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Maxine Waters

Representative for California, district 43 · Democrat

Born 1938

Democrat · CA House 1991–2027
20,303votes cast 93.3%attendance 92.0%party loyalty 18congresses served
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Official details

Maxine Waters

Washington office
waters.house.gov
2221 Rayburn House Office Building
202-225-2201
Official accounts
Committees now
  • House Committee on Financial Services (Ranking Member)
Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 10640 · Urban Health Transformation Act of 2026 October 1, 2026 · In committee
  • H.R. 10325 · To increase the mandatory contribution amount of Federal Home Loan Banks to the Affordable Housing Program, a… September 8, 2026 · Out of committee
  • H.R. 8777 · GUIDANCE Act of 2026 May 13, 2026 · In committee
  • H.J.Res. 179 · Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted… May 7, 2026 · In committee
  • H.J.Res. 170 · Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted… April 30, 2026 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
18 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseCalifornia · District 43DemocratJanuary 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
HouseCalifornia · District 43DemocratJanuary 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025
HouseCalifornia · District 43DemocratJanuary 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
HouseCalifornia · District 43DemocratJanuary 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021
HouseCalifornia · District 43DemocratJanuary 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
HouseCalifornia · District 43DemocratJanuary 6, 2015 – January 3, 2017
HouseCalifornia · District 43DemocratJanuary 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015
HouseCalifornia · District 35DemocratJanuary 5, 2011 – January 3, 2013
HouseCalifornia · District 35DemocratJanuary 6, 2009 – January 3, 2011
HouseCalifornia · District 35DemocratJanuary 4, 2007 – January 3, 2009
HouseCalifornia · District 35DemocratJanuary 4, 2005 – January 3, 2007
HouseCalifornia · District 35DemocratJanuary 7, 2003 – January 3, 2005
HouseCalifornia · District 35DemocratJanuary 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
HouseCalifornia · District 35DemocratJanuary 6, 1999 – January 3, 2001
HouseCalifornia · District 35DemocratJanuary 7, 1997 – January 3, 1999
HouseCalifornia · District 35DemocratJanuary 4, 1995 – January 3, 1997
HouseCalifornia · District 35DemocratJanuary 5, 1993 – January 3, 1995
HouseCalifornia · District 29DemocratJanuary 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 27, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 119th Congress House.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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The record, in order

Record timeline

  1. · Committee assignments

    Listed as a member of the Committee on Financial Services on the official House committee roster (roster as of October 28, 2026)

    Official committee roster

  2. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H4CA23011, 2026 cycle, coverage through October 14, 2026: total receipts $1,107,267.34, total disbursements $1,119,052.46, cash on hand at close of period $104,671.36, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  3. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on H.R. 10640: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  4. · Bills sponsored

    Introduced as sponsor: H.R. 10640 (119th Congress): Urban Health Transformation Act of 2026

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: S. 2403 (House Roll Call 314 (119th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H.R. 9497 (House Roll Call 313 (119th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H.R. 9340 (House Roll Call 312 (119th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Passage: H.J.Res. 213 (House Roll Call 311 (119th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Passage: H.R. 10326 (House Roll Call 310 (119th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Passage: H.R. 9576 (House Roll Call 309 (119th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

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Same measure, over time

Recorded positions over time

On 87 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 358 measures the recorded position is the same across two or more votes.

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Attendance

Last 96 roll calls

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The full record

Votes cast by year

In the news

35 articles from 26 outlets

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Looked up

Wikipedia lookups, last 30 days

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Sep 28, 2026: 467 lookupsSep 29, 2026: 486 lookupsSep 30, 2026: 478 lookupsOct 1, 2026: 554 lookupsOct 2, 2026: 502 lookupsOct 3, 2026: 455 lookupsOct 4, 2026: 389 lookupsOct 5, 2026: 503 lookupsOct 6, 2026: 529 lookupsOct 7, 2026: 483 lookupsOct 8, 2026: 541 lookupsOct 9, 2026: 516 lookupsOct 10, 2026: 435 lookupsOct 11, 2026: 394 lookupsOct 12, 2026: 436 lookupsOct 13, 2026: 674 lookupsOct 14, 2026: 1,211 lookupsOct 15, 2026: 979 lookupsOct 16, 2026: 762 lookupsOct 17, 2026: 625 lookupsOct 18, 2026: 486 lookupsOct 19, 2026: 566 lookupsOct 20, 2026: 826 lookupsOct 21, 2026: 581 lookupsOct 22, 2026: 814 lookupsOct 23, 2026: 465 lookupsOct 24, 2026: 483 lookups
Busiest dayOct 14, 2026 · 1,211 lookups
Typical day503 lookups
Over the window15,640 lookups

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Financial disclosures and stock trades

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In the courts

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Campaign money

Official totals reported to the FEC

Registered with the FEC as a candidate for the U.S. House for the 2026 election (FEC candidate ID H4CA23011). FEC registration does not mean a candidate is on the ballot.

2025–2026 cycle, through October 14, 2026: total receipts $1,107,267.34, total disbursements $1,119,052.46, cash on hand $104,671.36. FEC totals published October 26, 2026.

From the Federal Election Commission's public data. We matched this member to the FEC record by office, state, district and last name, and we show nothing when the match is not exact.

Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 28, 2026