Rep. Maxine Waters’ campaign has been fined $68,000 by the FEC for finance violations during the 2020 cycle, including unreported donations and excessive contributions. Though Waters denies wrongdoing, the campaign agreed to corrective actions.
She also faces ongoing criticism for paying her daughter $1.2 million for campaign work—legal but ethically questioned. In response, Republicans introduced the FIRE Act to ban campaign payments to family members, fueling renewed debate over campaign finance reform.
