Campaign contributions from explicitly anti-rent-control political action groups to Sacramento’s city council members and Mayor Darrell Steinberg for their 2018 and 2020 campaigns near $54,000, according to public filings of donations exceeding $100.
Such organizations include the California Apartment Association PAC, the Rental Housing Association of Sacramento Valley and the California Real Estate PAC – California Association of Realtors. The spreadsheets below display them in red, with an “r” in the color code column for sorting purposes.
Council members also received thousands in campaign donations from real estate developers and property managers with a vested interest in maintaining a rent-control-free Sacramento. The spreadsheets display the ones VOICES: River City has identified in orange, with an “o” in the color code column for sorting purposes.
Spreadsheets for Jay Schenirer and Rick Jennings’s 2018 campaigns are forthcoming, but their contributions from the CAA and CRE ($11,200 each) have been included in the total above. Allen Warren and Larry Carr have not yet started their 2020 campaigns, according to filings.
In an effort to track campaign donations from other lobbying interests, campaign donations from law enforcement and related entities are displayed in blue, with a “b” in the color code column. Donations from cannabis-related lobbying interests are displayed in green, with a “g” in the color code column.
Please feel free to contact VOICES: River City with updated information, or to correct any possible inaccuracies on our part. You can find campaign finance disclosures for the Sacramento City Council here.
Mayor Darrell Steinberg – 2020 mayoral campaign
Anti-Rent-Control PAC Contributions: $9,900
Developer/Property Manager Contributions (identified): $22,850
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Council member Angelique Ashby – 2018 campaign
Anti-Rent-Control PAC Contributions: $11,200
Developer/Property Manager Contributions (identified): $20,350
Council member Jeff Harris – 2018 campaign
Anti-Rent-Control PAC Contributions: $7,600
Developer/Property Manager Contributions (identified): $14,300
Council member Steve Hansen – 2020 campaign
Anti-Rent-Control PAC Contributions: $1,000
Developer/Property Manager Contributions (identified): $6,750
Council member Eric Guerra – 2020 campaign
Anti-Rent-Control PAC Contributions: $1,650
Developer/Property Manager Contributions (identified): $100
These spreadsheets will be updated on a somewhat regular basis.
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