One of the American Association of Political Consultants’ top “2019 40 Under 40,” Mayra Macías was the architect behind Latino Victory’s 74% win rate in the 2018 cycle — playing a critical role in electing the most diverse congressional class in history.
Mayra grew up in Chicago’s southside, in the working-class family of Mexican immigrant parents. She went on to study at Yale University and work for Teach for America. She began her work in politics as a field organizer for the 2012 Obama campaign. After working in several issue-based campaigns, Mayra transitioned to the Florida Democratic Party, where she served as the Hispanic outreach director for South Florida, deputy political director, and, finally, political director.
Macías first joined Latino Victory in 2017 as national political director and then served as vice-president. In August 2019, Mayra was appointed the first Executive Director at Latino Victory. As she started to prepare to elect more Latinos up and down the ballot, she paused to unite the community after the attack on El Paso.
Last week, while kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month Mayra affirmed, “we cannot forget the pain our community has endured.” Together with Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, Latino Victory Project launched a tour around Texas called ¡YA BASTA! Latinos Rise Against Gun Violence and Hate. This tour stopped in El Paso, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio “to raise awareness in the Latino community about the growing threats of gun violence and the white supremacist-based anti-Latino movement.”