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 principles and support those Democratic Party office holders and officials proposing and carrying out such policies.
Meet our 2025-2027 Board!
Here are the results for our board election.
Chair: Mari Perez-Ruiz
Treasurer: Vinnie Bacon
Secretary: Alfred Twu
Northern Vice Chair: Annie Koruga
Central Vice Chair: Arturo Rodriguez
Southern Vice Chair: Susie Shannon
Members at Large (5):
Shawn Danino
Monica Madrid
Esther Malkin
Yesenia Miranda Meza
Barisha Spriggs
June 4, 2025 Legislative Update
The following Senate bills have passed the Assembly and are now headed to the Senate.
AB 246 - Tenant protections in case Social Security payments are delayed.
AB 736 - Affordable Housing Bond.
The following Senate bills have passed the Senate and are now headed to the Assembly.
SB 52 - Ban rental pricing algorithms.
SB 436 - More time for tenants to pay overdue rent, extends the 3-day pay or quit notice to 14 days.
AB 1248, Ban Junk Fees, was moved to the inactive file. We will continue to work with Legislators and activists to fix the problem of junk fees.
Thank you again for all your efforts contacting our Legislators.
Membership Eligibility
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/
Dues Options:
Regular Member, $10
Housing Friend, $25
Housing Patron, $50
Housing Activist, $99
Pay your Dues
We are now accepting dues for membership for 2025, which covers members for all of 2025 and up through the first 2026 CADEM Convention. All members have the same voting rights.
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/carent2025
We have a number of generous members that donate more than the amount or set up a monthly additional donation. You can use the same link above to make a additional contribution. There is no contribution limit. This year is an extremely important election year and your donations will be especially helpful in us supporting candidates, rent control ordinances & events to get the renter vote out statewide.
Fee Waiver:
If dues are a financial hardship, please use the Fee Waiver membership form: https://forms.gle/6zBMLdJLRZhrJP2VA
