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Maxine Waters

Politician

Maxine Waters is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Maxine Waters · Maxine Watersová · Μαξίν Γουότερς · Максин Уотерс · Максін Вотерс · 8 more...				[sources]
Other name	Maxina Waters · Maxine Moore Carr · Maxine Moore Carr Waters · Maxine Moore Waters · Waters, Maxine · 10 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Waters · マキシーン・ウォターズ · マクシーン・ウォーターズ · 玛克辛·沃特斯 · 瑪克辛·沃特斯 · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1938-08-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Kinloch				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	United States of America				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
First name	Maxine				[sources]
Last name	Waters				[sources]
Phone	+12022252201				[sources]
Title	Ms.				[sources]
Website	waters.house.gov · facebook.com · twitter.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q461727				[sources]
Position	Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (1997-1999) · House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · House of Representatives (member, 2007-2009) · House of Representatives (member, 2009-2011) · House of Representatives (member, 2011-2013) · 23 more...				[sources]
Education	Bachelor of Arts · California State University, Los Angeles (-1970) · Vashon High School				[sources]
Religion	Christianity				[sources]
Ethnicity	African Americans				[sources]
Last change	2025-04-03	Last processed	2025-06-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

United States Representative from California since 1991

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-05-06

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the United States House of Representatives	2013-01-06	2015-01-03
member of the United States House of Representatives	2019-01-03	2021-01-03
member of the United States House of Representatives	2009-01-06	2011-01-03
member of the United States House of Representatives	2005-01-06	2007-01-03
member of the United States House of Representatives	2007-01-06	2009-01-03
member of the United States House of Representatives	2021-01-03	2023-01-03
member of the United States House of Representatives	2019	2021
member of the United States House of Representatives	2015-01-06	2017-01-03
member of the United States House of Representatives	2011-01-06	2013-01-03
member of the United States House of Representatives	2017-01-03	2019-01-03

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Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Sid Williams Politician	spouse	1977	-

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