Politician
Maxine Waters
Democrat · California · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4CA23011
Maxine Waters (Democrat) raised $1.1M for the 2026 California 43rd District race, $542K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$5.6M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
47%
$2.6M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$31K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$48K
Spent attacking them
47% of Maxine Waters's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California 43rd District | $1.1M | 49% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | California 43rd District | $1.1M | 44% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 43rd District | $1.2M | 55% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 43rd District | $2.1M | 43% | $31K / $48K | – | $2.2M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.1MTrade group $744KUnion $343KMembership $229KOther $174KLeadership PAC $65KSuper PAC $40K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$30K
- American Property Casualty Insurance Association Political Action Committee (Insuring America PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$24K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$23K
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action CommTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Multifamily Housing Council and Real Estate Technology and Transformation Center Political Action Committee (Nmhc PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Federal Credit Unions Political Action Committee / Nafcu/PAC / Dba National Association of Federally-Insured Credit UnionsTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Land Title Association Title Industry PAC (Tipac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- General Motors Company Political Action Committee (Gm PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$14K
- America's Credit Unions PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$11K
- S&P Global Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Vigop (Virgin Islands Republican Party)against $48K
- Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committeefor $31K
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Educationfor $14
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 16 key votes where Maxine Waters had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 6 times (38%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $21K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $430K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $145K– | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $145K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $202K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $430K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $21K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | –$507K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $507K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $507K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $21K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $430K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $21K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $65K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | –$3K$507K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $3K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $430K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
4 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Maxine Waters's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Dana ThompsonFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director / Chief Counsel, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA-43) // Legislative Counsel / Chief Counsel / Deputy Chief of Staff / Chief of Staff, Rep. Shei…
Now lobbies for T-Mobile USA, INC., Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC, Google Client Services LLC, America'S Health Insurance Plans (ahip) · via Fulcrum Public Affairs LLC
Zachary CooperFormer congressional staff
Staff Assistant, Rep. Maxine Waters (2016-2018)
Now lobbies for Payward INC D/b/a Kraken, Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation, Circle · via Invariant LLC
Andres BascumbeFormer congressional staff
Rep. Maxine Waters; House Committee on Financial Services; Rep. Gerald Connolly; Rep. Henry Waxman.
Now lobbies for Block INC.
Patrick FergussonFormer congressional staff
Senior Counsel, House Financial Services Committee; Legislative Director, Rep. Maxine Waters
Now lobbies for Pathward, N.A.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Maxine Waters's 2026 campaign?
- Maxine Waters (Democrat) raised $1.1M for the 2026 California 43rd District race, $542K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Maxine Waters?
- American Land Title Association Title Industry PAC (Tipac) ($15K), America's Credit Unions PAC ($11K), National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action Comm ($10K), National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action Committee ($10K), National Multifamily Housing Council and Real Estate Technology and Transformation Center Political Action Committee (Nmhc PAC) ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Maxine Waters raised across elections?
- $1.1M in 2026 (California 43rd District), $1.1M in 2024 (California 43rd District), $1.2M in 2022 (California 43rd District), $2.1M in 2020 (California 43rd District).