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U.S. House · CA-43 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Maxine Waters

Democratic candidate for California's 43rd Congressional District

A Los Angeles congresswoman proposing affordable-housing investment, small-business competition safeguards and stronger support for patients and caregivers.

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DistrictCA-43
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Maxine stands.

Introduced legislation

Increase banks' required affordable-housing contributions

  • Her September 2026 bill would raise Federal Home Loan Banks' mandatory contributions to the Affordable Housing Program
  • It is an introduced proposal

Officeholder position

Protect consumers as finance adopts artificial intelligence

  • She seeks federal oversight of financial AI that supports innovation while protecting consumers and investors, including enforcement of existing consumer-protection laws

Introduced legislation

Allow states to recover discriminatory-pricing damages

  • Her Fair Competition for Small Business Act would let state attorneys general seek monetary damages over unlawful pricing discrimination that harms smaller retailers

Introduced legislation

Fund diabetes services in underserved communities

  • Her Urban and Rural Diabetes Initiative Act would fund prevention, routine care and complication treatment through grants to public and nonprofit healthcare providers

Introduced legislation

Offer income-driven repayment for Parent PLUS borrowers

  • She introduced the Affordable PLUS Repayment Options for Parents Act to make income-driven repayment available to parents borrowing for their children's college education

Legislative proposal

Expand training and support for unpaid dementia caregivers

  • Her Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act proposal would provide grants for training and support services for families caring for people with dementia

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 1977–1991

    Experience

    California assemblymember

    Served fourteen years in the California Assembly.

  2. Since 1991

    Experience

    U.S. representative

    Chaired the House Financial Services Committee and worked on housing and health-disparity initiatives.

  • Accomplishment

    Helped create and fund the Neighborhood Stabilization Program

    Authored the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and secured $6 billion across two funding measures to address foreclosures, abandoned homes and neighborhood blight.

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