Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle
Who's Funding Maxine Waters?
Maxine Waters’s campaign for California’s 43rd Congressional District has reported raising $1,107,267 through October 14, 2026. That includes $404,078 (36%) in itemized individual contributions, $37,163 (3.4%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less and $541,500 from PACs, party and other committees. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them.
At a glance
Total raised$1,107,267January 1, 2025 – October 14, 2026
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| PACs and other committees | $541,500 | 49% |
| Individuals giving over $200 | $404,078 | 36% |
| Individuals giving $200 or less | $37,163 | 3.4% |
| Other receipts | $124,526 | 11% |
The leader in each category
Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle
- Top individualSara Hamilton$8,500 · 2.1% of $406,433
- Top committeeAICPA PAC$10,000 · 4.4% of $228,500
- Top employerMindset$22,300 · 5.5% of $402,933
- Top occupationChief Executive Officer$55,350 · 14% of $402,933
- Top industryFinance, Insurance & Real Estate$24,700 · 12% of $201,263
- Top stateCalifornia$222,700 · 55% of $406,433
Top individual contributors
The largest individual contributor to Waters’s campaign is Sara Hamilton, who gave $8,500 across 3 contributions. Mark Amin gave $7,000.
Waters’s top individual contributors
- Sara Hamilton$8,5003 contributions
- Mark Amin$7,0002 contributions
- Ronald Burkle$7,0002 contributions
- Charles Cascarilla$7,0002 contributions
- Langston Emerson$7,0002 contributions
- Gene Hale$7,0002 contributions
- Mellody Hobson$7,0002 contributions
- Lisa Peto$7,0003 contributions
- Timothy Pryzbylski$7,0002 contributions
- Owen Rapaport$7,0002 contributions
Top committee contributors
PACs, party committees and other committees gave $228,500 in itemized contributions. The largest is AICPA PAC, at $10,000 across 2 contributions. BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AKA BREAD FINANCIAL PAC) follows with $10,000. A joint fundraising committee passes along money it raised from many individuals, so its total here is not one contributor’s money.
Waters’s top committee contributors
- AICPA PAC$10K2 contributions
- BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AKA BREAD FINANCIAL PAC)$10K2 contributions
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS PAC$7,5002 contributions
- BLUE NEVADA PAC$5,0001 contribution
- CARPENTERS' LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE$5,0001 contribution
- CBOE GLOBAL MARKET, INC. PAC$5,0001 contribution
- CHIME FINANCIAL, INC. PAC (CHIME PAC)$5,0003 contributions
- ELECT EVERY DEMOCRAT PAC$5,0001 contribution
- KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC$5,0001 contribution
- MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PAC$5,0001 contribution
Top employers
The leading named employer is Mindset: contributors who work there gave $22,300 across 9 contributions. BlackRock is next at $12,500. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $101,983 (25% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.
Waters’s top employers
- Not Reported$58.2K51 contributions
- Self-employed$24K12 contributions
- Mindset$22.3K9 contributions
- Unemployed$19.8K25 contributions
- BlackRock$12.5K6 contributions
- Allen Media Group$11.5K5 contributions
- Ariel Investments$7,0002 contributions
- EREBOR BANK$7,0002 contributions
- G & C Equipment Corporation$7,0002 contributions
- TIMOTHY PRYZBYLSKI$7,0002 contributions
Top occupations
Among named occupations, contributors listing “Chief Executive Officer” gave the most: $55,350 across 33 contributions. “Attorney” follows at $25,950. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $73,033 (18% of itemized individual dollars).
Waters’s top occupations
- Chief Executive Officer$55.4K33 contributions
- Not employed$41.7K58 contributions
- Retired$31.4K16 contributions
- Attorney$26K19 contributions
- Owner$23.3K15 contributions
- President$19.6K23 contributions
- Partner$19.3K10 contributions
- Lobbyist$18.5K8 contributions
- Vice President$17.8K9 contributions
- Manager$15.3K7 contributions
Top industries
Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Finance, Insurance & Real Estate, at $24,700 (6.1% of itemized individual dollars). Technology & Communications follows with $15,450. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $101,983 (25% of itemized individual dollars).
Waters’s top industries
- Not Reported$58.2K51 contributions
- Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$24.7K11 contributions
- Self-Employed & Freelance$24K12 contributions
- Unemployed$19.8K25 contributions
- Technology & Communications$15.5K9 contributions
- Nonprofit, Labor & Civil Society$14.8K5 contributions
- Legal & Professional Services$10.3K6 contributions
- Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$9,3005 contributions
- Government Relations and Lobbying Services$8,0004 contributions
- Wholesale & Distribution$7,0002 contributions
Top states
California contributors gave the most, $222,700 (55% of itemized individual dollars). That is the state Waters is running in; 45% of itemized individual dollars came from outside it.
Waters’s top states
- California$222.7K128 contributions
- District of Columbia$44.3K23 contributions
- Maryland$21.8K14 contributions
- Texas$19.6K18 contributions
- Florida$16.1K10 contributions
- New York$14.7K39 contributions
- Georgia$13.5K15 contributions
- Virginia$11.4K12 contributions
- Massachusetts$8,75019 contributions
- Illinois$7,5004 contributions
About the data
Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by Maxine Waters. The rankings cover the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (CITIZENS FOR WATERS), net of refunds and excluding memo entries. A contribution made through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed is reported under the person who gave it.
Industries are assigned from each contributor's reported employer. Figures change as the campaign files new and amended reports.
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