Christina López

Christina López (born 1968) is an American activist and political candidate who ran a write-in campaign for Vice President of the United States in the 2012 elections as a member of the Freedom Socialist Party (FSP), alongside presidential candidate Stephen Durham.
Early life
López was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona.
Career
López began mobilizing for civil rights at an early age. In 1986, as a member of the Chicano student organization, MEChA, she fought against an English-only law in Arizona. She also took part in a campaign for state recognition of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
López moved to Seattle in the late 1990s, where she became involved with the Freedom Socialist Party. She represented the party in community campaigns to defend affirmative action, free imprisoned Black radical Mumia Abu-Jamal, oppose police brutality, and stop attacks on immigrants. She has been a leading voice in the National Comrades of Color Caucus, which includes activists in the party and its sister organization, Radical Women (RW).
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 U.S. immigration policies and highlights the leadership role of migrant women in the U.S.

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