- 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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05/05/2017 | H.R.2351 | Minority Diabetes Initiative Act | 05/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
05/02/2017 | H.R.2301 | Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2017 | 05/02/2017 Referred to House Judiciary (All Actions) |
05/02/2017 | H.R.2300 | Students Before Profits Act of 2017 | 05/02/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions) |
04/26/2017 | H.R.1882 | Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017 | 04/26/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions) |
04/25/2017 | H.R.2145 | No REX Act | 04/25/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions) |
04/06/2017 | H.R.2076 | Ending Homelessness Act of 2017 | 04/06/2017 Referred to House Budget (All Actions) |
03/20/2017 | H.R.1641 | To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the responsibilities of Business Opportunity Specialists, and for other purposes. | 03/20/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions) |
01/31/2017 | H.Con.Res.15 | Asserting that Congress should expend the resources necessary to investigate thoroughly the nature and extent of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, including whether there was collusion between persons associated with the Russian government and persons associated with the presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump to influence the outcome of the election. | 01/31/2017 Referred to House Foreign Affairs (All Actions) |
09/08/2016 | H.R.5953 | National Flood Insurance Program Debt Forgiveness Act of 2016 | 09/08/2016 Referred to House Budget (All Actions) |
07/14/2016 | H.Res.832 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day, and for other purposes. | 07/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions) |
07/07/2016 | H.R.5651 | LAX Community Safety Act of 2016 | 07/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (All Actions) |
06/24/2016 | H.Res.801 | Supporting the goals and ideals of Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. | 06/24/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions) |
05/19/2016 | H.R.5282 | Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2016 | 05/19/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions) |
05/11/2016 | H.R.5202 | Preserving HUD's Multifamily Field Offices Act of 2016 | 05/11/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions) |
04/27/2016 | H.R.5085 | Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2016 | 04/27/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions) |
03/23/2016 | H.R.4888 | Ending Homelessness Act of 2016 | 03/23/2016 Referred to House Budget (All Actions) |
03/23/2016 | H.R.4054 | Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act | 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions) |
03/23/2016 | H.R.3992 | Students Before Profits Act of 2015 | 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions) |
01/06/2016 | H.R.4339 | Improving Small Business Advocacy Act of 2016 | 01/06/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions) |
12/15/2015 | H.R.3091 | Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 | 12/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions) |
Total: 3446
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