Education
BA, California State University, Los Angeles, 1970.
Professional Experience
Volunteer Coordinator, Head Start
Teacher.
Political Experience
Chief Deputy Whip, Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1990-present
Democratic National Committee, 1980-present
Assemblymember, California State Assembly, 1977-1990
Volunteer, Clinton Presidential Campaign, 1992, 1996
Volunteer, Reverend Jesse Jackson Presidential Campaign, 1984, 1988
Volunteer, Senator Edward Kennedy Presidential Campaign, 1980.
Organizations
Bhopal Justice Campaign
Co Founder, Black Women's Forum
California Peer Counseling Association
Center for the Study of Sport in Society
Founder, Community Build
Founder, Los Angeles, Free South Africa Movement
Los Angeles Women's Foundation
Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center
National Development and Voting Rights Institute
Founder, Project Build.
Current Office
House of Representatives
County
Los Angeles County (part). Cities: Gardena, Hawthorne,
Inglewood, Lawndale, Los Angeles, Playa Del Ray, and Torrance.
Population (2000), 639,088.
Zipcodes
90001-03, 90007, 90009, 90037, 90044-45, 90047, 90052, 90056,
90059, 90061, 90066, 90082, 90094, 90189, 90247-51, 90260-61,
90293, 90301-13, 90397-98, 90504, 90506
Washington, D.C. Address
2344 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2201
Fax: 202-225-7854
District Address
10124 South Broadway, Suite 1
Los Angeles, CA 90003
Phone: 323-757-8900
Fax: 323-757-9506
District Address
6033 West Century Boulevard, Suite 807
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone: 310-642-4610
Fax: 310-642-9160