Councilmember Mary Lupien is Running for Mayor
“It is out there! I’m running to be our mayor. Stay tuned for our formal announcement in the coming days,” Rochester City Councilmember Mary Lupien wrote on her Facebook page this week, setting the stage for a potential primary showdown in 2025.
Lupien, a vocal critic of Mayor Malik Evans, is the third person to officially announce. Evans announced on Friday and Businessman Shashi Sinha announced earlier last week.
Lupien, who represents the East District and was first elected to the council in 2019, said she intends to challenge incumbent Mayor Malik Evans for the Democratic nomination.
“Our city needs bold new solutions to ensure that this generation and the next have the opportunity to live their lives to the fullest,” she noted on her website.
“We all know the problems facing our city: rampant child poverty, run-down housing, a broken public safety system, and a brewing affordability crisis.”
A Pennsylvania native, Lupien relocated to Rochester in 1999 to study Information Technology at RIT. After earning her degree, she began a career in IT, advancing through corporate roles. Later, she transitioned into community service, working in roles with St. Peter's Soup Kitchen, the Catholic Family Center (CFC), and as a Bilingual Reading Interventionist at Henry Hudson School #28 in the Rochester City School District, where she supported middle school students using restorative practices to address cultural gaps.
Lupien resides in the Beechwood neighborhood with her daughter Maya. She has been an active member of her neighborhood since moving there in 2012.
The mayoral primary is scheduled for June 2025, with the general election to follow in November. Lupien’s entry into the race is one of several expected announcements in the coming months.
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Mary Lupien’s announcement to run for mayor of Rochester is yet another glaring example of how white privilege operates under the guise of progressive advocacy, leveraging the struggles of marginalized communities for personal gain. Her campaign’s rhetoric of “bold new solutions” and “addressing systemic problems” conveniently obscures her own position of privilege and the ways in which she benefits from a system that disproportionately disadvantages the very communities she claims to champion.
Lupien’s relocation to Rochester and subsequent ascent into leadership positions within the community are not inherently problematic. However, the issue arises when her narrative shifts to one of saviorism, portraying herself as uniquely qualified to solve systemic issues that predate her involvement in the city. This is especially…