Ana Lucía Riojas Martínez
Ana Lucía Riojas Martínez | |
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| Federal Deputy of the Congress of the Union (proportional representation) | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2018 | |
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| Alma mater | Universidad Iberoamericana |
| Occupation | Drummer, 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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Diputada electa Lucía Riojas denuncia acto de homofobia en su contra". Milenio (in Spanish). 10 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lucía Riojas, diputada electa, denuncia ataque de odio por su orientación sexual". Animal Político (in Spanish). 10 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- Living people
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
- National Action Party (Mexico) politicians
- LGBT members of the Congress of Mexico
- Mexican lesbian politicians
- 21st-century Mexican LGBT people
- 21st-century Mexican women politicians
- Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
- Deputies of the LXIV Legislature of Mexico
- Universidad Iberoamericana alumni