Maxine Waters
Congressman 35th
District, California Democrat
Elected 1990
Committee:
Financial Services
Judiciary
Ratings for 2010:
Liberal: less
defense spending
protect
civil liberties, human rights
ACLU American Civil
Liberties Union 94
Protect
individuals from legal infringements on rights
Liberal
labor
LCV League of Conservation
Voters 90
Pro-environmental
protection
Promote
electronic commerce and innovation
NTU National
Taxpayers Union 6
Pro-taxpayer
rights
Pro-business
Conservative: foreign policy
social
and budget issues
CFG Club for Growth 3
Pro-tax
limitation
Conservative: promotes marriage and family
oppose
abortion
Votes in 111th Congress: 2009 - 2010
Yes Overturn Ledbetter
Extend
statute of limitations in pay discrimination
Yes $820 billion stimulus
Funds to
revive U.S.
economy
No Let guns in national parks
Permit
people carrying guns in parks
Yes Cap and Trade
Industry
measure to reduce greenhouse gases
No Bar federal abortion funds
No federal
funds for health plans covering abortion
Yes Health Care Bill
Provides
insurance for people without health insurance
Yes Financial Firm
Regulation
Regulations
on financial services firms
Yes Pass tax cuts for some
Bush era
tax cuts to continue for incomes under $250,000
No Stop detainee transfers
Prohibit
defense funds used to transfer detainees to U.S.
facilities
Yes Legalize Immigrants’ Kids
Give
children of illegal parents path to legal status
Yes Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Lift ban on
openly gay people in military
No Limit Campaign Funds
Requires
sponsors of campaign ads to identify themselves
Year Candidate Vote Campaign
Chest
2010 Maxine
Waters (D) 98,131
79% 698,821
K.
Brown (R) 25,561
21 17,340
2008 Maxine
Waters (D) 150,778 83% 831,984
Ted
Hayes (R) 24,169
13 13,282
Herb
Peters (Lib) 7,632
4
2006 Maxine
Waters (D) 82,498
84% 759,619
Gordon
Mego (AMI ) 8,343 8
Paul
Ireland (Lib) 7,665
8
2006 primary Maxine
Waters (D) 34,338
86%
Carl
McGill (D) 5,538
2004 Maxine
Waters (D) 125,949 81% 330,980
Ross
Moen (R) 23,591 15
3,540
2002 Maxine
Waters (D) 72,401
78% 262,943
Ross
Moen (R) 18,094 19 75,114
2000 Maxine
Waters (D) 100,569 87% 266,309
Carl
McGill (R) 12,582
11 7,671
2000 primary Maxine
Waters (D) 64,176
85%
Carl
McGill (R) 8,898
12
1998 Maxine
Waters (D) 78,732
89% 177,584
Gordon
Mego (AI) 9,413 11
1998 primary Maxine
Waters (D) 48,892
86%
Gordon
Mego (AI) 7,677
14
1996 Maxine
Waters (D) 92,762
86% 235,851
Eric
Carlson (R) 13,116
12 2,428
1994 Maxine
Waters (D) 65,688
78% 177,791
Nate
Truman (R) 18,390
22 9,580
1992 Maxine
Waters (D) 102,941 83% 207,954
Nate
Truman (R) 17,417
14 7,143
AI Alaska
Independent Party
Lib Libertarian Party
Population 2010: 662,413
Change since 2000: up
3.6%
Urban: 100%
Rural: 0
Median Income: 42,091
Median Home Value: 447,300
Private Employment: 78%
Government Employment: 14
Self-Employed: 8
Blue Collar: 28
White Collar: 49
Median Age: 31
Over 65: 8%
Under 18: 30
High School Graduates: 68%
College Graduates: 17
Graduate Degree: 5
Veterans: 5%
White: 9%
Black: 28
Hispanic: 55
Asian: 6
2008 Presidential Vote:
Barack Obama (D) - 165,761 84%
John McCain (R) - 27,789 14
2004 Presidential Vote:
John Kerry (D) - 130,764 79%
George W. Bush (R) - 33,110 20
Maxine Waters's Voting History
Votes in 110th Congress: 2007 – 2008
Yes Increase Minimum Wage
Raise minimum
wage from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour
Yes Expand SCHIP
Expand State Children’s Health
Insurance Program
Yes Raise CAFE Standards
Increase
fuel efficiency to 35 mpg by 2020
Yes Bail Out Financial Markets
$700
billion to bail out financial industry
No Share Immigration Data
Bar funds
to governments refusing to share immigration information
No Foreign Aid Abortion Ban
Bar funds
for abortions in foreign aid programs
Yes Ban Gay Bias in Workplace
Prohibit
job discrimination based on sexual orientation
No Repeal DC Gun Law
Repeal
local prohibition of firearms
No Withdraw Troops 8/08
Requires
withdrawal of troops by August, 2008
Yes No Operations
in Iraq
Bar
military funds for contingency operations in Iraq
No Free Trade with Peru
Implement
free trade agreement with Peru
No Overhaul FISA
Overhaul
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Votes in 109th Congress: 2005 – 2006
No Estate Tax Repeal
Permanently
repeal federal estate and gift taxes
No Limit CAFE standards
Less
stringent auto fuel efficiency standards
No FY06 Spending Curb
Curb
federal entitlement spending
No Drilling in ANWR
Oil and gas
leases for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
No Limit
Interstate Abortion
No minors
across state lines for abortions without parental consent
No Extend Patriot Act
Reauthorize
USA Patriot Act expanding law enforcement authority
No Bar Same Sex Marriage
Amend
Constitution to define marriage as between man and woman
Yes Stem Cell Research Funds
Override
veto to fund embryonic stem cell research
No Build Border Fence
700 miles
of fencing along border with Mexico
No CAFTA
Approve
Central American Free Trade Agreement
No Oppose Iraq
Oppose
setting date for withdrawal of US forces from Iraq
No Detainee Tribunals
Create
military tribunals to try detainees
Votes in 108th Congress: 2003 – 2004
No Drilling in ANWR
Permit oil
drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
No Approve Bush Tax Cuts
Reduce
taxes by $350 billion through 2013
No Medicare/Rx Bill
Medicare
prescription drug legislation
* Bar Overtime Pay Regulations
Oppose
federal overtime pay regulations
Funds for
private schools in DC
* Ban Human Cloning
Criminal
sanctions for human cloning
No Restrict Gun Liability
Restrict
liability lawsuits against gun manufacturers, sellers
No Ban Partial
Birth Abortion
Criminal
sanctions for “partial birth” abortions
No Ban Same-Sex Marriage
Amend
Constitution to ban same-sex marriage
No Fund Iraq
Approve
appropriations for U.S.
military operations in Iraq
Yes Bar Cuba
Prohibit
funds to enforce economic embargo of Cuba
No Intelligence Reorganization
Reorganize
intelligence agencies; create national director
* Absent
Votes in 107th Congress: 2001 – 2002
* Approve Bush
Tax Cuts
$1.35
trillion in tax cuts
No Limit Patients’ Bill of Rights
Limit
non-economic damages in liability awards
Yes Campaign Finance Reform
Eliminate
most uses of soft money; limit pre-election advertising
Yes Ban ANWR Development
Protect
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil development
No Faith Based Charities
Federal
incentives for religious social services
Yes Bar Gays in the Boy Scouts
Do not
enforce anti-discrimination rulings against Boy Scouts
No Ban Partial
Birth Abortions
Criminal
penalties for “partial birth” abortions
No Arm Commercial Pilots
Commercial
pilots able to carry fire arms in flight
No Trade Promotion Authority
Authority
for president to negotiate international trade agreements
No Bar Funds for International Court
No federal
funds for International Criminal Court
No Authorize
Force in Iraq
Authorizes U.S.
military force in Iraq
No Deny Home
Security Department Union
Deny
employees of Homeland Security from joining union
* Absent
Votes in 106th Congress: 1999 – 2000
Yes Patient Bill of Rights
Bill of
Rights dealing with health maintenance organizations
Yes Accelerate
Minimum Wage
Increase
minimum wage by $1.00 in two instead of three years
Yes Strike Ban on Ergonomic Standards
Strike ban
on federal standard for ergonomic protection
No Override Estate
Tax Veto
Override
veto of phase-out of estate and gift taxes
* Bar RU-486 Funds for FDA
Bar FDA
funding of chemical induced abortion drug
No Display 10 Commandments
Permit
state and local governments display Ten Commandments
Yes Gun Show Background Checks
Require gun
show dealers to perform background checks
No Ban Partial
Birth Abortion
Ban partial
birth abortions
Yes NATO War in Serbia
Authorize
deployment of US military forces for Kosovo
No Permanent
Trade with China
Authorize
permanent trade relations with China
Yes Debt Relief
for Third World
Provide debt relief for heavily
indebted nations
Yes Drop Cuba
Drop
enforcement of US
economic embargo of Cuba
* Absent
Votes in 105th Congress: 1997 - 1998
No Clinton
Budget Deal
Approve
budget reconciliation bill implementing required tax cuts
No Education IRAs
Expand
retirement accounts to be spent on education expenses
No Required 2/3
vote to Raise Taxes
Amend
Constitution for 2/3 votes to raise taxes
No Fast Track Trade
Negotiate
trade agreements on “fast track” congressional authority
Yes Puerto Rico Statehood
Referendum
Referendum
on statehood in Puerto Rico
* End Highway Set-asides
End
minority set-aside funding benefits in highway program
No School Prayer Amendment
Constitutional
Amendment guaranteeing right of prayer in school
No Override Partial Birth Veto
Override
President Clinton’s veto of partial birth abortions ban
No Cut money for B-2 Bombers
Cut funding
for additional B-2 stealth bombers
Yes Human Rights in China
Require
preference to U.S.
firms in China
with human rights code of conduct
No Withdraw Bosnia
Invoke War
Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S.
military forces in Bosnia
Yes End Cuban TV – Marti
End funding
for television broadcasts to Cuba
Votes in 104th Congress: 1995 - 1996
No Reduce Medicare Growth
Reduce
projected spending for Medicare
No Override
Product Liability Veto
Override
veto of bill to limit damages in product liability
Yes Increase Minimum Wage
Increase minimum wage to $5.15
an hour
No Welfare Reform
Five year
restriction on benefits; beneficiaries find work
No Flag Amendment
Constitutional
amendment barring desecration of U.S.
flag
Yes Drop EPA Limits
Drop
limitations on enforcement authority of EPA
* Repeal
Assault Weapons Ban
Repeal ban
on manufacture and sale of assault weapons
No Override Partial Birth Veto
Override
veto of bill barring “partial birth” abortions
* Cuban Embargo
Tighten
embargo on trade with Cuba
No Bar Bosnia
Bill
prohibiting funds for U.S.
troops deploying to Bosnia
Yes Cut
Anti-Missile Defense
Reduce
funding for anti-missile defense program
No Bar U.N. Uniforms
Prohibits U.S.
forces from wearing U.N. uniforms
* Absent
Votes in 103rd Congress: 1993 – 1994
Yes Clinton
Deficit Plan
Clinton
Administration deficit reduction plan
No NAFTA
North
American Free Trade Agreement
Yes Brady Handgun Purchase
Waiting
period and background check on handguns
No Strike Race/Death Penalty
Strike
provisions barring racial discrimination death penalties
No Limit UN Command of Forces
Restrict
placing US forces under UN command
Yes Cut Missile Funds
Cut $1.2
billion from Navy weapons procurement fund
