Peggy Renner
Template:TOCnestleft Marguerite (Peggy) Renner
Supporting Bernie working group
In July 2019 Over 25 members in good standing of Los Angeles Democratic Socialists of America submitted a proposal to form a new working group to support Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential primary campaign to DSA-LA’s Steering Committee by way of regular processes.
They were Kyle Gregory, Steve Couch, Katrina Bergstrom, Marlin Medrano, Gabe Gabrielsky, Olivia Gamboa, Jorge Gamboa, Staci O'Neal-Robinson, Erin O'Neal-Robinson, Casey Ramirez, Erika Alvarez, Victor Alvarez, Alex Wolinetz, Ezra Pugh, Brandon Rey Ramirez, Simone Baptiste, Arun Ravendhran, John Seeley, Barry Eidlin, Tej Bhakta, Ryan Andrews, Eric Pierce, Jonathan Koch, Angelica Duenas, Alice Brown, Jeanna Harris, Francisco Cendejas, Robert Nelson, Marguerite “Peggy” Renner, Nancy Kim, Josh Goodman, Amy Clark, Paloma Nafarrate, Wendy Ruiz, Charles Du.[1][2]
Standing for AD 41
In 2019 Peggy Renner stood from AD 41 for the California Democratic Party Central Committee.
Democrat since 1968, when old enough to register, History professor at Glendale College.
Political Background
- Founding member of the Democratic Club of Pasadena Foothills
- Secretary and President – Democratic Club of Pasadena Foothills
- Organizer – Rainbow Coalition-Jesse Jackson campaign-1988
- Activist – Obama for President, 2008-2012
- Activist – Bernie for President – Pasadena
- Campaign activist for Hillary Clinton for President, Fall 2016
- Campaign activist – 6 Democratic candidates in California for Congress 2018
- Instructor of ‘Civics for Today’ tutorial for Democratic campaign workers
Professional Experience
- Chair – History Department at Glendale College, 1993 – 2016
- President-Western Association of Women Historians, 1983-1985
- Executive Director-Coordinating Council of Women Historians, 1985-1997
- President-Academic Senate -Glendale College, 2000-2004
- Member-IMPAC, Academic Senate of the California Community College
Community Experience
- Officer – AFT locals 3414 and 2276
- President-Board of Directors of Bungalow Heaven Neighborhood Association
- Block captain-Bungalow Heaven Neighborhood Association
- Second Vice President Historical Society of Southern California
- Past member-Pasadena Commission on the Status of Women
- Activist in Pasadena Neighborhood Network
- Member, Northeast Democratic Club, Arroyo Democratic Club, Foothill Democrats, Democratic Club of Claremont.[3]