Career
López began mobilizing for civil rights at an early age. She also took part in a campaign for state recognition of the Martin Luther King, Junior. holiday. López moved to Seattle in the late 1990s, where she became involved with the Freedom Socialist Party.
After joining Radical Women, López was elected president of the Seattle chapter in 2005.
In a pamphlet published by Radical Women Publications in March 2012, Estamos en la Lucha: Immigrant Women Light the Fires of Resistance, López examines the impact of United States. immigration policies and highlights the leadership role of migrant women in the United States.
Nominee López, says the campaign hopes to "register a protest against both the unjust economic system and the rigged electoral process that keeps it in place. …We want to generate discussion and action around solutions for people’s immediate survival and for changing the system for good.”.