Ana Lucía Riojas Martínez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Riojas and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Ana Lucía Riojas Martínez
Federal Deputy of the Congress of the Union (proportional representation)
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 September 2018
Personal details
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

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

1. "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. "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.