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Ana Lucía Riojas Martínez

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Ana Lucía Riojas Martínez
Federal Deputy of the Congress of the Union (proportional representation)
Assumed office
1 September 2018
Personal details
Alma materUniversidad Iberoamericana
OccupationDrummer, social activist, politician[1]

Ana Lucía Riojas Martínez is a Mexican politician who will serve as a Chamber of Deputies in the LXIV Legislature of the Mexican Congress.

Life

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Riojas studied communications at the Universidad Iberoamericana.[2] While there, she was involved in the Yo Soy 132 movement.[3]

In October 2017, Riojas registered as an independent candidate for head of government of Mexico City, with her candidacy being backed by a movement known as Ahora (Now), founded by Emilio Álvarez Icaza, which sought to back some 50 local candidates nationwide.[1] However, she failed to get the 74,546 signatures necessary to get on the ballot in the race.[4]

In April, the National Action Party placed Riojas on a guaranteed party list position for the fourth electoral region, ensuring her a seat in the Chamber of Deputies.[5]

On August 10, 2018, unknown criminals broke into Riojas's girlfriend's car, leaving behind a sheet of "Daily Meditations" which included multiple Bible verses referring to "temptations of the flesh"; Riojas attributed the motive to homophobia and to the social activism she conducts.[3] In a statement, she called on her fellow women and those in the LGBT community to "go out into the streets, proud of who you are."[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lucía Riojas, la baterista que busca una candidatura independiente para CDMX". La Silla Rota (in Spanish). 16 October 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ^ "La joven Lucía Riojas buscará ser candidata independiente por la jefatura de gobierno de la Ciudad de México". Quinto Poder (in Spanish). 16 October 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Diputada electa Lucía Riojas denuncia acto de homofobia en su contra". Milenio (in Spanish). 10 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Tres independientes, con las firmas necesarias para contender por la jefatura de gobierno de CdMx". Serendipia (in Spanish). 31 January 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. ^ "De la campaña al Congreso: los estrategas que ya tienen una curul asegurada gane o pierda su candidato". Animal Político (in Spanish). 13 April 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Lucía Riojas, diputada electa, denuncia ataque de odio por su orientación sexual". Animal Político (in Spanish). 10 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.