written for numerous publications including The New York Times,[1] The Atlantic,[2] Slate,[3] Salon,[4][5] and The Washington Post. Rupert contributed a piece to the anthology How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation, released in 2018. The collection of essays features pieces celebrities and authors and all proceeds were donated to the ACLU.
In August 2018, Rupert was named executive director of Opportunity First, a PAC founded by former Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro.[6] Before that, Rupert worked at the Center for Reproductive Rights as the Senior Director for Policy and managing director for the D.C. office.[7] Prior to that, she was a Senior Policy Advisor for Secretary Castro at HUD.[8] Before joining HUD, she was the Policy Director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights.[9] Rupert has credited her sister as one of the reasons she worked in the LGBT movement.[10] Previously, Rupert was an associate with Sidley Austin LLP in Los Angeles. In January 2019, when Julián Castro announced his candidacy for President of the United States in 2020, Rupert was named his Campaign Manager. In January 2021, Rupert was named Senior Advisor to Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign.[11] She was later named campaign manager for Maya Wiley's campaign for mayor of New York City in the 2021 Democratic primary.[12]