California Democratic Renters Council

08/30/2026

Renters Council 2026 Endorsements

State Senate
District 6: Sean Frame
District 24: John Erickson
District 26: Sarah Rascón

California Insurance Commissioner: Ben Allen

Board of Equalization District 2: Sally Lieber

Southern California
Burbank City Council: Mike Van Gorder
Santa Ana School Board Area 5: Hector Bustos
Santa Monica City Council: Caroline Torosis, Danny Ivanov, Ericka Lesley
Santa Monica Rent Control Board: Sue Himmelrich, Kurt Gonska

Central Coast
Marina City Council District 4: Athena Rita Burciaga
Marina Coast Water District: Jan Shriner
Marina Mayor: Mike Moeller
Monterey City Council District 1: Dr. Kim Barber
Salinas City Council District 3: Cary Swensen

Bay Area
Berkeley City Council District 1: #1 Daria Wrubel , #2 Moni Gangopadhyay
Berkeley City Council District 4: Igor Tregub
Berkeley City Council District 7: Syrak Micael
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board: Avery Arbaugh, Derek Rodriguez, Ida Martinac, Nathan Mizell, Vylma Ortiz
Berkeley School Board: Jennifer Shanoski
Emeryville City Council: Corry Frydlewicz
Oakland City Council District 2: Nate Adams
Oakland School Board District 2: Jennifer Brouhard
Oakland School Board District 6: Valarie Bachelor
Hayward City Council District 1: George Syrop
Vallejo City Council District 4: Brianna Rogers

Northern California
Sacramento County Supervisor District 1: Dr. Flo Cofer

2nd round endorsement applications due 11:59pm on August 31, apply at

The purpose of the Renters Council is to act as a driving force in the development of a tenants’ rights and protections agenda within the California Democratic Party for the benefit of the 18 million Californian renters. The Council shall promote policy and legislation consistent with our

07/21/2026

Recording of our July 19, 2026 Membership Meeting. Featuring a debate on Proposition 45, regional updates, and candidate speeches.

Featuring Debate on Proposition 45, Regional Updates, and Candidate...

07/19/2026

Renters Council meeting is tonight, online 7-9pm.
Here is the zoom link to join. We'll be hearing from candidates and campaigns that have applied for our endorsement
Register/join at

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CADEM Renters Council July 2026 Membership Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

06/20/2026

Running in the November General Election? Apply now for Renters Council endorsement
Candidates are invited to apply for our endorsement by filling out the form at https://forms.gle/Z7Ehy8qeQPbnqRJi9
We will do at least 2 rounds of endorsements. Applications for the first round are due Friday, July 17, 11:59pm.
Candidates who apply by the 7/17 deadline are invited to speak at our Membership Meeting on July 19. Endorsement voting by the membership will take place in late July.

We will consider candidates running in the November general election at a later date this year. Candidates running in special elections before November may contact us at [email protected] for details.

Renters Council Membership Meeting - Sunday, July 19, 7-9pm
Our summer membership meeting will take place two weeks before the CA Dem Party Executive Board conference. It will be online, Register/join at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ciN-oq9ZQxe1UagE1wACPw

California Democratic Party Executive Board Conference - July 31-August 2, San Diego
This summer's E-Board meeting will take place in San Diego. Details are at www.cadem.org/executive-board

2026 Candidate Endorsement Form This form is for candidates. For ballot measures requesting endorsement, please email us at [email protected] To learn more about us, visit www.cademrenterscouncil.org

04/28/2026

Renters Council June 2026 Primary Endorsements

State Senate
District 6: Sean Frame

California Insurance Commissioner
Ben Allen

Santa Cruz
Mayor: Joy Schendledecker
City Council, District 4: Héctor Marin
City Council, District 6: Gabriella Noack

01/13/2026

Renters Reception at the San Francisco Convention - February 21, 2026

We are planning to hold a Renters Reception near the convention center around noon on Saturday, February 21, during the 2026 CA Dem Convention.

We will be inviting local tenant organizations and pro-tenant elected officials and candidates to speak.

Sponsorships are available at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/carent2026feb
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General Membership Meeting - Sunday, Feb 15

We will be having a General Membership Meeting the Sunday before the 2026 California Democratic Party convention. Meeting will be from 7pm to 9pm. This meeting will be online. Register/join at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FWc3m74kSSi-GwlU7Chvzg #/registration
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Notice of Proposed Bylaws Amendment

One of the items to be considered at the Membership Meeting will be a bylaws amendment to create two new regional Vice-Chair positions. The Board is recommending that we split the Northern Region into the Bay Area and Northern California regions, and the Central region into the Central Valley and Central Coast regions.

Article III, section 1. b. is to be amended as follows:

b. Five [5] Vice Chairs, as follows:

i. One [1] Southern Vice Chair

A. Southern Region shall consist of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura County.

ii. One [1] Central Valley Vice Chair

A. Central Valley Region shall consist of Inyo, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, San Joaquin, Tulare, and Tuolumne County.

iii. One [1] Central Coast Vice Chair

A. Central Coast Region shall consist of Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara County.

iv. One [1] Bay Area Vice Chair

A. Bay Area Region shall consist of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma County.

v. One [1] Northern California Vice Chair

A. Northern Region shall consist of all counties not in any of the other regions.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CA DEM Renters Council - 2026 Convention Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

11/10/2025

Los Angeles City Council will be voting this Wednesday on whether to strengthen rent control and close loopholes - call the councilmembers today and ask them to vote yes!

Membership is open to all registered Democrats, as well as those who intend to register to vote as Democrats when they become eligible.  If you need to re-register to vote as a Democrat, please go to https://registertovote.ca.gov/