Staff Reports
In the second quarter of 2023, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) once again showed her commitment to keeping it all in the family by paying her daughter, Karen Waters, with campaign funds. The shocking revelation comes from campaign finance disclosures, which uncovered that Maxine Waters has paid Karen Waters over $1.2 million since 2003. Wow, talk about a cushy job!
.@RepMaxineWaters in the second quarter of 2023 continued her long-held practice of paying her daughter with funds from her campaign, which steered thousands of dollars to Karen Waters, campaign finance disclosures show.https://t.co/PqFAgYmmAQ
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) July 26, 2023
These payments were supposedly for “slate-mailer operations” and other vague services like “administrative services,” “fundraising,” and “rally expenses.” But seriously, does anyone really believe that Karen Waters is a mastermind campaign strategist? It’s more like she’s getting paid just for being Maxine Waters’ daughter. Nepotism at its finest!
And it’s not just this one payment either. Just last month, Karen Waters pocketed a cool $8,000 from her mother’s committee for a “slate mailer management fee.” Sounds like a made-up job if you ask me. But hey, when your mom is a powerful politician, I guess anything is possible.
This is not the first time Maxine Waters has been caught using her campaign funds to benefit her family. In the past, she was charged by the House Ethics Committee for trying to arrange a meeting between Treasury Department officials and a bank that her husband owned stock in. Talk about a conflict of interest! But of course, she was cleared of any wrongdoing. It must be nice to be a Democrat in Congress.
What’s truly disgraceful is that this kind of behavior is allowed by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). They say it’s okay to pay family members as long as it’s at a “fair market value.” But who determines what that value is? The FEC’s guidelines are so vague that it’s basically a free-for-all for these politicians to funnel money to their relatives.
Luckily, there are some Republicans like Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) who are trying to put an end to this corruption. He co-sponsored the FIRE Act, which aims to block politicians from using campaign funds to pay their family members. It’s time for some accountability in Washington!
But don’t hold your breath for Maxine Waters or any other Democrat to speak out against this kind of shady behavior. It’s all part of their playbook to enrich themselves and their families while pretending to fight for the working class. It’s about time the American people see through their lies and demand better from their elected officials. Enough is enough!
