Maxine Waters

Background

Born

St. Louis, MO, August 15, 1938

Education

B.A., sociology, California State University at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 1971

Career and public service

Teacher; chief deputy, staff of Los Angeles city councilman David S. Cunningham, Jr., 1973; member, California State Assembly, 1976-90

Elected

Elected to the 29th District for the 102nd Congress on November 6, 1990; elected to the 35th District for the 103d Congress on November 2, 1992; reelected to each succeeding Congress; elected to the 43d District for the 113th Congress on November 6, 2002; reelected to each succeeding Congress

In the words of the Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026 ↗, published by the U.S. Government Publishing Office. It is a public-domain government record.

Earlier federal campaigns

2023–2024

U.S. House, California, district 43 · DEM · Incumbent · raised $1.1M FEC ↗

2021–2022

U.S. House, California, district 43 · DEM · Incumbent · raised $1.2M FEC ↗

2019–2020

U.S. House, California, district 43 · DEM · Incumbent · raised $2.1M FEC ↗

2017–2018

U.S. House, California, district 43 · DEM · Incumbent · raised $1.6M FEC ↗

2015–2016

U.S. House, California, district 43 · DEM · Incumbent · raised $955K FEC ↗

2013–2014

U.S. House, California, district 43 · DEM · Incumbent · raised $1.3M FEC ↗

2011–2012

U.S. House, California, district 43 · DEM · Incumbent · raised $730K FEC ↗

2009–2010

U.S. House, California, district 35 · DEM · Incumbent · raised $699K FEC ↗

2007–2008

U.S. House, California, district 35 · DEM · Incumbent · raised $781K FEC ↗

2005–2006

U.S. House, California, district 35 · DEM · Incumbent · raised $795K FEC ↗

2003–2004

U.S. House, California, district 35 · DEM · Incumbent · raised $391K FEC ↗

2001–2002

U.S. House, California, district 35 · DEM · Incumbent · raised $240K FEC ↗

1999–2000

U.S. House, California, district 35 · DEM · Incumbent · raised $251K FEC ↗

1997–1998

U.S. House, California, district 35 · DEM · Incumbent · raised $220K FEC ↗

1995–1996

U.S. House, California, district 35 · DEM · Incumbent · raised $192K FEC ↗

1993–1994

U.S. House, California, district 35 · DEM · Incumbent · raised $211K FEC ↗

1991–1992

U.S. House, California, district 35 · DEM · Incumbent · raised $192K FEC ↗

1989–1990

U.S. House, California, district 29 · DEM · Open seat · raised $741K FEC ↗

1987–1988

U.S. House, California, district 23 · DEM · Challenger · raised $39K FEC ↗

1985–1986

U.S. House, California, district 23 · DEM · Challenger · raised $5K FEC ↗

1983–1984

U.S. House, California, district 23 · DEM · Challenger · raised $34K FEC ↗

From the Federal Election Commission's candidate files for each cycle, under this candidate's FEC ID (H4CA23011). Office, party code and incumbent or challenger status are as registered; registering with the FEC does not mean the candidate was on the ballot. A run under a different FEC ID, such as for another office, is not listed.

Debates

No debate video for this race has been posted by a station or debate commission we have found, as of Oct 27, 2026. See every 2026 debate →

Record in office

Serves in

House

In Congress since

1991

Recorded votes cast

20,303

Roll calls attended

93.3%

Committees now

• House Committee on Financial Services (Ranking Member)

Newest bills sponsored

• H.R. 10640 · Urban Health Transformation Act of 2026
• H.R. 10325 · To increase the mandatory contribution amount of Federal Home Loan Banks to the Affordable Housing Program, a…
• H.R. 8777 · GUIDANCE Act of 2026
• H.J.Res. 179 · Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted…
• H.J.Res. 170 · Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted…

From the roll-call record of Maxine Waters and congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress. Open the full voting record, bills and lobbying →

On the floor

• Jul 27, 2026 · Extensions of Remarks Personal explanation Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, during Roll Call Vote No. 276 on H.R. 8800, I mistakenly recorded my vote as AYE when I should have voted NO. Congressional Record, E746 ↗
• Jul 27, 2026 · Extensions of Remarks Personal explanation Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, due to unavoidable circumstances, I missed one vote on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Had I been present, I would have voted Nay on Roll Call No. 259. Congressional Record, E740 ↗
• Jul 21, 2026 · House Main street capital access act Ms. WATERS. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. Congressional Record, H5018-H5019 ↗
• Jul 21, 2026 · House Main street capital access act Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, let me start by saying that we all care about community banks and credit unions. For that reason, I was pleased to work with Chair Hill on… Congressional Record, H4707-H4731 ↗

Quoted exactly as printed in the Congressional Record (U.S. Government Publishing Office). Floor video is the House Clerk's own upload of the full day's session.

Hearing video from their committees

• Mar 17, 2026 · House Financial ServicesUpdating America’s Financial Privacy Framework for the 21st CenturyWatch the official video ↗

Hearings of committees and subcommittees Maxine Waters sits on, from the committees' own uploads listed by Congress.gov. Whether they spoke is shown in the video, not here.

Financial disclosures and stock trades

Maxine Waters’s financial disclosure reports and STOCK Act trade reports are published by Congress. Search them yourself on the official sites: House financial disclosures (Clerk of the House) ↗ and Senate financial disclosures (Secretary of the Senate) ↗. Power & Politics does not copy or republish these reports.

Bills they sponsored that became law

3 since the 92nd Congress (1971), the earliest our sponsor records cover:

• H.R. 5569 (Public Law 111-196) · National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010
• H.R. 4573 (Public Law 111-158) · Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010
• H.R. 289 (Public Law 109-23) · To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8200 South Vermont Avenue in Los Ang…

Bills they cosponsored

274 in the 119th Congress; the newest:

• H.R. 10907 · Stop Harassment and Intimidations in Elections through Legal Defenses (SHIELD) Our Elections Act · cosponsored Oct 22, 2026 (original cosponsor)
• H.R. 10875 · To amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to lower the Medicare eligibility age to 50, and for … · cosponsored Oct 22, 2026 (original cosponsor)
• H.R. 9489 · GRACE for Military Survivors Act · cosponsored Oct 22, 2026
• H.R. 10582 · Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act · cosponsored Oct 15, 2026
• H.R. 10794 · Improving Access to WIC Act · cosponsored Oct 13, 2026

From the official bill status records published by GovInfo (public domain); withdrawn cosponsorships are left out.

Campaign money

Total raised

$1,107,267

Total spent

$1,119,052

Cash on hand

$104,671

From individuals

$441,241

Debts owed

$142,161

The candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 cycle, covering activity through Oct 14, 2026. Principal campaign committee: CITIZENS FOR WATERS. Open on FEC.gov ↗

Outside spending

Spent to support

$12,667

Spent to oppose

$0

Independent expenditures by committees and groups not controlled by any campaign, as totaled by the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 cycle, read Oct 27, 2026. The FEC adds newer reports after it processes them.

Contact and official accounts

Official website

waters.house.gov ↗ · Contact form ↗

Washington office

2221 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC FAX: 225-7854
(202) 225-2201

District offices

• 2851 West 120th Street, Suite H, Hawthorne, CA 90250 · (323) 757-8900

Offices and phone numbers as listed in the Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026 ↗; accounts and contact form as linked from the member's official website, checked Oct 11, 2026. Offices can move; the official website has the latest.