Reelect Congressional Representative Maxine Waters to keep CD-43 on the right track for progress.
Rep. Maxine Waters’s track record and policy positions demonstrate that she will continue to be a progressive voice for the constituents of CD-43 and will govern effectively in the best interest of this diverse district.
Progressive endorsements: Rep. Waters has the endorsement of many progressive groups, including Sierra Club, California Environmental Voters, and California Labor Federation.
Top issues: Homelessness and housing, veterans protections, health-care access, financial reform, and international affairs
Priority bills: Rep. Waters’s priorities for CD-43 this year have included 33 bills about housing, community development, economics, and health care. Of these, nearly all are currently in committee. The legislation that she has sponsored this year includes bills that aim to provide rental assistance and housing vouchers, reduce the cost of insulin, and protect the benefits of disabled veterans.
Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus?: Yes
Committee leadership/membership: She currently serves as chair of the Financial Services Committee, and as the chair of the subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Governance and community leadership experience: Rep. Waters has served in this congressional seat since 1990, when she was elected with over 79% of the vote. In 2020, she won her 2020 reelection against Republican Joe Collins by 44 points.
Prior to her election to Congress, Rep. Waters served for 14 years in the California State Assembly, where she was Democratic Caucus chair. She joined the DNC in 1980, worked on five Democratic presidential campaigns between 1980 and 1996, and was involved in the DNC’s establishment of the National Development and Voting Rights Institute. She is a longtime supporter of economic development, health-care access, and housing support. Rep. Waters has worked to fund youth workforce and adult skills-training programs, to increase funding for HIV/AIDS research and treatment, and to shore up grants to reduce foreclosures and homelessness.
Other background: Rep. Maxine Waters, a career public servant, is from St. Louis, MO. She moved to Los Angeles in 1961.
The Race
Primary election results: The June 2022 results included Rep. Maxine Waters (D), 74%; Omar Navarro (R), 12%; Allison Pratt (R), 7%; and Jean Monestime (D), 7%. Rep. Maxine Waters and Omar Navarro will compete in a run-off in the November 8 general election.
Candidate fundraising and pledges: Rep. Waters’s campaign has raised $889,000 and is not funded by police or fossil fuel interests.
Opposing candidate: Republican Omar Navarro
Opposing candidate’s fundraising and pledges: Navarro’s campaign has raised $77,000 and is funded by corporate PAC interests.
The District
Counties in district: California’s 43rd Congressional District includes parts of Los Angeles County.
Voter registration: 62% Democrat, 10% Republican, 22% No Party Preference. Democrats typically hold this district. Since the 2021 redistricting process, CD-43 is 7% more Democratic than it was during the 2020 general election cycle.
District demographics: 44% Latino, 9% Asian, and 34% Black.
Recent election results: CD-43 voted for Joe Biden for president in 2020 by 64 points and Gavin Newsom for governor in 2018 by 66 points.
The Position
Congressmembers represent and advocate for the needs of their district constituents at the United States Capitol. They are responsible for creating, debating, and voting on legislation that addresses issues within their district.
The United States is divided into 435 congressional districts, each with a population of about 710,000 individuals. Each district elects a representative to the House of Representatives for a two-year term. California has 53 congressional representatives, the largest delegation in the country. There is no term limit for this position.
Reelect Congressional Representative Maxine Waters to keep CD-43 on the right track for progress.
Rep. Maxine Waters’s track record and policy positions demonstrate that she will continue to be a progressive voice for the constituents of CD-43 and will govern effectively in the best interest of this diverse district.
Progressive endorsements: Rep. Waters has the endorsement of many progressive groups, including Sierra Club, California Environmental Voters, and California Labor Federation.
Top issues: Homelessness and housing, veterans protections, health-care access, financial reform, and international affairs
Priority bills: Rep. Waters’s priorities for CD-43 this year have included 33 bills about housing, community development, economics, and health care. Of these, nearly all are currently in committee. The legislation that she has sponsored this year includes bills that aim to provide rental assistance and housing vouchers, reduce the cost of insulin, and protect the benefits of disabled veterans.
Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus?: Yes
Committee leadership/membership: She currently serves as chair of the Financial Services Committee, and as the chair of the subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Governance and community leadership experience: Rep. Waters has served in this congressional seat since 1990, when she was elected with over 79% of the vote. In 2020, she won her 2020 reelection against Republican Joe Collins by 44 points.
Prior to her election to Congress, Rep. Waters served for 14 years in the California State Assembly, where she was Democratic Caucus chair. She joined the DNC in 1980, worked on five Democratic presidential campaigns between 1980 and 1996, and was involved in the DNC’s establishment of the National Development and Voting Rights Institute. She is a longtime supporter of economic development, health-care access, and housing support. Rep. Waters has worked to fund youth workforce and adult skills-training programs, to increase funding for HIV/AIDS research and treatment, and to shore up grants to reduce foreclosures and homelessness.
Other background: Rep. Maxine Waters, a career public servant, is from St. Louis, MO. She moved to Los Angeles in 1961.
The Race
Primary election results: The June 2022 results included Rep. Maxine Waters (D), 74%; Omar Navarro (R), 12%; Allison Pratt (R), 7%; and Jean Monestime (D), 7%. Rep. Maxine Waters and Omar Navarro will compete in a run-off in the November 8 general election.
Candidate fundraising and pledges: Rep. Waters’s campaign has raised $889,000 and is not funded by police or fossil fuel interests.
Opposing candidate: Republican Omar Navarro
Opposing candidate’s fundraising and pledges: Navarro’s campaign has raised $77,000 and is funded by corporate PAC interests.
The District
Counties in district: California’s 43rd Congressional District includes parts of Los Angeles County.
Voter registration: 62% Democrat, 10% Republican, 22% No Party Preference. Democrats typically hold this district. Since the 2021 redistricting process, CD-43 is 7% more Democratic than it was during the 2020 general election cycle.
District demographics: 44% Latino, 9% Asian, and 34% Black.
Recent election results: CD-43 voted for Joe Biden for president in 2020 by 64 points and Gavin Newsom for governor in 2018 by 66 points.
The Position
Congressmembers represent and advocate for the needs of their district constituents at the United States Capitol. They are responsible for creating, debating, and voting on legislation that addresses issues within their district.
The United States is divided into 435 congressional districts, each with a population of about 710,000 individuals. Each district elects a representative to the House of Representatives for a two-year term. California has 53 congressional representatives, the largest delegation in the country. There is no term limit for this position.