Maxine Waters
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 46% from PACs and 39% from individuals.
39% individuals46% PACs15% other
$864K
raised
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California · U.S. House · District 43 · 2026
California District 43 House race
General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California District 43 House race
Maxine Waters has raised more than 55 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the California District 43 House race, 2026 report raising $879,453 between them. Maxine Waters reports $863,683 and Myla Rahman reports $15,770, a gap of $847,913. Of what Maxine Waters reports, 39% came from individuals and 46% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
MR
Myla Rahman
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
99% individuals0% PACs1% other
$16K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Banking & Financial$38K
Insurance$25K
Retail & Consumer$10K
Labor / Unions$8K
Real Estate & Construction$8K
Transportation$8K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. · pac$10K
- AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC) · pac$10K
- BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC) · pac$10K
- DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC; THE · pac$10K
- EQUALITY PAC · pac$10K
- ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- LA BAMBA PAC · pac$10K
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
46%40%14%
46% PACs40% individuals14% other
The incumbent's record
Maxine Waters is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$2.4M
−$350K - $5.2M. up $359K since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Financial Services · Ranking Member
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Banking & Financial$38K
Insurance$25K
Retail & Consumer$10K
Labor / Unions$8K
Real Estate & Construction$8K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Maxine Waters D · incumbent | vs | MR Myla Rahman D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $864K | Raised | $16K |
| $270K | Cash on hand | $2K |
| 46% | From PACs | 0% |
| 39% | From individuals | 99% |
| Banking & Financial | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |