[101] At a Congressional Black Caucus town-hall meeting on jobs in Detroit, Waters said that African American members of Congress were reluctant to criticize or place public pressure on Obama because "y'all love the President". In 2020, Joe Collins challenged Maxine Waters for California's 43rd Congressional District. padding: 0.5em 0; 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. He defeated Doug Hansen (P&F) and Richard Arnold (L) in the general election. Senator Barack Obama when his lead in the pledged delegate count became insurmountable on the final day of primary voting. 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". Would you like to join our advisory group to work with us on the future of GovTrack? The 43rd and the 44th are partitioned by Alameda St, E 103rd St, Mona Blvd, E 107th Pl, E 108th St, S Alameda St, Highway 105, Mona Blvd, Santa Fe Ave, E Stockton Ave, N Bullis Rd, Palm Ave/E Killen Pl, N Thorson Ave, McMillan St, Waldorf Dr/N Castlegate Ave, S Gibson Ave, Wright Rd, E Rosecrans Ave, Highway 710, Somerset Blvd, Myrrh St, Hunsake Ave, Alondra Blvd, E Greenleaf Blvd, Main Campus Dr, S Susana Rd, Highway 91, Highway 47, Calle Anita, 2605 Homestead Pl-266 W Apras St, 255 W Victoria St-18300 S Wilmington Ave, W Victoria St, Central Ave, Lincoln Memorial Park, 2600 W Billings St-2973 W Caldwell St, Malloy Ave/S Clymar Ave, W Alondra Blvd, S Figueroa St, W 182nd St, Electric St, and S Western Ave. padding-left: 16px; padding-top: 5px; Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee. The chart is based on the bills Waters has sponsored and cosponsored On July 29, 1994, Waters came to public attention when she repeatedly interrupted a speech by Representative Peter King. .votebox-scroll-container { You can't be intimidated. These funds would be directed to three funds that support affordable housing initiatives, with 75% going to the National Housing trust fund. California's 43rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Maxine Waters (D). 207 (117th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 215 1st Avenue in Amory, , H.R. text-align: right; background-color: #f9d334; .race_header.green { Ballona wetlands and bluffs, treasures of her district. background-color: #6db24f; [6], 2004 font-size: 2em; Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. width: 90%; On November 2, 2010, Joe Baca won re-election to the United States House. #Charlottesviille", "Maxine Waters Delivers Scathing SOTU Response: 'Make No Mistake. Rep. Maxine Waters Representative for California's 43 rd District pronounced mak-SEEN // WAH-terz Waters is the representative for California 's 43 rd congressional district ( view map ) and is a Democrat. margin-bottom: -2px !important; He defeated Scott Folkens (R) in the general election. width: 150px; width: 50px; .leg-hnt-border-top { .votebox-results-metadata { [53], Waters and other House members objected to Florida's electoral votes, which George W. Bush narrowly won after a contentious recount. [25][26] On July 24, 2013, she voted in favor of Amendment 100 in H.R. He defeated Wendy Neighbor (R) and Ethel Mohler (L) in the general election. height: 56px; She is a co-founder of Black Women's Forum, a nonprofit organization of over 1,200 African American women in the Los Angeles area. Fax: (202) 225-7854, Rep. On November 6, 1990, Ron Packard won re-election to the United States House. top: 2px; Maxine Waters, Democrat, wins the 43rd District in California. 9522 (117th): Strengthening Housing Supply Act of 2022, H.R. font-weight: 300; } .inner_percentage { color: #fff; display: flex; Comments by Waters on April 17, 2021, while attending protests over the killing of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, drew controversy. The Honorable Maxine Waters. .inner_percentage.Green { .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { But his biggest boost may come from his wife, Rep. Maxine Waters", "Maxine Waters says her sister died from coronavirus", "Camille Cosby, Kathleen Battle Win Candace Awards", "Statement of Vote November 8, 1994, General Election", Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. [61][62][63] The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle noted that Waters had "long embraced Farrakhan" and refused to denounce him, even as other members of the Congressional Black Caucus who secretly met with Farrakhan in 2005 eventually did.[64]. Maps drawn by the commission may be overturned by public referendum. And we've got to get more active, we've got to get more confrontational, we've got to make sure that they know that we mean business. padding: 2px 0; max-height: 580px; text-align: center font-weight: bold; CA43 is 37th out of 436 other congressional districts in Race - Hispanic or Latino. } font-weight: 100; background-color: #ccf; from Jan 3, 2019 to Mar 1, 2023. } Maxine Waters was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the fifth of 13 children reared by a single mother. } He defeated John Roberts (R) in the general election. Incumbent Maxine Waters and Omar Navarro defeated Frank DeMartini, Edwin Duterte, and Miguel Angel Zuniga in the primary for U.S. House California District 43 on June 5, 2018. She criticized media coverage of the hospital and asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deny a waiver of the cross ownership ban, and hence license renewal for KTLA-TV, a station the Los Angeles Times owned. He defeated Mark Takano (D), Gary Odom (American Independent) and Gene Berkman (L) in the general election. [44] Waters's husband is a stockholder and former director of OneUnited Bank and the bank's executives were major contributors to her campaigns. } } 8907 (117th): Kevin and Avontes Law Reauthorization Act of 2022, H.R. .leg-hnt-hide { border: 1px solid #aaa; [7], 2002 font-size: 0.9em; He defeated Scott Folkens (R) in the general election. position: absolute; display: block; background: #4c4c4c; [49][50][51][52] On September 21, 2012, the House Ethics Committee completed a report clearing Waters of all ethics charges after nearly three years of investigation. } overflow-y: hidden; [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. font-size: larger; margin: 0; } 4111 (117th): Sovereign Debt Contract Capacity Act, H.R. Were looking to learn more about who uses GovTrack and what features you find helpful or think could be improved. flex-direction: column; } They are not crooks.[69]. [11], 1994 text-align: center; } font-style: italic; Im having a problem with a government agency, need legal help, want to schedule a meeting or White House tour, or have another question. Join 10 million other Americans using GovTrack to learn about and contact your representative and senators and track what Congress is doing each day. display: block; text-align: center; .percentage_number { padding: 2px; margin-bottom:16px; [125] After the coup, she, TransAfrica Forum founder Randall Robinson, and Jamaican member of parliament Sharon Hay-Webster led a delegation to meet with Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and bring him to Jamaica, where he remained until May. vertical-align: middle !important; Help us develop the tools to bring real-time legislative data into the classroom. Feb 21, 2023. 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The 43rd, 37th and 42nd are partitioned by E 91st St, McKinley Ave, E 88th Pl, Avalon Blvd, E Manchester Ave, S Normandie Ave, W 94th Pl, S Halldale Ave, W Century Blvd, La Salle Ave/S Denker Ave, W 104th St, S Western Ave, W 108th St, S Gramercy Pl, S Van Ness Ave, W 76th St, 8th Ave, W 79th St, S Victoria Ave, W 74th St, West Blvd, W 64th St, S La Brea Ave, 6231 S La Brea Ave-Flight Ave, W 64th St, 6404 S Springpark Ave-W Fairview Blvd, W Centinela Ave, Ave, S Central Ave, Firestone Blvd-E 90 St, S Central Ave, E 103rd St, Success Ave, E 92nd St, E 91st, Croesus Ave, and E 97th St. clear: both; She worked in a garment factory and as a telephone operator before being hired as an assistant teacher with the Head Start program in Watts in 1966. width: 50%; [40][41] Citizens Against Government Waste named her the June 2009 Porker of the Month due to her intention to obtain an earmark for the Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center. [30] In 2009, Waters co-sponsored Representative John Conyers's bill calling for reparations for slavery to be paid to black Americans. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 29 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. In the mid-80s, she also founded Project Build, . Now what? And starting in 2019 well be tracking Congresss oversight investigations of the executive branch. .results_row { Most people in Congressional District 43, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.9 minutes. Source. Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Joe Biden (D) would have received 80.8% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 17.0%. .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { text-align: center; and [98][99] She opposed the overturning of Roe v. Born on August 15, 1938, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Remus Moore and Velma Lee Carr . By joining our advisory group, you can help us make GovTrack more useful and engaging to young voters like you. [134] In a subsequent floor speech, she said that Congress, lacking the votes to override the "inevitable Bush veto on any Iraq-related legislation," needed to "better [challenge] the administration's false rhetoric about the Iraq war" and "educate our constituents [about] the connection between the problems in Pakistan, Turkey, and Iran with the problems we have created in Iraq". 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. width: 100%; display: block; Waters is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. .inner_percentage.Libertarian { background-color: #334aab; .leg-infobox-section-title { } and is a Democrat. [10], 1996 column-gap: 1em; On November 3, 1998, Ken Calvert won re-election to the United States House. document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content64037e7c1568e').classList.remove('leg-hnt-hide'); The following day, the House voted to block McCarthy's resolution, narrowly defeating it along party lines, 216210. If you are looking for our District Office contact information, you can view our Offices page. Yep, that's right. On November 4, 2008, Joe Baca won re-election to the United States House. Source. If you teach United States government and would like to speak with us about bringing legislative data into your classroom, please reach out! These nine must include three Democrats, three Republicans, and three belonging to neither party. display: inline-block; Fax: (323) 757-9506, Phone: (202) 225-2201 He defeated Guy Kimbrough (D), Annie Wallack (Natural Law), Kevin Akin (P&F) and Gene Berkman (L) in the general election. } has served since Jan 3, 2013. display: flex; 4573 (111th): Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010, H.R. We dont track why legislators miss votes, but its often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office. March 3, 2020. In the event that a map is overturned by the public, the California Supreme Court must appoint a group to draw a new map. } Congresswoman Maxine Waters is considered by many to be one of the most powerful women in politics today. Im talking about elected officials doing what needs to be done to control their budgets and to pass legislation. 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]. On November 5, 2002, Joe Baca won re-election to the United States House. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025. [129], In July 1992, Waters called President George H. W. Bush "a racist" who "polarized the races in this country". [8], 2000 Armed Forces and National Security (6%) Waters } } [33] The United States Department of Justice announced it had failed to find any evidence to support the original story. Otherwise, try contacting your own representative: You are currently on the website GovTrack.us, which has no affiliation with Waters and is not a government website. .votebox_bp_logo { Maxine Waters. line-height: 1.5em; letter-spacing: 0.03em; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; Please sign up for our advisory group to be a part of making GovTrack a better tool for what you do. box-sizing: border-box; margin: 3px 0; top: -9999px; } padding-left: 0; .votebox-covid-disclaimer { } .leg-infobox-flex-box-col { Waters is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. position: absolute; padding-left: 2px; [45][46] The matter was investigated by the House Ethics Committee,[47][48] which charged Waters with violations of the House's ethics rules in 2010. overflow-x: scroll; Regulators should see this as a wake-up call to get serious about the privacy and national security concerns, cybersecurity risks, and trading risks that are posed by cryptocurrencies". margin: 0px 10px; background-color: grey; .electionsectionheading { Senator Hillary Clinton for the party's nomination in late January 2008, granting Clinton nationally recognized support that some suggested would "make big waves. If you would like to email us, you can send us a message using the form on the contact page. .leg-hnt-district-number { event.srcElement.innerText = '[show]'; Waters asserted in 2007 that President George W. Bush was trying to "set [Congress] up" by continually requesting funds for an "occupation" that was "draining" the country of capital, soldier's lives, and other resources. Youre more than a vote, so support GovTrack today with a tip of any amount: Or keep using GovTrack for free! I don't know what 'curfew' means. His death was declared a suicide. Californias 43rd District, Visit us on Mastodon } This map has been updated for the new districts effective . } color:white; .leg-hnt-leadership > div { } Wade. Our public interest mission means we will never put our service behind a paywall. Our mission is to empower every American with the tools to understand and impact Congress. "[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". }); Ballotpedia features 395,557 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. margin-top: 5px; [139], In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Waters confirmed her sister, Velma Moody, had died of the virus aged 86.[140]. margin-right: 10px; .leg-hnt-leadership { background-color: green; .infobox.infobox-container { width: 100%; .race_header.democratic { text-align: left; font-size: 12px; Waters argued that much of the Black community regarded her conviction as false. } height: 22px; position: absolute; .inner_percentage.Democratic { Race called by The Associated Press. Maxine Waters sits on the following committees: Waters was the primary sponsor of 9 bills that were enacted. width: 350px; District 35 incumbent Maxine Waters won election in the district. } She . .indicate_scroll { font-weight: bold; 112th Congress. } She requested that the FCC force the paper to either sell its station or risk losing that station's broadcast rights. } In regard to the looting of Korean-owned stores by local black residents, she said in an interview with KABC radio host Michael Jackson: There were mothers who took this as an opportunity to take some milk, to take some bread, to take some shoes. [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). The judge refused the defense's request for a mistrial, saying that the jury "have been told not to watch the news. background-color: #db0000; } } 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. Waters Message to CA-43 About Coronavirus; LISTEN: Rep. They claimed she and her husband helped a company get government bond business, and her daughter Karen Waters and son Edward Waters have profited from her connections. The district, numbered as the 29th district from 1991 to 1993 and as the 35th district from 1993 to 2013, includes much of southern Los Angeles, as well as portions of Gardena, Inglewood and Torrance. 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Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { If you can, please take a few minutes to help us improve GovTrack for users like you. Collins managed to receive nearly double the votes of any Republican in the history of the district and . [2], Before becoming a U.S. representative, Waters served seven terms in the California State Assembly, to which she was first elected in 1976. I trust they are following those instructions", but also that "Congresswoman Waters may have given you something on appeal that may result in this whole trial being overturned".