About Santiago

Santiago Mayer is a 23-year-old political strategist and the Executive Director of Voters Of Tomorrow–a youth voting organization started by Santiago in December 2019. Originally from Mexico City, Santiago moved to Los Angeles, California, in 2017 and quickly got involved in American politics. Santiago has advised local, state, and federal campaigns and was credited by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi as a key force in organizing youth turnout to secure in Democratic victories. 

Santiago serves on the advisory board of Power the Polls and on the board of directors of DemCAST. He and his work have been featured on MSNBC, CNN, ABC, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the Associated Press. Santiago graduated with a Political Science and Global Politics degree from California State University, Long Beach, and now resides in Washington, D.C. with frequent visits to his hometown in Mexico City. 

In digital circles, Santiago is an influential political commentator, having garnered over 195,000 followers on BlueSky and hundreds of millions of views across multiple platforms.