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Maxine Waters

Maxine Waters

Representative· CADHouse● In officeOn the ballot in 2026
Before officeTeacher
File · Money Read

What the money shows

Maxine Waters has an estimated net worth of $2.4M. The 2026 campaign raised $863,683. Maxine Waters sits on House Committee on Financial Services.

Sources: House disclosures · Senate disclosures · FEC

Est. net worth
$2.4M
−$350K – $5.2M
Raised (last cycle)
$864K
Years in role
35
Representative since 1991
Net-worth filings
16
+$359K since 2008
File A — Net Worth

Net worth over time

Estimated from financial disclosures. The band shows the disclosed range; the line is the midpoint estimate.

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File C — Service

Term history

  1. RepresentativeCA-43D
    2025 – 2027 · 2 yrs
  2. RepresentativeCA-43D
    2023 – 2025 · 2 yrs
  3. RepresentativeCA-43D
    2021 – 2023 · 2 yrs
  4. RepresentativeCA-43D
    2019 – 2021 · 2 yrs
  5. RepresentativeCA-43D
    2017 – 2019 · 2 yrs
  6. RepresentativeCA-43D
    2015 – 2017 · 2 yrs
  7. RepresentativeCA-43D
    2013 – 2015 · 2 yrs
  8. RepresentativeCA-35D
    2011 – 2013 · 2 yrs
  9. Show 10 earlier terms1991–2011▸
    1. RepresentativeCA-35D
      2009 – 2011 · 2 yrs
    2. RepresentativeCA-35D
      2007 – 2009 · 2 yrs
    3. RepresentativeCA-35D
      2005 – 2007 · 2 yrs
    4. RepresentativeCA-35D
      2003 – 2005 · 2 yrs
    5. RepresentativeCA-35D
      2001 – 2003 · 2 yrs
    6. RepresentativeCA-35D
      1999 – 2001 · 2 yrs
    7. RepresentativeCA-35D
      1997 – 1999 · 2 yrs
    8. RepresentativeCA-35D
      1995 – 1997 · 2 yrs
    9. RepresentativeCA-35D
      1993 – 1995 · 2 yrs
    10. RepresentativeCA-29D
      1991 – 1993 · 2 yrs
File D — Benchmark

If they'd just invested 20%

A disciplined-saver benchmark: 20% of each year's government salary, invested at an assumed 10%/yr return — versus actual disclosed net worth.

hypothetical retirement actual net worth salary

Hypothetical, not actual savings — see methodology.