# Maxine Waters

Maxine Waters is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 43rd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 43rd district
- Serving since: 1991-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: W000187
- FEC candidate IDs: H4CA23011

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/W000187 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

15% of Waters’s statements contain a personal attack, 2.2 times the House Democrat average of 6.6%.

## What Waters says (119th Congress (2025–27))

370 classified statements: 189 Congressional Record speeches, 73 posts on X, 65 press releases, 43 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Waters | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 14.9% | 6.6% | 20 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 24.9% | 27.5% | 145 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 70.8% | 73.2% | 145 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 15.4% | 9.8% | 29 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 28.4% | 22.7% | 50 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 3.2% | 1.9% | 31 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Finance and Financial Sector 36% (House Democrats 2.1%); Economics and Public Finance 28% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 27% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 24% (House Democrats 13%); Health 23% (House Democrats 26%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.20 (standard error 0.01), from 1,596 donors and 7,209 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 21% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 95.5% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.3% (96.4%). 14 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 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 · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 45 bills: 45 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 274. 6.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 54 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10640: Urban Health Transformation Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10640
- H.R. 10325: To increase the mandatory contribution amount of Federal Home Loan Banks to the Affordable Housing Program, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10325
- H.R. 8777: GUIDANCE Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8777
- 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… (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/179
- 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… (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/170
- H.R. 8030: DPA Transparency Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8030
- H.R. 7886: Failed Bank Executives Accountability and Consequences Act (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7886
- H.R. 7887: Incentivizing Safe and Sound Banking Act (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7887
- H.R. 7888: Closing the Enhanced Prudential Standards Loophole Act (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7888
- H.Res. 1109: Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1109

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.1M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 8.4% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 59% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMaxineWaters/status/2108292786902724851
- 2026-08-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMaxineWaters/status/2088576608257163330
- 2026-08-14 · Press release · Ranking Member Maxine Waters Applauds Federal Court for Blocking Trump’s Cruel Attack on Los Angeles Homelessness Funding · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://waters.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/ranking-member-maxine-waters-applauds-federal-court-for-blocking-trump-s-cruel-attack-on-los-angeles-homelessness-funding
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMaxineWaters/status/2087508583479198172
- 2026-07-27 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-27
- 2026-07-27 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-27
- 2026-07-21 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-21
- 2026-07-21 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-21
- 2026-07-21 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-21
- 2026-07-21 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-07-21

## Links

- Official site: https://waters.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepMaxineWaters
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaxineWaters
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmaxinewaters
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MaxineWaters
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000187

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/W000187