33:
202:’s Latino channel Tr3s aired public service announcements, created a hashtag on Twitter and established a nationwide network of bloggers". Kumar and her team also launched the 'Be Counted' campaign, which included a bilingual mobile phone app which enabled Latinos to fill out the 2010 census on their phones. The organization is also currently assisting Latinos in navigating the
183:, where she recognized the importance of technology in improving the gap in equality in Latino lives. She began working with the Latino advocacy group, Voto Latino in 2004. Currently based in Washington, D.C., the organization uses marketing campaigns and technology to encourage Latinos to participate in the political process.
213:
Under Kumar's direction, Voto Latino played a primary role in registering over half a million new Latino voters. In June 2018, the organization announced that it has set a new goal of registering one million voters by 2020 and is planning to spend $ 7 million on the project.
498:
508:
222:
In 2010, Kumar was the recipient of an Emmy nomination in the
Outstanding News Discussion and Analysis category for her role as co-creator and host of the two hour
513:
503:
523:
493:
176:
156:
68:
253:
32:
518:
441:
337:
152:
64:
416:
129:
390:
195:
155:
where she received a BA in
International Relations. She obtained a Master's degree in Public Policy from the
533:
538:
246:
528:
364:
207:
141:
234:
which focused on Latino issues in the United States and the emerging role of
Latinos in politics.
187:
180:
160:
145:
113:
391:"Voto Latino announces goal to register 1 million voters by 2020 and is planning to spend $ 7"
125:
53:
449:
242:
203:
116:
political rights activist and
President and CEO of the Latino political organization,
487:
191:
121:
309:
117:
79:
281:
231:
172:
417:"The Influencers. We Profile 10 Women who are Crashing DC's Old Boys Club"
474:
171:
Kumar began her career as a legislative aide to
Democratic congressman
128:, and by Hispanic Business in 2017 as one of the 100 most influential
478:
190:
among
Latinos in the U.S. Later, Voto Latino partnered with the U.S.
223:
199:
148:. Kumar spent her summers in Colombia when she was young.
332:
330:
97:
186:
In the beginning, Voto Latino's mission was to increase
499:
Activists for
Hispanic and Latino American civil rights
282:"Civic Innovator: Maria Teresa Kumar, United States"
275:
273:
271:
269:
241:
in 2013 as one of the ten most influential women in
124:
in 2013 as one of the ten most influential women in
310:"Maria Teresa Kumar, Voto Latino President and CEO"
249:among the 100 most influential Latinos in America.
93:
85:
74:
60:
42:
23:
365:"Maria Teresa Kumar Motivates Latinos to Vote"
230:. It was the first televised English-speaking
8:
16:Colombian American political rights activist
140:Maria Teresa (Petersen) Kumar was born in
31:
20:
509:Activists from the San Francisco Bay Area
78:Political activist, CEO and President of
314:Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
265:
198:. "To spread the word, Voto Latino and
514:University of California, Davis alumni
304:
302:
7:
177:John F. Kennedy School of Government
157:John F. Kennedy School of Government
69:John F. Kennedy School of Government
338:"The 100 Most Influential Latinos"
14:
446:National Women's History Alliance
254:National Women's History Alliance
194:to increase participation in the
415:Combe, Rachel (March 18, 2013).
504:American civil rights activists
389:Tatum, Sophie (June 12, 2018).
153:University of California, Davis
65:University of California, Davis
524:People from Sonoma, California
1:
363:Baliva, Zach (October 2014).
494:American democracy activists
245:In 2017, Kumar was named by
50:1974 (age 49–50)
555:
144:, in 1974, but grew up in
519:Harvard University alumni
196:2010 United States census
175:. She later attended the
30:
136:Early life and education
342:Latino Leaders Magazine
218:Awards and recognition
120:. Kumar was named by
110:María Teresa Petersen
47:María Teresa Petersen
226:television special,
206:associated with the
452:on January 15, 2020
237:Kumar was named by
208:Affordable Care Act
151:Kumar attended the
98:Voto Latino Website
369:Hispanic Executive
286:Americas Quarterly
228:Beyond Borderlines
188:voter registration
181:Harvard University
161:Harvard University
146:Sonoma, California
130:Latinos in America
114:Colombian American
106:María Teresa Kumar
25:María Teresa Kumar
256:Honoree in 2020.
247:Hispanic Business
103:
102:
546:
462:
461:
459:
457:
448:. Archived from
438:
432:
431:
429:
427:
412:
406:
405:
403:
401:
386:
380:
379:
377:
375:
360:
354:
353:
351:
349:
334:
325:
324:
322:
320:
306:
297:
296:
294:
292:
277:
252:She was named a
204:health exchanges
142:Bogotá, Colombia
126:Washington, D.C.
54:Bogota, Colombia
35:
21:
554:
553:
549:
548:
547:
545:
544:
543:
484:
483:
471:
466:
465:
455:
453:
442:"2020 Honorees"
440:
439:
435:
425:
423:
414:
413:
409:
399:
397:
388:
387:
383:
373:
371:
362:
361:
357:
347:
345:
344:. June 20, 2018
336:
335:
328:
318:
316:
308:
307:
300:
290:
288:
279:
278:
267:
262:
243:Washington D.C.
220:
169:
138:
67:
56:
51:
49:
48:
38:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
552:
550:
542:
541:
536:
531:
526:
521:
516:
511:
506:
501:
496:
486:
485:
482:
481:
470:
469:External links
467:
464:
463:
433:
407:
381:
355:
326:
298:
280:Aho, Matthew.
264:
263:
261:
258:
219:
216:
168:
165:
137:
134:
101:
100:
95:
91:
90:
87:
83:
82:
76:
72:
71:
62:
58:
57:
52:
46:
44:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
551:
540:
537:
535:
534:Living people
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
500:
497:
495:
492:
491:
489:
480:
476:
473:
472:
468:
451:
447:
443:
437:
434:
422:
421:Elle Magazine
418:
411:
408:
396:
392:
385:
382:
370:
366:
359:
356:
343:
339:
333:
331:
327:
315:
311:
305:
303:
299:
287:
283:
276:
274:
272:
270:
266:
259:
257:
255:
250:
248:
244:
240:
239:Elle Magazine
235:
233:
229:
225:
217:
215:
211:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
192:Census Bureau
189:
184:
182:
178:
174:
166:
164:
162:
158:
154:
149:
147:
143:
135:
133:
131:
127:
123:
122:Elle Magazine
119:
115:
112:; 1974) is a
111:
107:
99:
96:
92:
88:
84:
81:
77:
75:Occupation(s)
73:
70:
66:
63:
59:
55:
45:
41:
34:
29:
22:
19:
539:MSNBC people
454:. Retrieved
450:the original
445:
436:
426:November 19,
424:. Retrieved
420:
410:
400:November 22,
398:. Retrieved
394:
384:
374:November 20,
372:. Retrieved
368:
358:
348:November 19,
346:. Retrieved
341:
319:November 20,
317:. Retrieved
313:
291:November 20,
289:. Retrieved
285:
251:
238:
236:
227:
221:
212:
185:
170:
150:
139:
109:
105:
104:
18:
529:1974 births
475:Appearances
118:Voto Latino
80:Voto Latino
488:Categories
456:January 8,
260:References
37:Kumar 2017
232:town hall
173:Vic Fazio
89:Raj Kumar
61:Education
94:Website
479:C-SPAN
167:Career
86:Spouse
224:MSNBC
108:(née
458:2020
428:2018
402:2018
376:2018
350:2018
321:2018
293:2018
43:Born
477:on
395:CNN
200:MTV
179:at
159:at
490::
444:.
419:.
393:.
367:.
340:.
329:^
312:.
301:^
284:.
268:^
210:.
163:.
132:.
460:.
430:.
404:.
378:.
352:.
323:.
295:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
