} Born on August 15, 1938, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Remus Moore and Velma Lee Carr . flex: 0 0 175px; text-align: left !important; Congresswoman Maxine Waters is considered by many to be one of the most powerful women in politics today. margin-top: 5px; The Hispanic-majority district encompassed the southwestern part of the county, and included San Bernardino and Rialto. "[131][132], Waters voted against the Iraq War Resolution, the 2002 resolution that funded and granted Congressional approval to possible military action against the regime of Saddam Hussein. 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. background-color: #003388; .leg-hnt-district-container { font-weight: bold; [135] A few months before these speeches, Waters cosponsored the House resolution to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney for making allegedly "false statements" about the war. top: -9999px; width: 150px; Incumbent Maxine Waters and Joe Collins defeated Omar Navarro in the primary for U.S. House California District 43 on March 3, 2020. @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { California's 43rd Congressional District election, 2020 positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top). .race_header.libertarian { Waters is shown as a purple triangle in our ideology-leadership chart below. font-weight: 300; She was previously 3827 (114th): Project-Based Voucher Improvement Act of 2015, H.R. [17], The California Constitution requires that districts be contiguous. A member of the Democratic Party, Waters is in her 17th House term. font-style: italic; Established in 2008 by ballot initiative, the commission comprises 14 members: five Democrats, five Republicans, and four belonging to neither party. California's 43rd congressional district - Wikipedia Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters' 43rd District is home to some of the filthiest, disease-ridden slums in the world, with conditions in vast swathes of the district worse than in slums found in third world nations in Africa and Central America. She requested that the FCC force the paper to either sell its station or risk losing that station's broadcast rights. 2397 Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2014. Health (13%) He defeated Bill Reed (L) and Nathaniel Adam (Natural Law) in the general election. top: 0px; .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, [102], In October 2011, Waters had a public dispute with Obama, arguing that he paid more attention to swing voters in the Iowa caucuses than to equal numbers of (geographically dispersed) black voters. font-size: 16px; [114], On April 24, 2018, while attending the Time 100 Gala, Waters urged Trump to resign from office, "So that I won't have to keep up this fight of your having to be impeached because I don't think you deserve to be there. On November 8, 1994, Ken Calvert won re-election to the United States House. .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { Los Angeles County is split between this district, the 36th district, 37th district, 44th district, and the 42nd district. padding-left: 2px; document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content64037e7c1568e').classList.remove('leg-hnt-hide'); font-size: 1.25em; overflow-y: hidden; Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives The 43rd Congressional District of California held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. 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[18], As a Democratic representative in Congress, Waters was a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. } 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. Most legislation has no activity after being introduced. [81][85][86][87] On April 19, 2021, McCarthy introduced a resolution in the House to censure Waters, calling her comments "dangerous". A member of the Democratic Party, Waters is in her 17th House term. If you are looking for our District Office contact information, you can view our Offices page. Phone: (323) 757-8900 width: 35px !important; } margin: 3px 0; On November 3, 1998, Ken Calvert won re-election to the United States House. and is a Democrat. Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. .indicate_scroll { .leg-hnt-hide { .leg-infobox-flex-box-row { Representative for display: block; text-align: center; [10] She ascended to the position of Democratic Caucus Chair for the Assembly.[11]. is [88], Waters later said that her remarks in Brooklyn Center were taken out of context and that she believed in nonviolent actions. [59], In early 2018, Waters was among the members of Congress the Republican Jewish Coalition called on to resign due to their connections with Nation of Islam leader and known anti-Semite[60] Louis Farrakhan, who had recently drawn criticism for antisemitic remarks. 1725 (117th): Emergency Assistance for Renters Act of 2021, H.R. 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Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. 92 (117th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, , H.R. background-color: #db0000; What should protesters do? As an assemblywoman, she advocated divestment from South Africa's apartheid regime. relatives. In 2011, the California State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census. The chart below reports missed votes over time. [5], Waters was born in 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Remus Carr and Velma Lee (ne Moore). Maxine Waters - District Map | Congress.gov | Library of Congress Home > Members > Representative Maxine Waters Representative Maxine Waters (1938 - ) In Congress 1991 - Present | Member Back to Member Detail California, District 43 The district map is not available. Waters Message to CA-43 About Coronavirus, LISTEN: Rep. .inner_percentage.Democratic { Wade. .votebox-results-cell--number { Maxine Waters, Representative for California's 43rd Congressional Waters Otherwise, look for a phone number on that website to call her office if you have a question. text-align: center; font-size: 12px; 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. On August 20, 2011, at a town hall discussing some of the displeasure that Obama's supporters felt about the Congressional Black Caucus not supporting him, Waters said, "This is a tough game. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles, was headed for victory in the race for the 43rd Congressional District, which pitted Republican Joe Collins against the longtime L.A. Democrat. And as far as I'm concerned, the 'tea party' can go straight to Hell and I intend to help them get there. Members cannot be "staff, consultants or contractors for state or federal government" while serving as commissioners. The majority and minority leaders of both chambers of the state legislature may each remove two members from each of the aforementioned groups. .electionsectionheading { justify-content: center; [6][7] The fifth of 13 children, she was raised by her single mother after her father left the family when Maxine was two. 8797 (117th): Caribbean Stakeholders Engagement Act, H.R. table-layout: fixed; 'Poor' Maxine Waters' $4.5 Million Los Angeles Mansion Raises Rep. } color: #0645ad; He defeated Scott Folkens (R) in the general election. As of the 2020 Census, California representatives represented an average of 760,350 residents. has served since Jan 3, 2013. In 2020, the median property value in Congressional District 43, CA was $586,700, and the homeownership rate was 42.5%. box-sizing: border-box; background-color: grey; The bill died in committee. [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. As of 2017[update], this is the most recent instance of the mace being employed for a disciplinary purpose. [98][99] She opposed the overturning of Roe v. margin-top: 1em; padding: 0.5em; Waters has represented large parts of south-central Los Angeles and the Los Angeles coastal communities of Westchester and Playa Del Rey, as well as the cities of Torrance, Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood and Lawndale. [22], In 2009 Waters had a confrontation with Representative Dave Obey over an earmark in the United States House Committee on Appropriations. width: 50px; [3], 2010 "[68] In her view, the violence was "a spontaneous reaction to a lot of injustice." display: none; } } } } } padding-left: 0; Fax: (323) 757-9506, Phone: (202) 225-2201 Maxine Waters' six million-dollar mansion, in stark contrast with her Waters is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. 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Maxine Waters: Trump advisors with Russia ties are ", "Waters: Trump 'leading himself' to impeachment", "Maxine Waters Turns Comedian Dick Gregory's Eulogy into Anti-Trump Speech", "Maxine Waters: Congress has enough evidence against Trump to 'be moving on impeachment'", "Maxine Waters to Trump: Blame for Charlottesville is on your side, not 'many'", "Trump has made it clear w/ Bannon & Gorka in the WH, & the Klan in the streets, it is now the White Supremacists' House. 43rd District | Congresswoman Maxine Waters .race_header.republican { } text-align: center; display: flex; ", "Maxine Waters in line to take over from Frank on Financial Services Committee", "Maxine Waters to Succeed Barney Frank on Banking Panel", "Why The NSA and President Bush Got The FISA Court to Reinterpret The Law in Order To Collect Tons Of Data", "Recently Unveiled "Home Forward" Housing Act May Signal the End of Fannie and Freddie", "H.R Bill 113th Congress 2D Session [Discussion Draft] 'Housing Opportunities Move the Economy Forward Act 5 of 2014' or the 'Home Forward Act of 2014', "H.R. [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. We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress). After the 2010 Census, each member represented 702,904 residents. look up Census data for the 43rdDistrict. [18], Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Maxine Waters ( Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing California's 43rd Congressional District. display: inline-block; Mastodon is an alternative social media platform. flex-wrap: wrap; ", "Apparent 'Pipe Bombs' Mailed To Clinton, Obama And CNN", "Cesar Sayoc, Who Mailed Pipe Bombs to Trump Critics, Is Sentenced to 20 Years", "Florida Man Who Mailed Bombs To Democrats, Media Gets 20 Years In Prison", "Why Katie Porter Isn't on the House Financial Services Committee", "Pelosi Names Select Members to Bipartisan House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis", "Today, I stand in solidarity with the 36 MILLION women being stripped of their right to decide what is best for themselves. height: 56px; Collins pointed out that crime and poverty in the 43rd district have [] .votebox-results-metadata { margin: 0 5px; Incumbent Maxine Waters defeated Joe Collins in the general election for U.S. House California District 43 on November 3, 2020. On November 7, 2006, Joe Baca won re-election to the United States House. 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. .leg-infobox-right-col { display: flex; background-color: #ccc; "[19][20][21] Waters later switched her endorsement to U.S. These California lawmakers don't live in the districts they represent justify-content: center; } [133] She has remained a consistent critic of the subsequent war and has supported immediate troop withdrawal from Iraq. ", "Jewish GOP group calls on Dem lawmakers to resign over Farrakhan remarks", "Dems denounce Farrakhan rhetoric amid pressure from GOP", "Should Clinton have shared a stage with Farrakhan at Aretha Franklin's funeral? [121], In 1998, Waters wrote Castro an open letter asking him not to extradite convicted terrorist Assata Shakur from Cuba, where she had sought asylum. 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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]. padding-bottom: 8px; The USA Freedom Act (H.R. .inner_percentage.Green { Maxine Waters' district.