Sue Himmelrich
CA
Sue Himmelrich is a tenants' rights attorney at the Western Center on Law & Poverty and a former eight-year Santa Monica councilmember and mayor. She backed capping yearly rent increases at 3% and barring rental units from becoming short-term rentals.
Where Sue Himmelrich stands, based on their records
Supports
Cost of Living Reduction (1 record), Housing Affordability (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 1 support
As mayor, voted for emergency eviction protections for rent-controlled tenants who could not pay rent increases above 3%. The ordinance passed 5-2.
August 23, 2022Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: smdp.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 4 support
As mayor, voted for emergency eviction protections for rent-controlled tenants who could not pay rent increases above 3%. The ordinance passed 5-2.
August 23, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: smdp.com
As mayor, voted for and then moved to send Santa Monica's revised state housing plan to state regulators. The plan zones room for about 8,900 new homes by 2029; it passed 6-1 on the revote.
June 21, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: smdp.com
Co-authored a council item with Kevin McKeown asking Santa Monica to draft a law giving tenants facing eviction the right to a lawyer.
December 5, 2019Supports Housing Affordability
Source: smdp.com
Voted with two other council members to add the Downtown Community Plan's tougher affordable housing rules to the city zoning code. The vote first fell short and passed after a colleague changed her vote.
August 8, 2017Supports Housing Affordability
Source: smdp.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Was endorsed for the Santa Monica Rent Control Board by Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights, the city's main tenant group.
August 10, 2026
Source: santamonicanext.org
As mayor, joined a 4-3 council majority that ended talks with developers on the Plaza at Santa Monica project on city-owned land. She had argued the deal broke state surplus land law.
December 15, 2020
Source: smdp.com
Was chosen by the City Council as Santa Monica mayor for a two-year term on a 5-2 vote. She turned down four nominations for a one-year term first.
December 8, 2020
Source: smdp.com
Past race Sue Himmelrich ran in:
- Member of the Rent Control Board, City of Santa Monica · November 3, 2026 · Santa Monica city, California