Sue Quam
CA
Sue Quam has sat on the board of United Laguna Woods Mutual, a housing cooperative, since 2023 and cites 30 years of government work and a master's in public administration. Her priorities are cannabis tax revenue for senior and low-income services, and coyote safety programs.
Where Sue Quam stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Urged the Laguna Woods City Council to work with the El Toro Water District on new design rules for commercial buildings. She asked that the rules match a state law (AB 1572) that bars watering decorative grass with drinking water.
August 12, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Co-chaired the first meeting of the new Laguna Woods Village Water Conservation Committee and presented its charter. The committee adopted the charter unanimously.
July 30, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: attachments.lagunawoodsvillage.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Asked the Laguna Woods City Council to pull and rethink a proposed animal control and shelter deal with Laguna Beach. She also backed funding a new animal outreach officer and an assistant to the city manager. The council approved the Laguna Beach deal 4-0.
June 17, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lagunawoods.gov
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Moved to raise United Laguna Woods Mutual's minimum yearly income for new members from $40,000 to $60,000. The motion failed 4-7. She then voted against the board's updated financial rules for new members, which passed 7-2.
July 14, 2026
Source: attachments.lagunawoodsvillage.com
Moved to add $7 per home per month to the United Laguna Woods Mutual 2026 budget for two more rounds of landscaping upkeep a year, for six in all. It passed 5-4. She also voted against requiring reserve payments to match planned repair costs until reserves reach 30% funded, which passed 7-2.
August 26, 2025
Source: attachments.lagunawoodsvillage.com
Voted against calling a special members' meeting to vote on canceling Laguna Woods Village plans for electric vehicle chargers and clubhouse solar panels. The meeting request passed the United Laguna Woods Mutual board 6-3.
June 10, 2025
Source: attachments.lagunawoodsvillage.com
Voted against moving $6.50 per home per month from day-to-day costs into United Laguna Woods Mutual's repair reserve fund in the 2026 budget plan. The change passed 6-3.
June 9, 2025
Source: attachments.lagunawoodsvillage.com
Moved to raise United Laguna Woods Mutual's yearly fee for electric vehicle charging in carports from $240 to $636. The board instead sent the fee back to a committee for more review.
May 13, 2025
Source: attachments.lagunawoodsvillage.com
Cast the only vote against creating a United Laguna Woods Mutual energy subcommittee to track solar power output and study electric vehicle charging. The board approved it 9-1.
January 14, 2025
Source: attachments.lagunawoodsvillage.com
Moved to approve a $3.2 million short-term loan from United Laguna Woods Mutual's repair reserves to its operating fund, to be repaid within a year. The money covered insurance bills paid before residents' fees came in and a 2023 operating loss. The board approved it unanimously.
November 12, 2024
Source: attachments.lagunawoodsvillage.com
Voted against cutting a planned $485,000 increase for shrub-bed landscaping from the United Laguna Woods Mutual 2025 budget. The cut passed 9-2.
September 10, 2024
Source: attachments.lagunawoodsvillage.com
Was elected first vice president of the United Laguna Woods Mutual board, with no other nominee for the post.
October 10, 2023
Source: attachments.lagunawoodsvillage.com
Began a full three-year term on the United Laguna Woods Mutual board, ending in 2026, after the mutual's 2023 director election.
October 10, 2023
Source: attachments.lagunawoodsvillage.com
Won a 6-4 vote of the United Laguna Woods Mutual board to fill an open director seat, for a term ending in October 2023. United Mutual is the resident-elected board of a housing cooperative in Laguna Woods Village.
March 13, 2023
Source: attachments.lagunawoodsvillage.com
Past race Sue Quam ran in:
- Member, City Council · November 3, 2026 · Laguna Woods city, California