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Maxine Waters’ Campaign Committee Fined $68,000 Over 2020 Finance Violations

Following FEC findings of misreported receipts, prohibited cash payouts, excess donations, the commission imposed a $68,000 penalty with mandatory treasurer compliance training.

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Representative Maxine Waters, a Democrat from California and ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he's working with US legislators on outbound investment rules for China that would make clear what's allowed and what's not. Photographer: Pete Kiehart/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Overview

  • The FEC determined Citizens for Waters failed to accurately report 2020 receipts and disbursements, accepted $19,000 in excessive contributions and made four prohibited cash disbursements totaling $7,000.
  • Citizens for Waters agreed to the civil penalty and will send its treasurer to a Federal Election Commission–sponsored political committee training within one year.
  • Committee attorneys maintained the disclosure errors were unintentional and said legal counsel has been retained to guide new internal compliance procedures.
  • This enforcement follows a 2023 probe into payments to Waters’s daughter and a 2018 FEC dismissal of an illegal contributions complaint.
  • Waters has served in Congress since 1991 and leads House Democrats on the Financial Services Committee, drawing renewed scrutiny to her fundraising operations.