• 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
05/05/2017 H.R.2351 Minority Diabetes Initiative Act 05/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/02/2017 H.R.2301 Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2017 05/02/2017 Referred to House Judiciary  (All Actions)
05/02/2017 H.R.2300 Students Before Profits Act of 2017 05/02/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
04/26/2017 H.R.1882 Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017 04/26/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
04/25/2017 H.R.2145 No REX Act 04/25/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 H.R.2076 Ending Homelessness Act of 2017 04/06/2017 Referred to House Budget  (All Actions)
03/20/2017 H.R.1641 To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the responsibilities of Business Opportunity Specialists, and for other purposes. 03/20/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
01/31/2017 H.Con.Res.15 Asserting that Congress should expend the resources necessary to investigate thoroughly the nature and extent of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, including whether there was collusion between persons associated with the Russian government and persons associated with the presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump to influence the outcome of the election. 01/31/2017 Referred to House Foreign Affairs  (All Actions)
09/08/2016 H.R.5953 National Flood Insurance Program Debt Forgiveness Act of 2016 09/08/2016 Referred to House Budget  (All Actions)
07/14/2016 H.Res.832 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day, and for other purposes. 07/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
07/07/2016 H.R.5651 LAX Community Safety Act of 2016 07/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  (All Actions)
06/24/2016 H.Res.801 Supporting the goals and ideals of Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. 06/24/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
05/19/2016 H.R.5282 Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2016 05/19/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
05/11/2016 H.R.5202 Preserving HUD's Multifamily Field Offices Act of 2016 05/11/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
04/27/2016 H.R.5085 Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2016 04/27/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
03/23/2016 H.R.4888 Ending Homelessness Act of 2016 03/23/2016 Referred to House Budget  (All Actions)
03/23/2016 H.R.4054 Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
03/23/2016 H.R.3992 Students Before Profits Act of 2015 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
01/06/2016 H.R.4339 Improving Small Business Advocacy Act of 2016 01/06/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
12/15/2015 H.R.3091 Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 12/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
Total: 3446
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
03/17/1993 H.R.1172 Justice for Wards Cove Workers Act
03/16/1993 H.J.Res.136 Designating the month of April 1993 as "National African American Health Awareness Month".
03/12/1993 H.Con.Res.60 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the emphasis that the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission should place on the economic impact of the closure of military installations on affected communities in recommending such installations for closure during the 1993 base closure process.
03/11/1993 H.R.1254 To encourage and assist producers, processors, and other handlers of agricultural commodities to donate edible, but unmarketable, agricultural commodities to food banks, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters.
03/10/1993 H.J.Res.143 Designating March 1993 and March 1994 both as "Women's History Month".
03/09/1993 H.Con.Res.52 Expressing the sense of Congress that equitable mental health care benefits must be included in any health care reform legislation passed by Congress.
03/09/1993 H.Res.86 To express dissatisfaction with the Republic of Azerbaijan's failure to work toward a peaceful and fair settlement to the dispute over Nagorno Karabagh by continuing the devastating blockade and economic boycott of the Republics of Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh.
02/25/1993 H.J.Res.101 To designate February 21 through February 27, 1993, as "National FFA Organization Awareness Week".
02/23/1993 H.R.1051 Turbo Enterprise Zone Act
02/23/1993 H.J.Res.119 To designate the weeks beginning May 2, 1993, and May 1, 1994, as "National Correctional Officers Week".
02/19/1993 H.R.522 National Domestic Violence Hotline Act of 1993
02/19/1993 H.R.456 Individual Development Account Demonstration Act
02/16/1993 H.R.615 National Breast Cancer Strategy Act of 1993
02/12/1993 H.R.40 Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
02/10/1993 H.R.569 Family Unity Demonstration Project Act of 1993
02/10/1993 H.Con.Res.20 Expressing the sense of Congress that expert testimony concerning the nature and effect of domestic violence, including descriptions of the experiences of battered women, should be admissible when offered in a State court by a defendant in a criminal case.
02/10/1993 H.R.224 Equal Remedies Act of 1993
02/05/1993 H.R.1 Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 Bill Passed (71-27) Not Voting
02/03/1993 H.R.427 Equal Access to Annual Mammography Screening Act of 1993
02/03/1993 H.R.425 Medicaid Mammography Coverage Act of 1993
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