• 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
06/04/2009 H.R.2137 Routine HIV Screening Coverage Act of 2009 06/04/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
05/26/2009 H.R.1885 Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2009 05/26/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.  (All Actions)
03/18/2009 H.R.1429 Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2009 03/18/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
02/23/2009 H.R.1116 Honest FHA Originator Act of 2009 02/23/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
01/06/2009 H.R.37 Systematic Foreclosure Prevention and Mortgage Modification Act 01/06/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
12/10/2008 H.R.7326 Systematic Foreclosure Prevention and Mortgage Modification Act 12/10/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
10/03/2008 H.Con.Res.426 Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Minority AIDS Initiative. 10/03/2008 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
09/28/2008 H.R.7215 Human Costs in Iraq Act of 2008 09/28/2008 Referred to House Armed Services  (All Actions)
09/28/2008 H.R.7214 Veterans Combat Stress Healthcare Improvement Act 09/28/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
09/28/2008 H.Res.1519 Honoring the important work of journalists covering the war in Iraq. 09/28/2008 Referred to House Armed Services  (All Actions)
09/25/2008 H.R.1943 Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2007 09/25/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1085.  (All Actions)
09/23/2008 H.Con.Res.424 Calling on the Attorney General to protect the right to vote of every person in the United States by promptly and thoroughly investigating complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002. 09/23/2008 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
09/22/2008 H.R.6503 Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2008 09/22/2008 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
08/01/2008 H.R.6796 Stop Very Unscrupulous Loan Transfers from Underprivileged countries to Rich, Exploitive Funds Act 08/01/2008 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
07/21/2008 H.Res.1359 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day, and for other purposes. 07/21/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
07/10/2008 H.R.3121 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 07/10/2008 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.  (All Actions)
07/09/2008 H.Res.1326 Calling on the President to respect and honor Iraq's sovereignty. 07/09/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
05/15/2008 H.R.6062 Personal Lines of Insurance Fairness Act of 2008 05/15/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
05/12/2008 H.R.5818 Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 05/12/2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/29/2008 H.Con.Res.338 Recognizing the Honorable Yvonne Brathwaite Burke for her distinguished career in public service. 04/29/2008 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (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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