Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Maynard akaberekerwa muWaterbury, Connecticut, uye akapedza makore gumi nemasere ari mukoti akanyoreswa muHarlem, New York, asati atamira kuTucson, Arizona, muna 1946. Mumakore ekuma1950, akashanda semukuru muArizona NAACP uye akashanda muArizona Democratic Party, achishanda senhengo yekomiti padanho redunhu nedare, uye achipinda musangano weArizona Democratic Party.
Gungano reDemocratic National ra1956. Muna 1966, akasarudzwa kuArizona House of Representatives uye akashanda kusvikira akundwa musarudzo dza1972.