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Maxine Waters

Maxine Waters

ماكسين ووترز
DemocraticRepresentative, California District 43Seat is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot

Key facts

In Congress since
Jan 3, 1991
House terms
18
Senate terms
—
Current term
Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
Born
Aug 15, 1938 (88 years)
Birthplace
Kinloch *

Education *

  • California State University, Los Angeles
  • Vashon High School

Prior occupation *

  • teacher

* Secondary source (Wikidata) — verify before on-air use

Contact

Official contact form
Washington office
2221 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Phone
(202) 225-2201
Official website
waters.house.gov

Social media

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Sources: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House — MemberData.xml (published 2026-10-01)؛ Contact page on the member's official .gov site (verified HTTP 200)

State / district offices (1)

Hawthorne, CA
13605 Hawthorne Blvd., 90250
Phone: 323-757-8900

Sources: congress-legislators — legislators-district-offices

Committees (1)

Sources: congress-legislators — committees-current + committee-membership-current

Terms of service (18)

ChamberFromToState/DistrictPartyCongress
HouseJan 3, 2025Jan 3, 2027CA-43Democrat119
HouseJan 3, 2023Jan 3, 2025CA-43Democrat118
HouseJan 3, 2021Jan 3, 2023CA-43Democrat117
HouseJan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2021CA-43Democrat116
HouseJan 3, 2017Jan 3, 2019CA-43Democrat115
HouseJan 6, 2015Jan 3, 2017CA-43Democrat114
HouseJan 3, 2013Jan 3, 2015CA-43Democrat113
HouseJan 5, 2011Jan 3, 2013CA-35Democrat112
HouseJan 6, 2009Jan 3, 2011CA-35Democrat111
HouseJan 4, 2007Jan 3, 2009CA-35Democrat110
HouseJan 4, 2005Jan 3, 2007CA-35Democrat109
HouseJan 7, 2003Jan 3, 2005CA-35Democrat108
HouseJan 3, 2001Jan 3, 2003CA-35Democrat107
HouseJan 6, 1999Jan 3, 2001CA-35Democrat106
HouseJan 7, 1997Jan 3, 1999CA-35Democrat105
HouseJan 4, 1995Jan 3, 1997CA-35Democrat104
HouseJan 5, 1993Jan 3, 1995CA-35Democrat103
HouseJan 3, 1991Jan 3, 1993CA-29Democrat102

Sources: unitedstates/congress-legislators — legislators-current

Voting record & legislation — 119th Congress

Roll calls while a member
673
Missed votes
4.5% (30)
Votes with party majority
99.3% of 452 party-split votes
Bills sponsored
45
Passed own chamber
3
Became law
0
Bills cosponsored
275

Sponsored bills (most advanced first)

BillTitleStatus
H.R. 4544American Access to Banking ActPassed the House
H.R. 1764Aligning SEC Regulations for the World Bank’s International Development Association ActPassed the House
H.R. 3422Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation ActPassed the House
H.R. 10640Urban Health Transformation Act of 2026Introduced / in committee
H.R. 10325To increase the mandatory contribution amount of Federal Home Loan Banks to the Affordable Housing Program, and for other purposes.Introduced / in committee
H.R. 8777GUIDANCE Act of 2026Introduced / in committee
H.J.Res. 179Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2022-04: Insufficient Data Protection or Security for Sensitive Consumer Information".Introduced / in committee
H.J.Res. 170Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "The Fair Credit Reporting Act's Limited Preemption of State Laws".Introduced / in committee
H.R. 8030DPA Transparency Act of 2026Introduced / in committee
H.R. 7886Failed Bank Executives Accountability and Consequences ActIntroduced / in committee
H.R. 7887Incentivizing Safe and Sound Banking ActIntroduced / in committee
H.R. 7888Closing the Enhanced Prudential Standards Loophole ActIntroduced / in committee

All 45 bills on congress.gov

Key votes (128)

“Key” = one rule for every member: final votes on measures that became law, were vetoed, or were decided by ≤ 5%; plus Cabinet and Supreme Court confirmations.

DateMeasureQuestionResultVote
2026-09-16H.R. 5334On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments262–159Nay
2026-09-16H.R. 10326On Passage217–207Nay
2026-09-16H.J.Res. 213On Passage214–208Nay
2026-09-16S. 2403On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass401–14Yea
2026-09-15H.J.Res. 210On Passage216–211Nay
2026-09-02H.J.Res. 1On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass212–206Nay
2026-09-02H.R. 1501On Passage218–201Nay
2026-09-01H.R. 6500On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments370–48Yea
2026-08-31S. 307On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass376–8Yea
2026-08-31S. 32On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass378–10Yea
2026-07-22H.R. 8800On Passage216–212Nay
2026-07-21H.R. 9770On Passage220–205Nay
2026-07-15H.R. 8595On Passage217–209Nay
2026-07-14H.R. 1181On Passage221–201Not Voting
2026-06-23S. 629On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass368–19Yea
2026-06-11H.R. 9238On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass198–218Nay
2026-06-10H.R. 8464On Passage218–200Nay
2026-06-09S. 2On Passage214–212Nay
2026-06-04H.R. 8646On Passage213–210Nay
2026-06-03S. 254On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass404–14Not Voting
2026-06-03H.R. 7726On Passage217–207Nay
2026-05-21H.R. 1329On Passage204–216Nay
2026-05-21H.R. 1041On Passage216–201Nay
2026-05-20S. 2393On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass405–5Yea
2026-05-20S. 1003On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass401–6Yea
2026-05-20H.R. 2616On Passage217–198Nay
2026-05-14H.R. 8365On Passage219–204Nay
2026-05-13H.R. 1346On Passage218–203Nay
2026-04-30S. 4465On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass261–111Yea
2026-04-27H.R. 227On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended350–5Not Voting
2026-04-22H.R. 4690On Passage215–202Nay
2026-04-21S. 1020On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass394–14Yea
2026-04-16H.R. 6409On Passage220–208Nay
2026-04-16H.R. 6398On Passage222–205Nay
2026-04-16H.R. 1689On Passage224–204Yea
2026-03-26H.R. 8029On Passage218–206Nay
2026-03-25H.R. 5103On Passage218–206Nay
2026-03-18H.R. 556On Passage215–202Nay
2026-03-18H.J.Res. 139On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass211–207Nay
2026-03-17S. 3971On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass345–41Yea

Sources: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House — roll call vote XML؛ GPO govinfo — BILLSTATUS bulk data, 119th Congress (same data as congress.gov)؛ Computed by this project from hvote/svote/bills using the rules in PLAN.md (phase 2) — as_of 2026-10-28

120th Congress

Determined after the Nov 3, 2026 election and certification; the 120th Congress convenes Jan 3, 2027

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