• 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
07/17/2002 H.R.5143 Priority for LAX Airport Noise Elimination Act 07/17/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.  (All Actions)
07/17/2002 H.R.5142 LAX Contour Expansion Act 07/17/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.  (All Actions)
07/10/2002 H.R.4123 Adult Education Instructor Recruitment and Retention Act of 2002 07/10/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.  (All Actions)
05/28/2002 H.R.4711 Stolen Asset Recovery Act of 2002 05/28/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.  (All Actions)
05/06/2002 H.R.4124 Equity in Education Act of 2002 05/06/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
02/11/2002 H.R.3634 Enron Employee Pension Recovery Act of 2002 02/11/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.  (All Actions)
01/14/2002 H.R.3607 Protecting Our Communities From Predatory Lending Practices Act 01/14/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.  (All Actions)
12/20/2001 H.R.3556 Afghanistan Illegal Drug Eradication Act 12/20/2001 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.  (All Actions)
12/10/2001 H.R.3003 Job Creation and Economic Revitalization Act of 2001 12/10/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology and Economic Growth.  (All Actions)
11/28/2001 H.R.3336 Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act 11/28/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
11/27/2001 H.R.3158 Torture Prevention and Accountability Act of 2001 11/27/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
11/01/2001 H.Con.Res.260 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. 11/01/2001 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
09/25/2001 H.R.2969 Home Equity Loss Prevention and Economic Recovery Act of 2001 09/25/2001 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/10/2001 H.R.2713 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the Attorney General to create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens who entered the United States at least 15 years prior to the application date. 09/10/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.  (All Actions)
08/02/2001 H.R.2830 Voting Restoration Act 08/02/2001 Referred to House Administration  (All Actions)
07/31/2001 H.R.2498 Rent-To-Own Reform Act of 2001 07/31/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.  (All Actions)
07/12/2001 H.R.2477 Large Capacity Airport Limitation Act 07/12/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.  (All Actions)
06/29/2001 H.R.2430 Aircraft Noise Compensation Act 06/29/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.  (All Actions)
06/29/2001 H.R.2429 LAX Noise Community Accountability Act 06/29/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.  (All Actions)
06/01/2001 H.R.1978 Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2001 06/01/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.  (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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