Maxine Waters is embroiled in yet another scandal that multiple outlets have jumped on reporting. The California Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters paid her daughter over $1.2 million in total over the last decade. However, the scandal is that the system is so rigged that it’s all been done legally.
Nepotism has no party as both Democrats and Republicans have made politics a family business. However, Republicans are aiming to ban lawmakers from putting family members on the campaign payroll. This is after many prominent Democrats have been called out over the practice in the last few years.
Democrat #MaxineWaters under Fire after Paying her Daughter $1.2 million from Campaign Cash pic.twitter.com/ByZsPe56VK
— Giordano Bruno (@GioBruno1600) January 18, 2023
Republican Texas Rep. Pat Fallon has introduced legislation called the Family Integrity to Reform Elections Act. Fallon’s legislation would prevent campaign funds from going to a candidate’s immediate family. If passed the bill would make the candidate themselves directly responsible for knowingly violating the provision.
“The Family Integrity to Reform Elections (FIRE) Act is a critical step to reducing nepotistic practices in American campaigns. Allowing direct family members to be on the take of campaigns must come to an end. For example, Maxine Waters, the worst perpetrator, has given her daughter over $1.1 million in campaign funds. This is utterly egregious, and I will not stand by as the integrity of our elections is further diminished,” Fallon said in an interview with the Daily Caller.
The bill would not be good for Waters and many prominent politicians like her.
Maxine Waters should be in jail!https://t.co/1JcZ4bVgmE
— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) January 24, 2023
“Waters’ campaign shelled out $8,000 in September to Karen Waters, a surplus to the over $1 million her daughter has raked in from the campaign since 2003, according to Federal Election Commission filings. But scrutiny over lawmakers paying family members with campaign money has heightened as of late, with some Republicans aiming to bar the practice through legislation,” the Washinton Examiner reported.
“The over $1 million given to Karen Waters, including the $8,000, has been for slate-mailer operations. Karen Waters has also been paid for things such as “administrative services,” “fundraising,” and “rally expenses,” according to filings. Waters came under fire a few months ago for paying daughter another $24,000 in campaign cash during the most recent quarter,” the Examiner report continued.
“Karen Waters, who has been organizing slate-mailing operations to bolster her mother’s re-election for nearly two decades, and her company, Progressive Connections, have received more than $1.2 million since 2003 for campaign services, including ‘slate mailer management’ fees and ‘campaign managing services,’” reported right-leaning Fox News.
Maxine Waters Under Fire After Paying Daughter Absurd Amount of Campaign Cash
Their core is criminal. https://t.co/6PeT592kIU
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) January 17, 2023
“A Citizens for Waters campaign committee filing from earlier this week shows that the younger Waters received $24,000 from the committee between January and March 2022. Slate-mailing is an uncommon practice in federal elections, where a consulting firm is hired to create a pamphlet of sorts that contains a list of candidates or policy measures and advises voters on how to cast their ballots,” Fox News added.
At this time it is legal for federal lawmakers to employ family members on campaigns. However, the practice has been frowned upon by ethics experts for decades.