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
05/18/2007	H.R.822	Routine HIV/AIDS Screening Coverage Act of 2007	05/18/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
03/23/2007	H.R.1227	Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007	03/23/2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)
03/13/2007	H.Res.241	Urging multilateral financial institutions to cancel completely and immediately Haiti's debts to such institutions, and for other purposes.	03/13/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
03/09/2007	H.Res.234	Congratulating Wyclef Jean for being named the "Roving Ambassador" for Haiti.	03/09/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
02/14/2007	H.R.1032	Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act	02/14/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/14/2007	H.R.1031	Minority Diabetes Initiative Act	02/14/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/14/2007	H.R.1030	Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act	02/14/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
11/02/2006	H.R.6309	Routine HIV/AIDS Screening Coverage Act of 2006	11/02/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. (All Actions)
09/27/2006	H.R.6038	Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2006	09/27/2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
09/12/2006	H.Res.984	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Iraq is in the midst of a civil war since the February 22, 2006, bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samarra, Iraq, one of the holiest places for Shiite Muslims.	09/12/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia. (All Actions)
09/07/2006	H.Res.990	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the original authorization for use of force against Iraq contained in Public Law 107-243 is outdated and Congress should vote on a new use of force resolution that reflects the current situation in Iraq.	09/07/2006 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. (All Actions)
09/07/2006	H.Res.882	Honoring Dr. Carolyn R. Wilder, Professor of Child Development at West Los Angeles College in Los Angeles, California, in recognition of her retirement after 32 years of service to the College.	09/07/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. (All Actions)
09/06/2006	H.Con.Res.468	Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should encourage and support the Government of Iraq to pursue a policy that would realign the provinces of Iraq to reflect ethnic boundaries among Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds and provide opportunity for those groups to exercise control over designated areas.	09/06/2006 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. (All Actions)
08/17/2006	H.Con.Res.452	Expressing the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should provide full disclosure regarding the details of the deaths of members of the Armed Forces to their families at the earliest possible date.	08/17/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
06/22/2006	H.Res.888	Urging multilateral financial institutions to cancel Haiti's debts to such institutions under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative immediately, and for other purposes.	06/22/2006 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
05/11/2006	H.Res.813	Honoring Reverend John Deron Johnson, pastor of Phillips Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles, California, for his long history of work, commitment, and love for the Church and the South Los Angeles community, and extending the appreciation of the House of Representatives on the occasion of the Anniversary Celebration held in his honor.	05/11/2006 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/29/2006	H.Con.Res.353	Commending the people of the Republic of Haiti for holding democratic elections on February 7, 2006, and congratulating President-elect Rene Garcia Preval on his victory in these elections.	03/29/2006 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
03/16/2006	H.R.5012	For the relief of Rafael Camacho, Rosa B. Camacho, and Rosa Camacho.	03/16/2006 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
03/14/2006	H.Res.727	Congratulating Prime Minister-designate Portia Simpson Miller for becoming the first female Prime Minister-designate of Jamaica.	03/14/2006 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. (All Actions)
03/14/2006	H.Con.Res.356	Calling upon the President to meet with a joint session of Congress to discuss the Government's plan for post-Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts.	03/14/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (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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