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Maxine Waters

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U.S. Representative · California-43 · 102nd-119th, 35 years 8 months
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Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.

About

Waters, Maxine Moore Carr a Representative from California; born Maxine (Moore) Carr, in St. Louis, Mo., August 15, 1938; graduated from Vashon High School, St. Louis, Mo., 1956; B.A., California State University, Los Angeles, Calif., 1970; teacher; Head Start volunteer coordinator; Delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1972-1988; member of the California state assembly, 1977-1991; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second and to the seventeen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-present); chair, Committee on Financial Services (One Hundred Sixteenth and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses).

Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
35
Bills introduced
43
Enacted
0
Cosponsored
252
Committees
1

Performance & Participation

Votes CastBottom 25%
95% — Voted in 615 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceBottom 25%
0.2% — Voted against their own party majority 1 of 579 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedTop 25%
612 — Attracted 612 cosponsors across 43 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleBottom 25%
1 — Attracted 1 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
252 — 252 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
21 — 21 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0

Committee Assignments

1 committee · 1 leadership role
Bessent Defends Bond Buybacks as Treasury Yields Hit 19-Year High
Legis1 · Sep 23, 2026
House Financial Services Panel Advances CFPB Reform Bill
Legis1 · Sep 19, 2026
'You're not making sense!' Explosion as Scott Bessent deflects on inflation at hearing
Raw Story · Sep 15, 2026
House Panel Weighs Growth, Stablecoins and Financial Regulation
Legis1 · Sep 11, 2026
House to Question Treasury Secretary on Global Financial Instability
Legis1 · Sep 9, 2026
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On the ballot Nov 3, 2026
California's 43rd U.S. House District
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2026 Campaign Finance
$864K
Raised
39%
Individual
46%
PAC
—
Small $
496
Donors
Individual 39%PAC 46%Other 14%
Top PAC Donors
AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC)$15K
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$10K
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC)$10K
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$10K
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Data sourced from official congressional records, CRS, and FEC filings. AllCiv Score methodology available at allciv.com/methodology.