Katia Lopez is a first-gen, Chicana, lifelong resident of the Coachella Valley (currently residing in the beautiful City of Coachella). Having grown up in a low-income and mixed status family, helped ignite her passion to serve and uplift all communities facing health and educational barriers.
She received her B.A in Anthropology and Political Science in 2017 from the University of California, Irvine. She is a Spring, 2016 alumna of the UC Center Sacramento program, which “educates California’s future leaders in the craft of politics and policymaking, while making the expertise of faculty of the nation’s leading university available to decision-makers in the legislative and executive branches of government.”
Upon graduating UC Irvine, she returned home and began interning for Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia. Since her internship days, she has continued serving the community, first as a Health Navigator for a Federally Qualified Health Center, Clínicas de Salud del Pueblo, then as a COVID-19 Contact Tracer for the Riverside County Public Health Department.
She is an active member in her community. She is a Delegate representing the 56th Assembly District and is part of the Coachella Valley Young Professionals Network which works to connect young working professionals in her community. She enjoys working on political campaigns and has helped on several throughout the Coachella Valley both as a consultant and a volunteer.
In her personal time, she enjoys live music, Disneyland/California Adventure, and trying new restaurants.
