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Maxine Waters

U.S. Representative, CA-43

Democratic California since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Representative, CA-43 current
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-43
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-43
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-43
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-43
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-43
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-43
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CA-43
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-43
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-43
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-43
California
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-43
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-43
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-35
California
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-35
United States
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CA-35
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-35
California
Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-35
California
Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-35
United States
Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CA-35
United States
Democratic Jan 4, 2005 Jan 3, 2007 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-35
California
Democratic Jan 4, 2005 Jan 3, 2007 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-35
California
Democratic Jan 7, 2003 Jan 3, 2005 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-35
United States
Democratic Jan 7, 2003 Jan 3, 2005 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-35
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2001 Jan 3, 2003 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-35
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2001 Jan 3, 2003 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-35
California
Democratic Jan 6, 1999 Jan 3, 2001 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-35
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 1999 Jan 3, 2001 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CA-35
United States
Democratic Jan 7, 1997 Jan 3, 1999 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-35
California
Democratic Jan 7, 1997 Jan 3, 1999 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-35
California
Democratic Jan 4, 1995 Jan 3, 1997 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-35
United States
Democratic Jan 4, 1995 Jan 3, 1997 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CA-35
United States
Democratic Jan 5, 1993 Jan 3, 1995 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-35
California
Democratic Jan 5, 1993 Jan 3, 1995 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-29
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 1991 Jan 3, 1993 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-29
California
Democratic Jan 3, 1991 Jan 3, 1993 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.656, social dim. -0.095. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HR 26 — Protecting American Energy Production Act Yea Feb 7, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 27 — HALT Fentanyl Act Nay Feb 6, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 27 — HALT Fentanyl Act Yea Feb 6, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 93 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related… Nay Feb 5, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 93 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related… Nay Feb 5, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 776 — Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025 Yea Feb 4, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 43 — Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025 Yea Feb 4, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 21 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Nay Jan 23, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 21 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Yea Jan 23, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 471 — Fix Our Forests Act Yea Jan 23, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 375 — Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025 Yea Jan 23, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 5 — Laken Riley Act Not voting Jan 22, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 165 — Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act Not voting Jan 22, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 53 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest… Nay Jan 22, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 53 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest… Nay Jan 22, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 187 — MAPWaters Act of 2025 Yea Jan 21, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 186 — Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act Yea Jan 21, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 30 — Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act Nay Jan 16, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 30 — Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act Yea Jan 16, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 33 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from… Yea Jan 15, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 144 — Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act Yea Jan 15, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 164 — POWER Act of 2025 Yea Jan 15, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 28 — Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Nay Jan 14, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 28 — Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Yea Jan 14, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 153 — Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act Yea Jan 14, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,028 recorded contributions totalling $1,560,505. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 184 of 1028 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 134 $401,480 26%
Corporate PAC 1 $15,000 1%
Small-dollar 21 $2,100 0%
Super PAC 28 $500 0%
Unclassified 844 $1,141,425 73%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$15,000 VOTE NO ON LANDLORD GREED CITIZENS FOR WATERS unclassified Nov 4, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$15,000 JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSORED BY AIDS CITIZENS FOR WATERS Corporate PAC Nov 4, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES CITIZENS FOR WATERS unclassified Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL PAC CITIZENS FOR WATERS unclassified Jul 15, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MORTGAGE BROKERS NAMB PAC CITIZENS FOR WATERS unclassified Jun 26, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 NATIONAL ASSOC. OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. PAC CITIZENS FOR WATERS unclassified Apr 19, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 TARGET CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM CITIZENS FOR WATERS unclassified Mar 31, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 NATIONAL ASSOC. OF FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONS PAC NAFCU/PAC CITIZENS FOR WATERS unclassified Jun 20, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL PAC CITIZENS FOR WATERS unclassified Mar 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CITIZENS FOR WATERS unclassified Mar 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES CITIZENS FOR WATERS unclassified Mar 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC CITIZENS FOR WATERS unclassified Mar 16, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 CROWELL & MORING LLP PAC CITIZENS FOR WATERS unclassified Jun 28, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL PAC CITIZENS FOR WATERS unclassified Jun 28, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION PAC (FICO PAC) CITIZENS FOR WATERS unclassified Sep 26, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (2 as lead sponsor)

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