Maxine Waters

United States Representative from California since 1991 · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1938 · age 88

Maxine Moore Waters is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 43rd congressional district since 1991.

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A life in dates

2020“It is not enough to say he was a revered civil rights icon. He was a man of impeccable integrity who dedicated his life to fighting against racism, discrimination & injustice.”In their words18 July 2020Quoted in Rep. John Lewis remembered for legacy of ‘good trouble’, United Press, San Diego Union-TribuneRead the whole statement

2019Honorary DegreeAwardNAACP Image Award - Chairman's AwardAward2018“And, as you know, there’s a difference in how some of our leadership talk about how we should handle all of this.”In their words10 September 2018Mad Maxine Waters Brags That She Threatens Trump Supporters ‘All The Time’, DailywireRead the whole statement

“Let’s make sure we show up wherever we have to show up,” she said at a rally in Los Angeles on Saturday.”In their words25 June 2018Fortune Magazine 25 June 2018 "Fortune Magazine article"Read the whole statement

Time 100Award2010“The shouting, the overrunning of the Capitol, the sneaking in of Tea Party participants into the basement of the Capitol, the name-calling, the spitting, all of that….”In their words31 March 2010Morning JoeRead the whole statement

2005“The president is a liar. Dick Cheney, the chief architect of the Big Lie, is not only a liar, he is a thief.”In their words6 December 2005The Washington Times (6 December 2005) "Inside Politics"Read the whole statement

2002“We’ve spent $400 billion between Iraq and Afghanistan. That amounts to a couple of billion dollars a week.”In their words16 November 2002Interview with Kam WilliamsRead the whole statement

1993Phoenix AwardAward1992Candace AwardAward1985Honorary DegreeAwardHonorary Degree from Spelman CollegeAward1938Born15 August 1938

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Waters greeting President Bill Clinton in 1994

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

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

Waters at the Daunte Wright protests in 2021

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Maxine Waters

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Jussie is my friend - a very talented & beautiful human being. It is so hurtful that homophobic haters would dare hurt someone so loving and giving.
29 January 2019 · 29 January 2019 regarding Jussie Smollett, Own words
I had a conversation here today with someone asked, ‘Well, what about Pence? If you are able to impeach, Pence will be worse. Well, I said, ‘Look, one at a time.
10 September 2018 · Mad Maxine Waters Brags That She Threatens Trump Supporters ‘All The Time’, Dailywire, Own words
If you call it a riot, it sounds like it was just a bunch of crazy people who went out and did bad things for no reason.
29 April 2007 · Remarks (May 1992), quoted in Los Angeles Times (29 April 2007) "Was it a 'riot,' a 'disturbance' or a 'rebellion'?" by Swati Pandey, Own words

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Awards

NAACP Image Award - Chairman's Award2019

Honorary Degree2019

Time 1002018

Phoenix Award1993

Candace Award1992

Honorary Degree1985

Honorary Degree from Spelman College1985

Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo

About this person

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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United States