Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Maxine Waters
- Office
- U.S. representative for California’s 43rd district
- Party
- Democrat
- Hometown
- Los Angeles, CA
- Born
- 1938
- In Congress
- House since 1991 · 35 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- WATERS, MAXINE MS
California, District 43
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookYouTubeInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H4CA23011 · Principal campaign committee: CITIZENS FOR WATERS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · California District 43 | $1,107,267.34 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · California District 43 | $1,119,385.50 | Won the general election |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · California District 43 | $1,248,563.32 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · California District 43 | $2,126,589.58 | Lost the general election (78.1%) |
Total raised$1,107,267.34
Total spent$1,119,052.46
Cash on hand$104,671.36
Debts owed by the campaign$142,160.51
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$441,241.0840%
- PACs and other committees$541,500.0149%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$124,526.2511%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$40,552.5711%
- Contributions over $200$313,358.0089%
- Itemized from inside California$185,050.0058%
- Itemized from other states$132,258.0042%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: District of Columbia $30,750.00 · Texas $17,300.00 · New York $13,375.00 · Georgia $12,250.00 · Massachusetts $3,750.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea268
Voted nay375
Voted present1
Did not vote30 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored45
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored274
Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403 Retire through Ownership Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497 Water Resources Development Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 10326 PROOF Act | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Passed | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- H.R. 10640 Urban Health Transformation Act of 2026
Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak… - H.R. 10325 To increase the mandatory contribution amount of Federal Home Loan Banks to the Affordable Housing Program, and for other purposes.
Introduced Sep 8, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 28. - H.R. 8777 GUIDANCE Act of 2026
Introduced May 13, 2026 · Latest action May 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. - H.J.Res. 179 Providing 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 May 7, 2026 · Latest action May 7, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. - H.J.Res. 170 Providing 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 Apr 30, 2026 · Latest action Apr 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. - H.R. 8030 DPA Transparency Act of 2026
Introduced Mar 20, 2026 · Latest action Mar 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. - H.R. 7886 Failed Bank Executives Accountability and Consequences Act
Introduced Mar 9, 2026 · Latest action Mar 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. - H.R. 7887 Incentivizing Safe and Sound Banking Act
Introduced Mar 9, 2026 · Latest action Mar 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. - H.R. 7888 Closing the Enhanced Prudential Standards Loophole Act
Introduced Mar 9, 2026 · Latest action Mar 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. - H.Res. 1109 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
Introduced Mar 5, 2026 · Latest action Mar 5, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Spea…
Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Committees
- House Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
108 committees reported giving $458,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000.00
- BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC; THE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- EQUALITY PACHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- LA BAMBA PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$7,500.00
- AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) Company pagePAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- ZILLOW GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ZG PAC)PAC$7,500.00
- OPTIVER AMERICAS LLC PAC (OPTIVER PAC)PAC$7,000.00
- KINECTA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
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- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICBA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PACPAC$5,000.00
- MUTUAL OF OMAHA COMPANIES PAC (IMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- NASDAQ, INC. PAC (NASDAQ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WHOLESALE & SPECIALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION (WSIA) PAC Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (BNY FEDPAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TD BANK PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AKA BREAD FINANCIAL PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- EQUALITY PROJECT PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FICO PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- RESISTANCE PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- CHIME FINANCIAL, INC. PAC (CHIME PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- TORRES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CME GROUP INC. PACPAC$2,500.00
- WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE IConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ARCHIPAC - THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTSConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- RADIAN GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RAD PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CITIZENS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ROCKET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PAC (ROCKET PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SCHOOLSFIRST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INVESTMENT ADVISER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IAA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MARSH PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- EDPACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANGERS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NARPM PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- STRUCTURED FINANCE COALITION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STRUCTURED FINANCE PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT TRS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMH PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- FORGE GLOBAL HOLDINGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- MIZUHO AMERICAS GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (MIZUHO AMERICAS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- KEYCORP ADVOCATES FUNDConnected PAC$2,000.00
- RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA RETAIL LEADERS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INC. EMPLOYEE PAC (MASTERCARD PAC) OR (MASTERCARD EMPLOYEE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- FS PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$1,500.00
- EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REALPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA - PRUDENTIAL FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NIKE INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NIKE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- INVESCO HOLDING COMPANY (US), INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- SANTANDER HOLDINGS USA INC. PAC (SANTANDER US PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- FOOD MARKETPLACE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FMI FOODPACPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION RETAILPACPAC$1,000.00
- PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY FINANCIAL & INVESTMENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- OSI SYSTEMS INC PAC OSI PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- RGA REINSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CLEO FIELDS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Maxine Waters$12,667.19
- Independent expenditures opposing Maxine Waters$0.00
FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- MAKING CALIFORNIA FIRSTSupporting$12,657.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 43, 2026 · 7 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxine Waters (D) | $1,107,267.34 | $104,671.36 | 2026-10-14 |
| Myla Rahman (D) | $15,795.00 | $1,832.30 | 2026-09-30 |
| Cristian Morales (R) | $14,995.00 | $538.74 | 2026-10-14 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California (districts 27–52) (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: CITIZENS FOR WATERS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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