Under Renteria's leadership, Code for America was awarded $100M in coordinated commitments through The Audacious Project and Blue Meridian Partners to modernize social safety net infrastructure.

[3][4] Renteria is recognized for her role as the National Political Director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign[5] and her service as the Chief of Operations for California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.

[8] Renteria’s vision was for Code for America to continue to focus on human-centered design that puts the needs of users — members of the country’s most vulnerable communities — at the center of all they create.

[9] During COVID-19 pandemic, Renteria focused Code for America’s efforts on several emergency initiatives that helped families access food and resources across the country.

“Using the Get Your Refund website or mobile app, filers can verify their identities and upload tax documents, then talk to a volunteer who will prepare their return, all without meeting with someone in person.”[10][11] In April, 2022, Renteria announced that Code for America had been added to the Audacious Project in order to transform the US benefits system to bring user-centric and digital-first social services to more than 13 million Americans.

“Today’s agreement marks a truly historic moment for Code for America, the civic tech community, and the entire nonprofit sector,” said Renteria.

[16] At the time of the primary, Cook Political Report considered the seat to be “likely Republican.”[17] On July 20, 2014, both Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley and representative Nancy Pelosi held a fundraiser to support Renteria's candidacy.

[24] Renteria was hired to fill the position of political director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign[25] In early March 2016, hackers working with Dutch intelligence had reportedly provided a highly classified Russian government document to the FBI.

"[29][30][31] Although the FBI determined that the document was not credible, then-FBI Director James Comey said it was "one of the bricks in the load" that led to his decision to not consult with the Department of Justice before closing the investigation.

Renteria finished behind Democratic candidates Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom (who advanced to the runoff with 33.5% of the vote), former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (13.2%), State Treasurer John Chiang (9.5%) and former Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin (3.3%).