Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past 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
- Next election
- Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
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$1,119,385.50
Total spent$1,238,561.44
Cash on hand$116,456.48
Debts owed by the campaign$127,753.88
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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$559,708.0750%
- PACs and other committees$493,977.4344%
- Party committees$3,300.000%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$62,400.006%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
122 committees reported giving $491,864.00 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.
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS 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
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) 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 OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$9,999.00
- GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$9,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC) Company pagePAC$7,500.00
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- KINECTA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
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- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NAFCU PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.PAC$5,000.00
- METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. PAC (AKA THE HARTFORD ADVOCATES FUND) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- H&R BLOCK INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLOCKPAC)PAC$5,000.00
- ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MORTGAGE BROKERS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE VANGUARD GROUP COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT 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
- BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC; THE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ICE MILLER PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CROWELL & MORING LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (C&M PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- STRUCTURED FINANCE COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STRUCTURED FINANCE PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- AIRPORT MINORITY ADVISORY COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FICO PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- FS PACPAC$4,500.00
- NAVIENT CORPORATION PAC (NAVIENT PAC)PAC$4,000.00
- AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I. FEDERAL PAC (AMFAM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- ENACT HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENACT PAC)PAC$4,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- APPRAISAL INSTITUTE PAC (AI PAC)Connected PAC$3,500.00
- INVESCO HOLDING COMPANY (US), INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)PAC$3,500.00
- MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INC. EMPLOYEE PAC (MASTERCARD PAC) OR (MASTERCARD EMPLOYEE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- THE KROGER CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$3,000.00
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- AFFIRM, INC. FOR POSITIVE POLICYConnected PAC$2,800.00
- SMART TD PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC) Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$2,500.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. PAC (CBOE PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE IConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA - PRUDENTIAL FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PARAMOUNT GLOBAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- RADIAN GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RAD PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CITIZENS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MMCPAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- MODERN MARKETS INITIATIVE PAC (MMI PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TAKE BACK THE HOUSE PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- STRIPE INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- 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 EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA RETAIL LEADERS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC (REPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NASDAQ, INC. PAC (NASDAQ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pagePAC$2,000.00
- CUNA MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/TRUSTAGE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)Connected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY FINANCIAL & INVESTMENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PFIZER INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MUTUAL OF OMAHA COMPANIES PAC (IMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ACI PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC)PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION - DIVISION OF LABORERS' INT'L UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- CUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- OSI SYSTEMS INC PAC OSI PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GOOGLE LLC NETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION GROCERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CHAMBER OF DIGITAL COMMERCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANGERS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NARPM PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WABPAC) Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- MIZUHO AMERICAS GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (MIZUHO AMERICAS PAC) Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- BLUE NEVADA PACLeadership PAC$47.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$18.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Maxine Waters$373.96
- Independent expenditures opposing Maxine Waters$0.00
FEC totals for the 2024 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.
- COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PACSupporting$179.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTY ACTION FUNDSupporting$176.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 43, 2024 · 3 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxine Waters (D) | $1,119,385.50 | $116,456.48 | 2024-12-31 |
| David Knight (R) | $6,788.28 | $0.00 | 2024-08-29 |
| Christopher Blake Wiggins (D) | $1,260.00 | $426.88 | 2024-02-14 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in California (retrieved October 23, 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 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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