Deputy Director of Politics
Rudy came to the Center for Community Change from Wellstone Action
where he served as National Field Director. Mr. Lopez also was
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's Rhode Island director for
GOTV in the November 2006 elections and served as National Field
Director of the Chicago-based U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute
(2000-2005) overseeing regional offices in Chicago, Kansas City,
Orlando and Philadelphia.
Rudy worked on the staff of Congressman Peter Visclosky (D-IN)
(1993-95); served as the Midwest Field Director for the
Midwest/Northeast Voter Registration and Education Project (1995-98);
and was a community organizer with Gamaliel affiliate the Metropolitan
Alliance of Congregations in Chicago (1998-99). Rudy co-authored and
served as technical advisor of the 2002 and 2004 Almanac of Latino
Politics and holds B.A. in Political Science from Indiana University
(1992).
