[5] She was a third-party candidate for president of the United States in the 1992 presidential election, representing the Workers World Party.

[6] La Riva was also the Peace and Freedom Party candidate for Governor of California in 1994, receiving 72,774 votes (0.9%).

[11] La Riva has also been the director of the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five, and president of the typographical sector of the Northern California Media Workers Union.

[12] In 2010, La Riva was the Peace and Freedom Party's candidate for U.S. Congress in California's 8th Congressional District.

[16] She attained ballot access in eight states: Vermont, New Mexico, Iowa, Louisiana, Colorado, Washington, New Jersey, and California.

[20] She received the Party of Socialism and Liberation nomination for the 2020 presidential election, with Leonard Peltier as her running mate.