After these post-publication investigations, Waters read into the Congressional Record a memorandum of understanding in which former President Ronald Reagan's CIA director rejected any duty by the CIA to report illegal narcotics trafficking to the Department of Justice. .infobox table { } Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. I don't agree with that. The following day, the House voted to block McCarthy's resolution, narrowly defeating it along party lines, 216210. Our public interest mission means we will never put our service behind a paywall. We are also still on Instagram at @govtrack.us posting 60-second summary videos of legislation in Congress. font-size: larger; Youre more than a vote, so support GovTrack today with a tip of any amount: Or keep using GovTrack for free! Scott Applewhite) "This was the dog whistle for all the people on the left, Democrat voters everywhere, and fully supported by the Democrat Party to . Otherwise, look for a phone number on that website to call her office if you have a question. position: absolute; This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.97 points toward that party.[21]. float: left; Fax: (323) 757-9506, Phone: (202) 225-2201 Waters Outlines Coronavirus Relief Package During 2nd Telephone Town Hall, $2 Trillion CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Bill, Telephone Town Hall - February 4, 2021 6:30 PM PT, LISTEN: CA-43 Telephone Town Hall on 3/19/2020, LA County Dept of Public Health COVID-19 FAQ, CDC: Detenga La Propagacion de los Microbios, Rep. And while she sits here in her mansion, our district is in ruins." WATCH: This is border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; "[80][81], The protests outside the Brooklyn Center police station remained peaceful through the night. } event.srcElement.innerText = '[show]'; [32], After a 1996 San Jose Mercury News article alleged the complicity of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the Los Angeles crack epidemic of the 1980s, Waters called for an investigation. Thank you for joining the GovTrack Advisory Community! padding:7px 8px 8px; Maxine Waters is a politician, who represents California's 43rd Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. .percentage_number { } if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; .leg-hnt-container { The National Housing Trust was enacted in 2008, but has yet to be funded. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 702,904 residents. Would you like to join our advisory group to work with us on the future of GovTrack? [37][38], According to Chuck Neubauer and Ted Rohrlich writing in the Los Angeles Times in 2004, Waters's relatives had made more than $1 million during the preceding eight years by doing business with companies, candidates and causes that Waters had helped. padding: 2px 0; letter-spacing: .04em; width: 60%; ", "Republicans demand action against Maxine Waters after Minneapolis remarks", "Republicans slam Maxine Waters for telling protesters to 'get more confrontational' over Chauvin trial", "Democratic congresswoman urges protesters to stay on streets if Derek Chauvin is cleared", "Democrats block resolution censuring Maxine Waters for Chauvin trial comments", "Did California Congresswoman Maxine Waters Tamper With The Jury In Derek Chauvin's Trial? Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? text-align: center; padding: 2px; text-align: center; On March 27, 2014, Waters introduced a discussion draft of the Housing Opportunities Move the Economy Forward Act of 2014 known as the Home Forward Act of 2014. .race_header.libertarian { .leg-hnt-district-container { height: 100%; The first eight commission members are selected at random from the remaining nominees. .leg-infobox-census-source { [56], Waters objected to Wyoming's electoral votes after the 2016 presidential election, a state Donald Trump won with 68.2% of the vote. } GovTrack.us is not a government website. .leg-hnt-leadership-title { Los Angeles Times Interview: Maxine Waters, Top Blacks Maxine Waters: Distinguished Congresswoman, Maxine Waters speaks with Street Gangs Media, Haiti regime neither able nor willing to hold fair election, United States representatives by seniority, Current members of the United States House of Representatives, List of acts of the 118th United States Congress, Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (Select), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maxine_Waters&oldid=1140823711, California State University, Los Angeles alumni, Female members of the United States House of Representatives, Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly, Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from California, 20th-century African-American politicians, Articles with dead external links from May 2016, Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected biographies of living people, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2017, All articles containing potentially dated statements, All articles with vague or ambiguous time, Articles with dead external links from August 2013, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, As chair of the full committee, Waters may serve as an, Waters shrank the committee for the 117th Congress, keeping, Received the Bruce F. Vento Award from the, This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 23:42. Maxine Waters' district. text-align: center; Crime and Law Enforcement (5%). } } Waters received . Mastodon is an alternative social media platform. Curfew means that 'I want to you all to stop talking, I want you to stop meeting, I want you to stop gathering.' Senator Hillary Clinton for the party's nomination in late January 2008, granting Clinton nationally recognized support that some suggested would "make big waves. Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters is registered to vote at her home in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood in South Los Angeles. Maxine Waters was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the fifth of 13 children reared by a single mother. The National Housing Trust Fund will then provide block grants to states to be used primarily to build, preserve, rehabilitate, and operate rental housing that is affordable to the lowest income households, and groups including seniors, disabled persons and low income workers. Heading into the election the incumbent was Democrat Maxine Waters, who was first elected in 1990. top: -9999px; overflow: hidden; } ", Waters responded: We've got to stay on the street. CA43 is 37th out of 436 other congressional districts in Race - Hispanic or Latino. "[109] In October 2017, she said the U.S. Congress had enough evidence against Trump to "be moving on impeachment", in reference to Russian collusion allegations during the 2016 presidential election, and that Trump "has openly obstructed justice in front of our face". [107], Waters began to call for the impeachment of Trump shortly after he took office. display: block; Waters Discusses Coronavirus Relief on MSNBC, Waters: Donald Trump is More Focused on Saving Statues of Slaveholders & Confederate Generals than Protecting Americans from the Coronavirus, Rep. Maxine Waters, HACLA Deliver Masks & COVID-19 Testing Info to Avalon Gardens Public Housing Residents. The district is centered in the southern part of Los Angeles County, and includes portions of the cities of Los Angeles (including LAX) and Torrance. font-weight: 300; vertical-align: top; "Maxine Waters does not drink our water. In February 2017, she said that Trump was "leading himself" to possible impeachment because of his conflicts of interest and that he was creating "chaos and division". He defeated Mark Takano (D) and Gene Berkman (L) in the general election. margin-bottom: .75em; Members cannot have switched party affiliation for at least five years. H.R. } [136], Waters's second husband, Sid Williams, played professional football in the NFL[137] and is a former U.S. font-weight: bold; [8] She graduated from Vashon High School in St. Louis before moving with her family to Los Angeles in 1961. width: 350px; @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { State Senate and Assembly districts should be nested within each other where possible.[17]. (view map) Waters On June 23, 2018, after an incident in which White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was denied service and asked to leave a restaurant, Waters urged attendees at a rally in Los Angeles to confront Trump administration officials, saying: If you see anybody from [Trump's] cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd, and you push back on them, and you tell them theyre not welcome anymore, anywhere.[70][71]. 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Maxine Waters' comments may be grounds for appeal", "What would mistrial mean for George Floyd case? } The USA Freedom Act (H.R. In California, a non-politician commission draws both congressional and state legislative district lines. padding-left: 0; } display: flex; [118], In August 2008, Waters introduced HR 6796, the Stop Very Unscrupulous Loan Transfers from Underprivileged countries from Rich Exploitive Funds Act (Stop VULTURE Funds Act). Armed Forces and National Security (6%) Fax: (202) 225-7854, Rep. California's 43rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Maxine Waters (D). Districts must also "encourage compactness." } text-align: left !important; Both candidates advanced past the top-two primary on June 7, 2016, by default.[1][2]. Maxine Waters sits on the following committees: Waters was the primary sponsor of 9 bills that were enacted. She endorsed Democratic U.S. } .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. display: inline-block; She is 84 years old. } Hackers/journalists/researchers: See these open data sources. Please sign up for our advisory group to be a part of making GovTrack a better tool for what you do. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. width: 100% !important; document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content64037e7c1568e').classList.add('leg-hnt-hide'); color: #6db24f; margin: 0px 10px; margin-top: 1em; [44] Waters's husband is a stockholder and former director of OneUnited Bank and the bank's executives were major contributors to her campaigns. } [18], As a Democratic representative in Congress, Waters was a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. width: 35px !important; On November 7, 2000, Ken Calvert won re-election to the United States House. CA43 is 50th out of 436 other congressional districts in Home median value. padding-bottom: 7px; [79][82], The judge in Chauvin's trial said on April 19, 2021, that Waters's comments were "abhorrent" and that it was "disrespectful to the rule of law and to the judicial branch" for elected officials to comment in advance of the verdict. vertical-align: middle; [33] The United States Department of Justice announced it had failed to find any evidence to support the original story. .election_results_text { font-size: 90%; column-rule: 1px solid #aaa; Joe Biden (D) would have received 80.8% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 17.0%. California Rep. Maxine Waters was completely exposed for her hypocrisy over the weekend as her challenger, Republican candidate and U.S. Navy veteran Joe Collins, released a phenomenal new campaign ad outside of Waters' luxurious, multi-million dollar mansion, according to Fox News. Waters Message to CA-43 About Coronavirus; LISTEN: Rep. vertical-align: middle !important; Collins pointed out that crime and poverty in the 43rd district have [] When south-central Los Angeles erupted in riots in which 63 were killed after the Rodney King verdict in 1992, Waters gained national attention when she led a chant of "No justice, no peace" at a rally amidst the riot. } She and her husband, Sid Williams, purchased this 6,081 sqft home for just over $2M in 2004. This district's elasticity score was 0.97. This is part of a new project to develop better tools for bringing real-time legislative data into the classroom. It had been heavily invested in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and its capital was "all but wiped out" after the U.S. government took it over. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, H.R. float: right; She asked whether "U.S.-government paid or organized operatives smuggled, transported and sold it to American citizens". Apply today! Nonpartisan primary election Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 43 Incumbent Maxine Waters and Joe Collins defeated Omar Navarro in the primary for U.S. House California District 43 on March 3, 2020. involvement. .non_result_row div { the representative for Californias 29th congressional district .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. (AP Photo/J. Waters listed the value of the home as . left: 0; margin-top: 5px; On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. A member of the Democratic Party, Waters is in her 17th House term. What should protesters do? } [108] In September 2017, while giving a eulogy at Dick Gregory's funeral, she said that she was "cleaning out the White House" and that "when I get through with Donald Trump, he's going to wish he had been impeached.