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Maxine Waters

D Democrat Representative from California, District 43

Seal of California California 2221 Rayburn House Office Building 202-225-2201 Born 1938-08-15

Maxine Waters is a Democrat Representative representing California's 43th congressional district, serving since 1991. Maxine Waters sits on 1 committee, including House Committee on Financial Services.

Term Details

Term Start 2025-01-03
Term End 2027-01-03
Terms Served 18
District 43

Committee Assignments

Lobbying Exposure

Total lobbying directed at committees this member serves on

$252.4M
2023-Q1 – 2024-Q4

These figures represent total lobbying on issues within each committee’s jurisdiction, not direct contributions to this member.

Recent Activity

H.R. 10640: Urban Health Transformation Act of 2026
2026-10-01

Bill Text: This bill's text is now available. Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA43] is the sponsor of this bill.

H.R. 10640: Urban Health Transformation Act of 2026
2026-10-01

Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA43] This bill was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and House Committee on Ways and Means which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration. 3 cosponsors are on those committees.

Yea
Yea
Nay
H.R. 10326: PROOF Act
2026-09-16 Passed 217/207
H.R. 10325: To increase the mandatory contribution amount of Federal Home Loan Banks to the Affordable Housing Program, and for other purposes.
2026-09-16

Ordered Reported: Sponsor: Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA43] Last Action: Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 28. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on September 16, 2026.

Data from GovTrack.us

Voting Record

97.8% Party Loyalty
With Party 628
Against Party 14
Not Voting 30
642 Total Votes Cast

Broke with Party (14)

Yea
H R 8800: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2026-07-22 · Party voted Nay · Failed
Nay
H R 8800: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2026-07-21 · Party voted Yea · Agreed to
Yea
H CON RES 84: On Agreeing to the Resolution 2026-06-04 · Party voted Nay · Failed
Nay
Nay
Nay
H RES 1099: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree 2026-03-05 · Party voted Yea · Passed
Nay
S 1071: On Passage 2025-12-10 · Party voted Yea · Passed
Nay
H RES 893: On Motion to Refer 2025-11-19 · Party voted Yea · Passed
Nay
H RES 719: On Agreeing to the Resolution 2025-09-19 · Party voted Yea · Passed
Nay
H R 1770: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass 2025-07-14 · Party voted Yea · Passed

Data from GovTrack.us · 119th Congress

Campaign Finance

2026 election cycle fundraising from FEC filings

$432K Total Raised
$132K From PACs
$175K From Individuals
$149K Cash on Hand

Top PAC Contributors

CommitteeTypeAmount
BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC)Corp$10.0K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS
Trade$5.0K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES
Trade$5.0K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
Labor$5.0K
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL
Trade$5.0K
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS
Labor$5.0K
MUTUAL OF OMAHA COMPANIES PAC (IMPAC)
MUTUAL OF OMAHA
Corp$5.0K
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
W$5.0K
DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC; THE
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION
Corp$5.0K
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICBA PAC)
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA
Trade$5.0K
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Labor$5.0K
ZILLOW GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ZG PAC)Corp$5.0K
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Corp$5.0K
AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC)
AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION
Trade$5.0K
OPTIVER AMERICAS LLC PAC (OPTIVER PAC)Corp$3.5K

2026 cycle · Data from Federal Election Commission

Follow the Money

These organizations both lobbied committees this member serves on and contributed to their campaign via PAC.

PAC Contribution $5.0K
Lobbying Spend $3.7M
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL Trade
PAC Contribution $5.0K
Lobbying Spend $9.2M
PAC Contribution $5.0K
Lobbying Spend $3.8M