LegiStorm

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• California State College, Los Angeles - BA, sociology (1970)

• Vashon High School (St. Louis, Mo.) - Diploma

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  43rd Congressional District of California
  Maxine Moore Carr Waters, 71.68%

  Democrat
  Joe Edward Collins III, 28.32%

  Republican

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  43rd Congressional District of California
  Maxine Moore Carr Waters, 77.67%

  Democrat
  Omar Navarro, 22.33%

  Republican

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  43rd Congressional District of California
  Maxine Moore Carr Waters, 76.08%

  Democrat
  Omar Navarro, 23.92%

  Republican

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  43rd Congressional District of California
  Maxine Moore Carr Waters, 70.96%

  Democrat
  John Wood Jr, 29.04%

  Republican

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  43rd Congressional District of California
  Maxine Moore Carr Waters, 71.24%

  Democrat
  Bob Flores, 28.76%

  Democrat

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  35th Congressional District of California
  Maxine Moore Carr Waters, 79.33%

  Democrat
  K Bruce Brown, 20.66%

  Republican

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  35th Congressional District of California
  Maxine Moore Carr Waters, 82.58%

  Democrat
  Ted Hayes, 13.24%

  Republican
  Herb Peters, 4.18%

  Libertarian

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  35th Congressional District of California
  Maxine Moore Carr Waters, 83.75%

  Democrat
  Gordon Michael Mego, 8.47%

  Independent
  Paul T Ireland, 7.78%

  Libertarian

• 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

  35th Congressional District of California
  Maxine Moore Carr Waters, 80.53%

  Democrat
  Ross Moen, 15.08%

  Republican
  Gordon Michael Mego, 2.20%

  American Independent
  Charles Tate, 2.19%

  Libertarian

• 2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

  35th Congressional District of California
  Maxine Moore Carr Waters, 77.51%

  Democrat
  Ross Moen, 19.37%

  Republican
  Gordon Michael Mego, 3.12%

  American Independent

• 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

  35th Congressional District of California
  Maxine Moore Carr Waters, 86.54%

  Democrat
  Carl Mcgill, 10.83%

  Republican
  Gordon Michael Mego, 1.64%

  American Independent

• 1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)

  35th Congressional District of California
  Maxine Moore Carr Waters, 89.32%

  Democrat
  Gordon Michael Mego, 10.68%

  American Independent

• 1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)

  35th Congressional District of California
  Maxine Moore Carr Waters, 85.50%

  Democrat
  Eric Carlson, 12.09%

  Republican
  Gordon Michael Mego, 2.41%

  American Independent

• 1995 (Nov. 8, 1994 election)

  35th Congressional District of California
  Maxine Moore Carr Waters, 78.12%

  Democrat
  Nate Truman, 21.87%

  Republican

• 1993 (Nov. 3, 1992 election)

  35th Congressional District of California
  Maxine Moore Carr Waters, 82.50%

  Democrat
  Nate Truman, 13.96%

  Republican
  Alice Mae Miles, 2.24%

  Peace and Freedom
  Carin Rogers, 1.30%

  Libertarian

• 1991 (Nov. 6, 1990 election)

  29th Congressional District of California
  Maxine Moore Carr Waters, 79.40%

  Democrat
  Bill Dewitt, 18.64%

  Republican
  Waheed R Boctor, 1.96%

  Libertarian

Employment History

• City of Los Angeles, Calif. (1973-1976)

  Chief Deputy to City Councilman David S. Cunningham Jr.

Associated Organizations

• Project Build

• Black Women's Forum

  Co-Founder

• Citizens for Waters (California)

• People Helping People

Awards

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Franklin D. Roosevelt Distinguished Public Service Award (Roosevelt Institute) (May 2019)

• Chairman’s Award (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) (March 2019)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

• Social Humanitarian Award (BET Networks) (Aug. 5, 2017)

• Defender of Housing (National Association of Home Builders) (Sept. 2016)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form
• Vekeo, official
• 
  Email, scheduling:
  waters.scheduler@mail.house.gov

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	2221 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-0543
Phone:	202-225-2201
Fax:	202-225-7854

View Larger Map

   » District Offices

Privately Financed Travel

126 trips taken between 2000 - 2024 costing $248,785

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Financial Services Committee, Ranking Member
• House Financial Services Committee Artificial Intelligence Working Group
• Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

Caucuses

• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, Co-Chair
• California Democratic Congressional Delegation
• Congressional Arthritis Caucus
• Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
• Congressional Black Caucus
• Congressional Caribbean Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
• Congressional Coalition for Autism Research and Education
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional Equality Caucus
• Congressional Full Employment Caucus
• Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
• Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus
• Congressional Italian-American Caucus
• Congressional Medicare for All Caucus
• Congressional Native American Caucus
• Congressional Peace Corps Caucus
• Congressional Progressive Caucus
• Congressional Social Work Caucus
• Congressional Tri-Caucus
• Congressional U.S.-China Working Group
• Congressional Voting Rights Caucus
• Congressional World Bank Caucus
• Creative Rights Caucus
• Democratic Women’s Caucus
• Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
• House Aerospace Caucus
• House Automotive Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus
• House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
• Quiet Skies Caucus
• U.S.-Africa Policy Working Group

Caught Our Eye

• Comms director leaves after foreign policy uproar

  Posted by Andy Gottlieb on Oct. 12, 2023
  Rep. Maxine Waters' (D-Calif.) communications director has departed after less than three months on the job, following backlash over the former journalist’s alleged sympathies for dictators and human rights abusers. read more

• 11 members have yet to file financial disclosure reports this year

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 22, 2023
  Nearly a dozen representatives have missed this year's filing deadline for personal financial disclosures. read more

• Democratic comms director moves to K Street

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 23, 2022
  After leading communications for several Democratic offices, a House staffer has moved to Signal Consulting Group. read more

• Rep. Maxine Waters' ex-chief heads to delivery company

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 11, 2022
  Rep. Maxine Water's (D-Calif.) former chief of staff has landed at delivery-service company Shipt. read more

• Rep. Maxine Waters hires banking lobbyist as top aide

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 14, 2021
  Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), chair of the Financial Services Committee, has chosen a financial lobbyist as her chief of staff. read more

• Democrats lead House in 2019 office spending

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 9, 2020
  Democrats led the House in 2019 office spending, according to LegiStorm data. read more

• Financial Services housing expert moves to Freddie Mac

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on May 17, 2018
  The House Financial Services Committee's long-time minority housing policy director has found a new home with Freddie Mac. read more

• Rep. Waters aide comes in out of RAINN

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 27, 2017
  Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) added a lobbyist from the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network to her staff this month. read more

• GOP House members top Dems in 2016 official spending

  Posted by Jock Friedly on Sept. 28, 2016
  Eight of the top 10 spenders of taxpayer funds in the House of Representatives this year are Republicans, as GOP lawmakers spend disproportionate amounts of their office budgets on mass mailings ahead of the elections. read more

• Former roundballer now dishing it out for Waters

  Posted by J. Todd Foster on March 30, 2016
  A staff member who now assists Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) used to assist college basketball teammates. read more

• Dismissed Hill staffer starts her congressional comeback

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Feb. 3, 2015
  A terminated congressional aide who raised ethics concerns has returned to the halls of the Capitol after a six-year absence. read more

• Rep. Maxine Waters finds a replacement, of sorts, for her grandson

  Posted by John Sugden on May 8, 2014
  Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has found someone to replace her grandson as chief of staff in her personal office. read more

• Rep. Waters files trip sponsored by financial association 5 months late

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on May 2, 2014
  The ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee stayed in West Palm Beach at the expense of a private equity trade association, although her disclosure came five months after it was due. read more

• Rep. Hinojosa adds his great-niece to his staff

  Posted by Katie Barrows on Sept. 30, 2013
  Another Hinojosa has recently joined the office of Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-Texas). read more

• One month left for 41 representatives to file financial disclosures

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on July 19, 2012
  The personal financial disclosures of members of Congress continue to trickle in two months after the initial deadline. read more

• More member financial disclosures added

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on June 18, 2012
  LegiStorm today added the financial disclsoures of twelve more House of Representatives members who filed annual financial disclosures since the initial batch was released by the House last week. read more

• 92 members of Congress did not file financial disclosures

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on June 14, 2012
   The filings of 17 senators and 75 representatives were not available when the personal financial dislcosures were released Thursday. read more

• Posted by Jock Friedly on Jan. 9, 2012
  Ethics scrutiny of Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) trips may have prompted Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) to file details about a 2011 CBC trip in an almost timely manner, but she didn't report any of her other privately financed trips anywhere close to the legally required deadline. read more

• Under scrutiny, Rep. Waters files disclosures a year late

  Posted by LegiStorm on May 9, 2011
  Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) filed travel disclosure forms nearly a year late this week, even as the representative waits to hear if an ethics committee investigation on allegations she helped a bank for personal gain will move forward. read more

• It's all in the family for some in Congress

  Posted by LegiStorm on Aug. 30, 2010
  Recent events have shown that to some lawmakers, politics is a family business. read more

• Rep. Waters in hot water over company ties

  Posted by LegiStorm on March 12, 2009
  Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)'s personal financial disclosures show she has owned stock in OneUnited Bank and her husband has been a director there, but that hasn't stopped her from using her official position to go to bat for the company in several instances. read more