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
02/06/2006	H.Res.530	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the actions of the Gretna Police Department, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department and all officers under their command who closed to foot traffic the Greater New Orleans Bridge in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and prevented hundreds of citizens from evacuating the City of New Orleans, and recognizing that at all times and especially during a time of national crisis, that all citizens should be treated in a lawful manner and with dignity and respect.	02/06/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions)
12/18/2005	H.Res.638	Congratulating Bill Gates, Melinda Gates and Bono for being named Time Magazine's 2005 Person of the Year.	12/18/2005 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. (All Actions)
08/05/2005	H.R.3642	Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act	08/05/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
08/05/2005	H.R.3641	Minority Diabetes Initiative Act	08/05/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
08/05/2005	H.R.3640	Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act	08/05/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/29/2005	H.R.3315	To amend title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to withhold community development block grant funds from States and communities that do not prohibit the use of the power of eminent domain that involves the taking of the property from private persons for commercial or economic development purposes and transfer of the property to other private persons.	07/29/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions)
07/12/2005	H.R.289	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8200 South Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building.	07/12/2005 Became Public Law No: 109-23. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
05/19/2005	H.R.1130	Justice and Understanding By International Loan Elimination and Equity Act of 2005	05/19/2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
05/05/2005	H.Res.185	Honoring Johnnie Cochran, Jr. for his service to the Nation, and expressing condolences to his family, friends, colleagues, and admirers on his death.	05/05/2005 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
04/04/2005	H.R.832	To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase to $100,000 the amount payable under the Department of Defense death gratuity program and to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase to $400,000 the maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program.	04/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (All Actions)
04/04/2005	H.R.831	To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the allowance for burial expenses of certain veterans buried in private or State-owned cemeteries.	04/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (All Actions)
04/04/2005	H.R.830	To limit the redistricting that States may do after an apportionment of Representatives.	04/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions)
03/24/2005	H.R.828	Commission on American Jobs Act	03/24/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. (All Actions)
02/15/2005	H.R.829	To make certain companies that have outsourced jobs during the previous five years ineligible for the receipt of Federal grants, Federal contracts, Federal loan guarantees, and other Federal funding, and for other purposes.	02/15/2005 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. (All Actions)
11/05/2004	H.R.5103	Justice in Sentencing Act of 2004	11/05/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
08/03/2004	H.R.4793	JUBILEE Act of 2004	08/03/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. (All Actions)
07/06/2004	H.R.4716	Ballona Bluff Protection Act	07/06/2004 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. (All Actions)
06/28/2004	H.R.4511	Justice and Understanding By IMF Loan Elimination and Equity Act of 2004	06/28/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. (All Actions)
04/30/2004	H.R.3878	Commission on American Jobs Act	04/30/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. (All Actions)
03/29/2004	H.Con.Res.395	Honoring Donald J. Smith for his commitment to providing housing and economic assistance opportunities to Los Angeles-area low-income families.	03/29/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. (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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