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WATERS, MAXINE MS

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FEC candidate id
H4CA23011
Internal id
1d6bd947-fba4-4efb-a1cc-86af92d34313
Status
incumbent

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), CA-43. Source.

CategoryMetricValue
PeoplePopulation729,891
PeopleMedian age36
IncomeMedian household income$75,699
IncomePer-capita income$31,737
IncomeIn poverty16.9%
IncomeUnemployed8.4%
IncomeGini inequality index0.447
RaceWhite alone12.4%
RaceBlack alone22.2%
RaceAsian alone9.1%
RaceHispanic or Latino58.7%
RaceTwo or more races24.3%
OriginForeign-born32.7%
LanguageSpeaks English only at home41.7%
LanguageSpeaks Spanish at home49.6%
EducationHigh school or higher47.0%
EducationBachelor's or higher22.4%
EducationAdvanced degree6.8%
HouseholdFamily households70.4%
HouseholdAvg household size3.12
HouseholdNever married (15+)46.5%
HousingMedian home value$699,300
HousingMedian gross rent$1,762
HousingSingle-family detached46.5%
HousingBuilt before 194014.1%
HousingOvercrowded (>1 per room)15.9%
HousingVacant units5.1%
ServiceVeterans (18+)2.8%
HealthWith a disability13.1%
ConnectivityHouseholds with broadband91.3%
ConnectivityHouseholds with no internet5.8%
CommuteDrove alone70.2%
CommutePublic transit4.4%
CommuteWorked from home9.9%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

CycleRaisedSpentCash on handDebtsIndiv. contribs.
2026$607,583$419,652$304,388$117,993$218,070
2024$1,119,386$1,238,561$116,456$127,754$559,708
2022$1,248,563$1,367,510$235,632$34,044$517,423
2020$2,126,590$2,186,541$354,579$242,525$621,131
2018$1,600,230$1,389,066$395,533$224,489$584,631
2016$954,949$1,050,765$181,526$162,063$147,429
2014$1,301,924$1,062,921$277,419$54,224$333,104
2012$729,888$717,251$46,683$89,005$363,851
2010$698,821$723,305$26,547$55,533$221,021
2008$781,103$831,990$50,881$103,489$276,570
2006$795,432$759,625$101,769$206,608$260,217
2004$390,925$330,986$65,962$44,174$190,156
2002$240,324$262,947$6,023$7,398$101,229
2000$251,256$266,309$28,646$0$103,121
1998$220,382$177,584$43,702$0$86,982
1996$191,620$235,851$-71$7,069$128,082
1994$210,667$177,791$44,150$0$99,035
1992$191,510$207,954$11,274$0$93,789
1990$740,793$759,538$27,717$0$397,513
1988$39,159$9,653$46,460$0$35,285
1986$4,506$20,543$16,954$0$0
1984$34,237$1,247$32,992$0$30,600

Elections

Committees

Recent votes

Sponsored & cosponsored bills

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 99.0%

FeatureΔ P(win)
Base rate (historical)15.1%
incumbent+78.0%
D (major party)+10.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

CycleSupportOpposeIEs
2022$0$1,0001

Recent (latest 25)

DateSpenderFor / againstAmountPurpose
ELBERT GUILLORY'S AMERICAoppose$1,000IE Digital Production/Placement

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

DateFrom committeeTypeAmount
ELBERT GUILLORY'S AMERICA24A$1,000
2026-03-27INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERI…24K$2,500
2026-03-19LA BAMBA PAC24K$5,000
2026-03-19TORRES FOR CONGRESS24K$2,000
2026-03-19TORRES FOR CONGRESS24K$2,000
2026-03-19LA BAMBA PAC24K$5,000
2026-03-13NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MA…24K$5,000
2026-03-11ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/…24K$2,500
2026-02-26STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY …24K$2,500
2026-02-24AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY …24K$5,000
2026-02-24AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT TRS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION…24K$2,500
2026-02-19FORGE GLOBAL HOLDINGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE24K$2,500
2026-02-19AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NAT…24K$5,000
2026-02-19AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NAT…24K$5,000
2026-02-17AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTIO…24K$2,500
2026-02-11ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. COMMITT…24K$2,500
2026-02-11THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLIT…24K$5,000
2026-02-11THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLIT…24K$5,000
2026-02-10AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTI…24K$2,500
2026-02-04EQUALITY PAC24K$5,000
2026-02-04EQUALITY PAC24K$5,000
2026-02-03AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY …24K$5,000
2026-01-30SCHOOLSFIRST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION EMPLOYEES FED…24K$2,500
2026-01-29COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL PAC24K$5,000
2026-01-27CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PAC24K$2,000

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee CITIZENS FOR WATERS.

Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.

DonorEmployer / occupationCity, STGiftsTotal
ASHOURI, DIANAUSC · PHYSICIANPASADENA, CA2$5,000
KAYALI, ZEIDNONE · RETIREDPASADENA, CA2$5,000
WHITE, GLODEAN B.GLODEAN B. WHITE · MUSIC BUSINESSLOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA1$500
MAMMONE, FRANKFRANK MAMMONE · CONSULTANTBROOKLYN, NY1$100
PERRY, KENNETHTHE MARATHON GROUP · CPAREDONDO BEACH, CA1$25

Connected on the graph

Inbound (100)

datefromtypeamountrolesource
ELBERT GUILLORY'S AMERICAcontributed_to$1,000pas2
ELBERT GUILLORY'S AMERICAopposes_independently$1,000fec_ies
2026-03-27INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2026-03-19TORRES FOR CONGRESScontributed_to$2,000pas2
2026-03-19TORRES FOR CONGRESScontributed_to$2,000pas2
2026-03-19LA BAMBA PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2026-03-19LA BAMBA PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2026-03-13NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANGERS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NARPM PAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2026-03-11ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERScontributed_to$2,500pas2
2026-02-26STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2026-02-24AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2026-02-24AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT TRS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMH PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2026-02-19AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.contributed_to$5,000pas2
2026-02-19FORGE GLOBAL HOLDINGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2026-02-19AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.contributed_to$5,000pas2
2026-02-17AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2026-02-11THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2026-02-11ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2026-02-11THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2026-02-10AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2026-02-04EQUALITY LEADERSHIP FUNDcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2026-02-04EQUALITY LEADERSHIP FUNDcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2026-02-03AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2026-01-30SCHOOLSFIRST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PACcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2026-01-29COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2026-01-27KINECTA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FEDERAL PACcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2026-01-27KINECTA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FEDERAL PACcontributed_to$2,000pas2
2026-01-27CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PACcontributed_to$2,000pas2
2026-01-23AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC)contributed_to$-5,000pas2
2026-01-14POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION-FEDERAL(BNY MELLON-FED)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2026-01-13AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)contributed_to$-2,500pas2
2026-01-09SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONcontributed_to$10pas2
2025-12-31OPTIVER AMERICAS LLC PAC (OPTIVER PAC)contributed_to$3,500pas2
2025-12-31CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. PAC (CBOE PAC)contributed_to$-2,500pas2
2025-12-18NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)contributed_to$-2,500pas2
2025-12-18NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-12-17NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,000pas2
2025-12-17CHIME FINANCIAL, INC. PAC (CHIME PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-12-12AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-12-12ICE MILLER PACcontributed_to$-2,500pas2
2025-12-11MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-12-09AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-12-09SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-12-05KINECTA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FEDERAL PACcontributed_to$3,000pas2
2025-11-25AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-11-14INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICBA PAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-11-09TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,000pas2
2025-10-14CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERScontributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-10-13ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY PACcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-09-30MUTUAL OF OMAHA COMPANIES PAC (IMPAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-09-29NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2025-09-26TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-09-26VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-09-24UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-09-23DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC; THEcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-09-23NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PACcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-09-17FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FICO PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-09-15WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WABPAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-09-12ZILLOW GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ZG PAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-09-10NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANGERS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NARPM PAC)contributed_to$-2,500pas2
2025-09-10NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANGERS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NARPM PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-09-09NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY FINANCIAL & INVESTMENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2025-08-20MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERScontributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-07-16PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2025-06-30NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PACcontributed_to$-2,000pas2
2025-06-30BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-06-30BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-06-25NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANGERS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NARPM PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-06-24AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-06-24NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PACcontributed_to$2,000pas2
2025-06-11RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA RETAIL LEADERS PACcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2025-06-09AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)contributed_to$1,000pas2
2025-06-06NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-06-01AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L Econtributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-05-22ICE MILLER PACcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-05-22AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-05-20ICE MILLER PACcontributed_to$-2,500pas2
2025-05-13NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONcontributed_to$2,000pas2
2025-05-13NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-03-27THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-03-25NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-03-19NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2025-03-19CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$-1,500pas2
2025-03-12WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENTcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-03-11CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. PAC (CBOE PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-03-11CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. PAC (CBOE PAC)contributed_to$-2,500pas2
2025-03-05SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)contributed_to$1,000pas2
2025-03-05THE VANGUARD GROUP COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENTcontributed_to$-1,000pas2
2025-03-01AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L Econtributed_to$2,500pas2
2025-02-28TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM)contributed_to$-1,000pas2
2025-02-14PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTYcontributed_to$0pas2
2025-01-27AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.contributed_to$-1,000pas2
2025-01-17AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.contributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-11-16NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONcontributed_to$-1,000pas2
2022-11-09PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTYcontributed_to$26pas2
2022-11-08COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PACcontributed_to$111pas2
2022-11-08COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PACcontributed_to$7pas2
2022-11-08COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PACcontributed_to$18pas2
2022-11-04CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-11-04MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INC. EMPLOYEE PAC (MASTERCARD PAC) OR (MASTERCARD EMPLOYEE PAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2

Outbound (9)

datetypetoamountrolesource
principal_candidate_ofCITIZENS FOR WATERScandidate_committees
2026-01-08cosponsor_of_billHR 6660 — Replace Animal Tests Act of 2025cosponsorsponsorship
2025-12-03cosponsor_of_billHR 6397 — Dignity for Detained Immigrants Actcosponsorsponsorship
2025-02-04cosponsor_of_billHR 924 — NO BAN Actcosponsorsponsorship
2025-01-03member_of_committeeHouse Financial Services CommitteeMEMBERcongress-committee
2024-08-27cosponsor_of_billHR 6031 — Safe Schools Improvement Actcosponsorsponsorship
2023-12-14cosponsor_of_billHR 953 — Child Care for Every Community Actcosponsorsponsorship
2023-12-13cosponsor_of_billHR 2904 — Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2023cosponsorsponsorship
2023-12-13cosponsor_of_billHR 6470 — Restore Honor to Service Members Act of 2023cosponsorsponsorship

Clips (1)

Quotes, press releases, and Congressional Record fragments where this entity is the subject. Source: govinfo.gov BILLSTATUS + per-source ingest pipelines.

DateSourceSpeakerHeadline
GDELTnassauweekly.com: https://nassauweekly.com/certainly_better_than_a_convention/

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