U.S. House · CA-43
Waters, Maxine
DCalifornia 43rd38 issues mapped from the public record
Stances are based on mapped issues and the public record (Congress.gov, FEC, and related sources). Add your own views to see how you line up.
Public record freshness
- Legislator stats: May 29, 2026
- Vote ingest: May 29, 2026
- FEC sync: Mar 28, 2026
- Finance cycle: 2026
Your alignment
Issue spotlight
Waters' recorded votes on immigration bills align with support for pathways to citizenship and expanded legal immigration. She voted for such measures in 23 of 25 mapped votes.
3
Opposing votes
17
Supporting votes
21 votes analyzed
Issue voting record
Based on public votes and official records. Browse by topic or sort by confidence.
Voting record shows Rep. Waters has supported climate action bills more often than opposed them, with 27 pro-votes versus 16 con-votes on mapped climate measures.
28 supporting · 4 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 29 mapped decisive vote(s): 28 supporting and 1 opposing with 2 absence/present vote(s).
28 supporting · 1 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 23 mapped decisive vote(s): 11 supporting and 12 opposing with 2 absence/present vote(s).
11 supporting · 12 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 19 mapped decisive vote(s): 16 supporting and 3 opposing with 1 absence/present vote(s).
16 supporting · 3 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 18 mapped decisive vote(s): 6 supporting and 12 opposing.
6 supporting · 12 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 17 mapped decisive vote(s): 7 supporting and 10 opposing with 2 absence/present vote(s).
7 supporting · 10 opposingHIGH confidence
What kind of representative is this?
HIGH confidenceRep. Waters voted with her party 97.1% of the time across 311 recorded votes, with 242 absences. She mapped as supporting immigration, climate change, gun control, abortion rights, voting rights, and criminal justice reform. She mapped as opposing government spending, defense spending, trade policy, and most economic and healthcare issues including affordable housing, minimum wage, and Medicare. She took neutral stances on tax policy, workers' rights, infrastructure investment, environmental protection, and cost of living. Attendance was 56.2%.
97.1% party-line voting; 242 votes missed out of 553 total votes
Supports
immigration (15 pro, 10 con), climate change (27 pro, 16 con), voting rights (8 pro, 5 con)
Opposes
government spending (17 pro, 34 con), defense spending (9 pro, 29 con), trade policy (3 pro, 12 con)
Neutral on
tax policy (11 pro, 12 con), environmental protection (23 pro, 24 con), infrastructure (6 pro, 7 con)
- Moderate confidence: gun control (3 pro, 1 con), LGBTQ+ rights (3 pro, 1 con); limited mapped votes on some issues
Signature issues
- Immigration — Supports immigration: 15 pro, 10 con votes mappedHIGH confidence
- Climate Change — Supports climate change: 27 pro, 16 con votes mappedHIGH confidence
- Government Spending — Opposes government spending: 17 pro, 34 con votes mappedHIGH confidence
- Defense Spending — Opposes defense spending: 9 pro, 29 con votes mappedHIGH confidence
- Voting Rights — Supports voting rights: 8 pro, 5 con votes mappedHIGH confidence
Synthesized from public voting and stance records only; not motive, corruption, electoral prospects, or district-wide opinion.
38 mapped issues • Updated May 22, 2026 • 35 non-gated high-confidence issues · 3 moderate-confidence issues · Model claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
About and public record
Sources & transparency
- Congress.gov — votes and bills
- FEC.gov — campaign finance
Sources: Congress.gov · FEC · public disclosures. Methodology and citations on this district record.