- 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%
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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 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
Total: 336
Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
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05/14/2001 | H.R.1690 | Export-Import Bank HIV/AIDS Medicine Access Promotion Act | 05/14/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade. (All Actions) |
05/10/2001 | H.R.1642 | Debt Cancellation for the New Millennium Act | 05/10/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade. (All Actions) |
03/14/2001 | H.R.933 | Affordable HIV/AIDS Medicines for Poor Countries Act | 03/14/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions) |
10/20/2000 | H.R.5326 | Common Sense Drug Policy Act of 2000 | 10/20/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. (All Actions) |
10/02/2000 | H.R.5325 | Torture Prevention and Accountability Act of 2000 | 10/02/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. (All Actions) |
07/27/2000 | H.R.5101 | Affordable HIV/AIDS Medicines for Poor Countries Act | 07/27/2000 Referred to House International Relations (All Actions) |
03/23/2000 | H.R.4091 | Limpopo River Debt Relief and Reconstruction Act of 2000 | 03/23/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy. (All Actions) |
03/21/2000 | H.R.3920 | Protection of Women in Prisons Act of 1999 | 03/21/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. (All Actions) |
02/01/2000 | H.Res.390 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the peace process in Angola. | 02/01/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights. (All Actions) |
12/02/1999 | H.R.3504 | CRA Restoration Act of 1999 | 12/02/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. (All Actions) |
12/02/1999 | H.R.3503 | ATM Surcharge Elimination and Consumer Empowerment Act | 12/02/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. (All Actions) |
10/08/1999 | H.R.2905 | Integrity in Banking and Money Laundering Prevention Act of 1999 | 10/08/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. (All Actions) |
07/15/1999 | H.R.2232 | Debt Relief and Development in Africa Act of 1999 | 07/15/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy. (All Actions) |
05/25/1999 | H.R.1681 | Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 1999 | 05/25/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. (All Actions) |
04/30/1999 | H.R.1471 | Money Laundering Prevention Act of 1999 | 04/30/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. (All Actions) |
04/30/1999 | H.R.1426 | Money Laundering Prevention Act of 1999 | 04/30/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. (All Actions) |
04/09/1999 | H.R.1361 | To bar the imposition of increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against the products of the European Union in response to the banana regime of the European Union. | 04/09/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions) |
04/06/1999 | H.R.1241 | Elimination of the Crack Cocaine Disparate Sentencing Act of 1999 | 04/06/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. (All Actions) |
10/20/1998 | H.R.4845 | To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from increasing the national audience reach limitations established under the Telecommunications Act of 1996. | 10/20/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection. (All Actions) |
10/16/1998 | H.Res.539 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a national HIV surveillance system should be expeditiously implemented. | 10/16/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. (All Actions) |
Total: 3446
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