Maya Jeane Marcel-Keyes (born May 23, 1985) is an American social and political activist and daughter of Republican politician Alan Keyes.
Marcel-Keyes worked with a tribal rights group in southern India in her gap year before matriculating at Brown University in 2005.
[1][2] During the 2000 U.S presidential election season, Marcel-Keyes was instrumental in convincing her father, despite objections from his security detail, to throw himself into a mosh pit organized by activist and film-maker Michael Moore during an Iowa caucus rally.
"[3] Marcel-Keyes also worked on her father's failed 2004 Senate bid as the Republican candidate against Democrat Barack Obama.
[6] The death of a close friend who was kicked out of his parents' house motivated Marcel-Keyes to speak out publicly about the situation.