WATERS, MAXINE MS

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: 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%; Write a Review

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 Alzheimers 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 Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 336

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/24/2008	H.R.2634	Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2008	04/24/2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
04/16/2008	H.R.5679	Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2008	04/16/2008 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
04/10/2008	H.R.3965	Mark-to-Market Extension and Enhancement Act of 2007	04/10/2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 357. (All Actions)
04/02/2008	H.R.5678	Neighborhood Rescue and Stabilization Act of 2008	04/02/2008 Referred to House Budget (All Actions)
03/14/2008	H.R.5645	Housing Protection and Foster Care Prevention Act of 2008	03/14/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
02/26/2008	H.R.5488	Recovery and Stability of Iraq Act of 2008	02/26/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
02/06/2008	H.Res.962	Congratulating the city of Inglewood, California on its 100th anniversary and commending the city for its growth and resilience.	02/06/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
11/08/2007	H.R.4051	Housing Assistance Authorization Act of 2007	11/08/2007 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
10/23/2007	H.R.647	Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2007	10/23/2007 Committee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
09/19/2007	H.R.1852	Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007	09/19/2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)
09/17/2007	H.R.3134	Responsible Security in Iraq Act	09/17/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
08/14/2007	H.R.3464	Stop Importing Gum Arabic from the Genocidal Government of Sudan Act	08/14/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
01/22/2008	H.R.3524	HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007	01/22/2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)
08/10/2007	H.R.3053	Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2007	08/10/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions)
08/04/2007	H.Res.628	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should take immediate action to boycott the Summer Olympic Games of 2008 in Beijing, China.	08/04/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
08/03/2007	H.Res.621	Recognizing the community development block grant program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and its role as the Nation's largest and most visible source of financial assistance to support State- and local government-directed neighborhood revitalization, housing rehabilitation, and economic development activities.	08/03/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
07/23/2007	H.R.3126	HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007	07/23/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
07/16/2007	H.R.1851	Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007	07/16/2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)
06/27/2007	H.R.2872	LAX Community Safety Act	06/27/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)
06/11/2007	H.R.2418	For the relief of Rafael Camacho, Rosa B. Camacho, and Rosa Camacho.	06/11/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions)

Total: 3446

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
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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