Maxine Waters

Maxine Moore Waters (born August 15, 1938) is an American politician. She is the U.S. Representative for California's 43rd congressional district, and previously the 35th and 29th districts, serving since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party, she is the most senior of the 12 black women currently serving in the United States Congress, and is a member and former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Maxine Waters
Chair of the House Financial Services Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2019
Deputy	Carolyn Maloney
Preceded by	Jeb Hensarling
Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee
In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019
Deputy	Carolyn Maloney Dan Kildee
Preceded by	Barney Frank
Succeeded by	Patrick McHenry
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1991
Preceded by	Augustus Hawkins
Constituency	29th district (1991–1993) 35th district (1993–2013) 43rd district (2013–present)
Member of the California State Assembly from the 48th district
In office December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1990
Preceded by	Leon D. Ralph
Succeeded by	Marguerite Archie-Hudson
Personal details
Born	Maxine Moore Carr (1938-08-15) August 15, 1938 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Edward Waters (m. 1956; div. 1972) Sid Williams (m. 1977)
Children	2
Education	California State University, Los Angeles (BA)

Maxine Waters Media

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  Waters greeting President Bill Clinton in 1994

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  Waters watches as President Joe Biden signs the Methane, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and True Lender CRA Bills in 2021

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  Waters at a 1998 House Committee on the Judiciary hearing during the Impeachment inquiry against Bill Clinton

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  Waters speaking to the California Democratic Party State Convention in June 2019.

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  Waters at the Daunte Wright protests in 2021