Maya Rupert

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.

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.

In January 2019, when Julián Castro announced his candidacy for President of the United States in 2020, Rupert was named his Campaign Manager.

She was also recognized by The Root in 2013 as one of the “young leaders” of the civil rights movement as a part of its commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.

In 2009, Rupert was temporarily removed from the Miss Yucca Valley website after voicing concern to then-pageant runners that the decision to hold the pageant at a private Christian high school that heavily campaigned for Prop 8 "might discourage lesbians or transgender girls from participating in the scholarship event."