Maxine Waters represents California’s 43rd Congressional District (previously the 35th and 29th Congressional Districts). She previously served in the California State Assembly. She identifies as a Democrat.
1988
–Endorsed Jesse Jackson (D) for President (lost primary)
2007
–Endorsed Laura Richardson (D) for Representative of California, 37th District (won)
2008
–Endorsed Barack Obama (D) for President (won)
2012
–Endorsed Barack Obama (D) for President (won)
–Endorsed Howard Berman (D) for Representative of California, 30th District (lost general election)
2014
–Endorsed Ted Lieu (D) for Representative of California, 33rd District (won)
2016
–Endorsed Hillary Clinton (D) for President (lost general election)
2017
–Endorsed Phil Murphy (D) for Governor of New Jersey (won)
2018
–Endorsed Eleni Kounalakis (D) for Lieutenant Governor of California (won)
–Endorsed Xavier Becerra (D) for Attorney General of California (won)
–Endorsed Tony Thurmond (D) for Superintendent of Public Instruction of California (won)
–Endorsed Dianne Feinstein (D) for Senator of California (won)
–Endorsed Nanette Barragán (D) for Representative of California, 44th District (won)
–Endorsed Mike Capuano (D) for Representative of Massachusetts, 7th District (lost primary)
–Endorsed Joseph Crowley (D) for Representative of New York, 14th District (lost primary)
2020
–Endorsed Joe Biden (D) for President (won)
–Endorsed Denny Heck (D) for Lieutenant Governor of Washington (won)
–Endorsed Royce West (D) for Senator of Texas (lost primary runoff)
–Endorsed Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) for Representative of California, 40th District (won)
–Endorsed Carolyn Maloney (D) for Representative of New York, 12th District (won)
–Endorsed Eliot Engel (D) for Representative of New York, 16th District (lost primary)
–Endorsed Marilyn Strickland (D) for Representative of Washington, 10th District (won)
2022
–Endorsed Shirley Weber (D) for Secretary of State of California (won)
–Endorsed Ron Galperin (D) for Controller of California (lost primary)
–Endorsed Tony Thurmond (D) for Superintendent of Public Instruction of California (won)
–Endorsed Alex Padilla (D) for Senator of California (won)
–Endorsed Alex Padilla (D) for Senator of California (won)
–Endorsed Brad Sherman (D) for Representative of California, 32nd District (won)
–Endorsed Jan Perry (D) for Representative of California, 37th District (lost general election)
–Endorsed Robert Garcia (D) for Representative of California, 42nd District (won)
–Endorsed Sara Jacobs (D) for Representative of California, 51st District (won)
–Endorsed Sean Casten (D) for Representative of Illinois, 6th District (won)
–Endorsed Glenn Ivey (D) for Representative of Maryland, 4th District (won)
–Endorsed Andy Levin (D) for Representative of Michigan, 11th District (lost primary)
2024
–Endorsed Joe Biden (D) for President (withdrew after primary)
–Endorsed Kamala Harris (D) for President (lost general election)
–Endorsed Barbara Lee (D) for Senator of California (lost special primary)
–Endorsed Barbara Lee (D) for Senator of California (lost primary)
–Endorsed Adam Schiff (D) for Senator of California (won)
–Endorsed Adam Schiff (D) for Senator of California (won)
–Endorsed Judy Chu (D) for Representative of California, 28th District (won)
–Endorsed Gil Cisneros (D) for Representative of California, 31st District (won)
–Endorsed Jamaal Bowman (D) for Representative of New York, 16th District (lost primary)