• WATERS, MAXINE MS
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%
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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 Alzheimer’s 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
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 336
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/09/2004 H.R.3912 For the relief of Rafael Camacho, Rosa B. Camacho, and Rosa Camacho. 03/09/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.  (All Actions)
03/04/2004 H.R.3911 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. 03/04/2004 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.  (All Actions)
02/25/2004 H.Con.Res.370 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should support the principles of democracy and constitutional rule in the Republic of Haiti, and for other purposes. 02/25/2004 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.  (All Actions)
11/21/2003 H.R.3642 To require the Secretary of State to prepare an annual report on progress made to eradicate poppy cultivation and prevent illicit drug trafficking in Afghanistan. 11/21/2003 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.  (All Actions)
11/14/2003 H.R.3451 Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act 11/14/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/28/2003 H.R.2985 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a review of the proposed project for construction of a remote passenger check-in facility at Los Angeles International Airport, and for other purposes. 07/28/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.  (All Actions)
02/27/2003 H.R.643 Debt Cancellation for the New Millennium Act 02/27/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.  (All Actions)
01/27/2003 H.R.390 Africa Famine Relief Act of 2003 01/27/2003 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.  (All Actions)
10/24/2002 H.R.5313 Child Abuse Reporting Grant Option (CARGO) Act 10/24/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.  (All Actions)
07/28/2003 H.Con.Res.269 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the trade and economic development policies of the United States should respect and support the rights of African farmers with respect to their agricultural and biological resources, traditional knowledge, and technologies. 07/28/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
06/25/2003 H.R.2090 To limit the redistricting that States may do after an apportionment of Representatives. 06/25/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
06/24/2003 H.R.2553 Minority Diabetes Initiative Act 06/24/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/19/2003 H.R.2470 Medicines to Eliminate Diseases in Developing States Act 06/19/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
06/06/2003 H.R.2066 To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the allowance for burial expenses of certain veterans buried in private or State-owned cemeteries. 06/06/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.  (All Actions)
05/09/2003 H.R.1868 Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act 05/09/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/30/2003 H.R.1901 Sunshine in Iraq Reconstruction Contracting Act of 2003 04/30/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.  (All Actions)
03/28/2003 H.R.1108 Access to Capital for Haiti's Development Act 03/28/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.  (All Actions)
10/10/2002 H.Res.532 Commending the Los Angeles Sparks basketball team for winning the 2002 Women's National Basketball Association championship. 10/10/2002 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
10/08/2002 H.R.2578 To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8200 South Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the "Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building". 10/08/2002 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
07/17/2002 H.R.5144 Careful Airport Planning for Southern California Act 07/17/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.  (All Actions)
Total: 3446
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
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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