• WATERS, MAXINE MS
Experience: House: District 43, 1991-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $545,518Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Maxine Waters
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Sidney; 2 Children: Edward, Karen
    Birth Date: 08/15/1938
    Birth Place: Saint Louis, MO
    Home City: Los Angeles, CA
    Religion: Christian

Education

    BA, California State University, Los Angeles, 1970

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 43, 1990-present
    Chief Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives, 1990-present
    Member, Democratic National Committee
    Volunteer, Bill Clinton Presidential Campaign, 1992, 1996
    Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 1977-1990
    Delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1972-1988
    Volunteer, Jesse Jackson Presidential Campaign, 1984, 1988
    Volunteer, Edward Kennedy Presidential Campaign, 1980

Current Legislative Committees

    Financial Services, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Member
    Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Member
    Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Financial Services), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease, present
    Member, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, present
    Former Member, Congressional Children's Working Group
    Co-Founder, Congressional Progressive Caucus
    Former Chair, Democratic Caucus, California State Assembly
    Former Co-Chair, Democratic Steering Committee
    Former Member, National Committee for Economic Conversion and Disarmament
    Founder, Out of Iraq Congressional Caucus
    Former Chair, Out of Iraq Congressional Caucus
    Former Chair, Special Committee on Election Reform, Democratic Caucus
    Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, 1997-1998

Professional Experience

    Former Teacher
    Co-Founder, Black Women's Forum
    Founder, Community Build
    Former Volunteer Coordinator, Head Start Program
    Founder, Project Build

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Los Angeles Women's Foundation, present
    Former Member, Bhopal Justice Campaign
    Former Member, California Peer Counseling Association
    Former Member, Center for the Study of Sport in Society
    Founder, Free South Africa Movement
    Founder, Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center
    Former Member, National Development and Voting Rights Institute
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 336
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/14/2001 H.R.1690 Export-Import Bank HIV/AIDS Medicine Access Promotion Act 05/14/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.  (All Actions)
05/10/2001 H.R.1642 Debt Cancellation for the New Millennium Act 05/10/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.  (All Actions)
03/14/2001 H.R.933 Affordable HIV/AIDS Medicines for Poor Countries Act 03/14/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
10/20/2000 H.R.5326 Common Sense Drug Policy Act of 2000 10/20/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.  (All Actions)
10/02/2000 H.R.5325 Torture Prevention and Accountability Act of 2000 10/02/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
07/27/2000 H.R.5101 Affordable HIV/AIDS Medicines for Poor Countries Act 07/27/2000 Referred to House International Relations  (All Actions)
03/23/2000 H.R.4091 Limpopo River Debt Relief and Reconstruction Act of 2000 03/23/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.  (All Actions)
03/21/2000 H.R.3920 Protection of Women in Prisons Act of 1999 03/21/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
02/01/2000 H.Res.390 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the peace process in Angola. 02/01/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.  (All Actions)
12/02/1999 H.R.3504 CRA Restoration Act of 1999 12/02/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.  (All Actions)
12/02/1999 H.R.3503 ATM Surcharge Elimination and Consumer Empowerment Act 12/02/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.  (All Actions)
10/08/1999 H.R.2905 Integrity in Banking and Money Laundering Prevention Act of 1999 10/08/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.  (All Actions)
07/15/1999 H.R.2232 Debt Relief and Development in Africa Act of 1999 07/15/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.  (All Actions)
05/25/1999 H.R.1681 Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 1999 05/25/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.  (All Actions)
04/30/1999 H.R.1471 Money Laundering Prevention Act of 1999 04/30/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.  (All Actions)
04/30/1999 H.R.1426 Money Laundering Prevention Act of 1999 04/30/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.  (All Actions)
04/09/1999 H.R.1361 To bar the imposition of increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against the products of the European Union in response to the banana regime of the European Union. 04/09/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
04/06/1999 H.R.1241 Elimination of the Crack Cocaine Disparate Sentencing Act of 1999 04/06/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.  (All Actions)
10/20/1998 H.R.4845 To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from increasing the national audience reach limitations established under the Telecommunications Act of 1996. 10/20/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.  (All Actions)
10/16/1998 H.Res.539 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a national HIV surveillance system should be expeditiously implemented. 10/16/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.  (All Actions)
Total: 3446
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
05/18/2017 H.R.1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/08/2017 H.R.2403 Keeping Capital Local for Underserved Communities Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/02/2017 H.Res.291 Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2017 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by every-day Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, familial status, disability, and religion.
04/28/2017 H.R.2254 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building".
04/27/2017 H.R.1135 To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
04/25/2017 H.R.1907 Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2017
04/25/2017 H.R.1358 Scientific Integrity Act
04/14/2017 H.R.2096 Missing Children's Assistance Amendment Act of 2017
04/11/2017 H.R.1889 Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act
04/11/2017 H.R.1812 CLIMATE Act
04/07/2017 H.R.2059 BREATHE Act
04/07/2017 H.R.2012 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2017
04/07/2017 H.R.2001 FRESHER Act of 2017
04/07/2017 H.R.2000 CLEANER Act of 2017
04/07/2017 H.R.1969 Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2017
04/07/2017 H.R.1902 Social Security 2100 Act
04/07/2017 H.R.19 Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act
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