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  1. Maxine Waters

    U.S. House · California – District 43

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $0

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    • Voting score 85% (19 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$9,300 donor network
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 100%
    85%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    100%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $9,300given directly by fewer than 5 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    2%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 85% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 71% (7 votes), Speech & civil liberties 83% (9 votes), War powers 100% (3 votes). Higher means more often casting the scored vote: against military aid to Israel without new conditions and against ICC sanctions, for blocking arms sales, for requiring Congress to authorize war, and for civil liberties. Each area (Israel & Gaza, war powers, speech & civil liberties) counts equally, so the score is an average of areas, not the share of all listed votes.

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    Official congressional office contacts. Congressional offices give the most weight to messages from their own constituents, so include your address. You can also reach any office through the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.

    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. Banks, finance and insurance$1,304,500
    2. Labor unions$487,000
    3. Weapons makers' PACs$43,000
    4. Crypto industry PACs$2,900
    5. Drug makers$2,000

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016.

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    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $43,000: Boeing $35,000 · Lockheed Martin $8,000
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $1,304,500 from 79 PACs: America's Credit Unions $60,000 · Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers $60,000 · National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors $60,000 · Aflac $57,500 · Mortgage Bankers Association $53,000 · and 74 more
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $487,000 from 36 PACs: AFSCME $49,000 · Machinists (IAM) $45,000 · SEIU $40,000 · Teamsters $37,500 · American Federation of Teachers $32,500 · and 31 more
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $2,000 from 1 PAC: Pfizer $2,000
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $9,300 given directly by fewer than 5 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP (2021–2026). Matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology).
    Campaign funding, 2023–26
    $1,983,068 raised · 2% small donors (under $200) · 44% large donors · 45% PACs and party
    Co-sponsors, Palestinian rights & conditions on aid
    Block the Bombs to Israel Act
    Crypto super PACs (separate)
    $2,900 given (Coinbase Innovation PAC)
    Positions
    Co-sponsors Medicare for All · Does not co-sponsor a ban on members trading stocks

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Advanced from the top-two primary (CA-43), Jun 2, 2026

    Primary, Jun 2, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Maxine Waters (this member) AdvancedDemocrat75,69363.8%
    Cristian Morales Advanced FEC filing (Cristian Morales)Republican20,00916.9%
    Myla Rahman FEC filing (Myla Rahman)Democrat17,84715.0%
    David Sedlik FEC filing (David Sedlik)Democrat5,1024.3%

    Certified results: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov · elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov (2) · sos.ca.gov

    November 3, 2026 (CA-43): faces Cristian Morales (Republican). Average of 5 forecasters: Solid D (read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov · elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov (2)

    2028 challengers

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    Changes to this entry (1)
    • 2026-10-02: Voting score changed from 83% to 85%

    Changes come from new FEC filings and votes, or from method changes explained in the change log.

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One of 53 Democrats in Congress with $0 from the pro-Israel PACs we track.

Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.