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Congresswoman
Marsha Blackburn

Worked on legislation
and programs aimed
to promote an
ownership society
and to ensure a safe
and prosperous future

County Commissioner
Brenda Carey

Fights for women and
children issues, started
an Domestic Violence
Awareness Luncheon
with local Sheriff raising
over $200,000

Expanding access to health care services is another of
Congresswoman Waters' priorities. She spearheaded
the development of the Minority AIDS Initiative in 1998
to address the alarming spread of HIV/AIDS among
African Americans, Hispanics and other minorities.

She continues to be a member of the House Committee
on Financial Services and the Chairwoman of its
Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
She also serves on the Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions and Consumer Credit, and the Subcommittee
on International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

Waters have long been highly visible in Democratic
Party politics and has served on the Democratic National
Committee (DNC) since 1980. She was a key leader in
five presidential campaigns: Sen. Edward Kennedy
(1980), Rev. Jesse Jackson (1984 & 1988), and
President Bill Clinton (1992 & 1996)

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Judge Leah
Ward Sears

Chief Justice of the
Georgia Supreme
Court, the first
woman to win a
contested state-wide
election in Georgia.

Maxine Waters
U.S. Congresswoman
35th District of California

Born Maxine Moore Carr in St. Louis, Missouri on
August 15, 1938, she moved to Los Angeles in 1961.

While working in a garment factory and for a local
telephone company, she enrolled at California State
University, Los Angeles. After earning a B.A. in
Sociology in 1966, Waters worked as a teacher and
as Coordinator of Head Start Programs in Watts.

This is where it all began: Maxine Waters developed
an eager interest in Los Angeles politics in the
1970's when she began working for city councilman
David.

Six years later Waters ran for California State Assembly in 1976, winning the election
and serving seven two-year terms in Sacramento doing an outstanding job.

In the late 80's Waters had her eye on Washington and in 1990 Waters won a seat as
Democratic representative of California in the U.S. House of Representatives. As
Representative of the 35th district, which encompasses South Central Los Angeles,
Playa Del Ray, Inglewood, and several other Los Angeles communities, where she will
become the voice of her communities.

Elected in November 2008 to her tenth term in the House of Representatives with an
overwhelming 80 percent of the votes in the 35th District of California, Congresswoman
Maxine Waters represents a large part of South Central Los Angeles, the communities
of Westchester and Playa Del Rey as well as the diverse cities of Gardena, Hawthorne,
Inglewood and Lawndale.

She continues to be a member of the House Committee on Financial Services and the
Chairwoman of its Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. She also
serves on the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, and the
Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

She also continues to serve on the Committee on the Judiciary and its Subcommittees
on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, and on Immigration, Border Security, and
Claims.

Throughout her 30 years of public service, Maxine Waters have been on the cutting edge, tackling difficult and
often controversial issues. She has combined her strong legislative and public policy acumen and high visibility
in Democratic Party activities with an unusual ability to do grassroots organizing.

Prior to her election to the House of Representatives in 1990, Congresswoman Waters had already attracted
national attention for her no-nonsense, no-holds-barred style of politics. During 14 years in the California State
Assembly, she rose to the powerful position of Democratic Caucus Chair. She was responsible for some of the
boldest legislation California has ever seen: the largest divestment of state pension funds from South Africa;
landmark affirmative action legislation; the nation's first statewide Child Abuse Prevention Training Program; the
prohibition of police strip searches for nonviolent misdemeanors; and the introduction of the nation's first plant
closure law.

As a national Democratic Party leader, Congresswoman Waters have long been highly visible in Democratic
Party politics and has served on the Democratic National Committee (DNC) since 1980. She was a key leader
in five presidential campaigns: Sen. Edward Kennedy (1980), Rev. Jesse Jackson (1984 & 1988), and President
Bill Clinton (1992 & 1996). In 2001, she was instrumental in the DNC's creation of the National Development
and Voting Rights Institute and the appointment of Mayor Maynard Jackson as its chair.

Following the Los Angeles civil unrest in 1992, Congresswoman Waters faced the nation's media and public to
interpret the hopelessness and despair in cities across America. Over the years, she has brought many
government officials and policy makers to her South Central L.A. district to appeal for more resources. They
included President Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, and Secretaries of Housing & Urban Development Henry
Cisneros and Andrew Cuomo, and Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve System. Following the
unrest, she founded Community Build, the city's grassroots rebuilding project.

She has used her skill to shape public policy and deliver the goods: $10 billion in Section 108 loan guarantees
to cities for economic and infrastructure development, housing and small business expansion; $50 million
appropriation "Youth Fair Chance" program which established an intensive job and life skills training program
for unskilled, unemployed youth; expanded U.S. debt relief for Africa and other developing nations; creating a
"Center for Women Veterans," among others.

Rep. Waters continue to be an active leader in a broad coalition of residential communities, environmental
activists, and elected officials that aggressively advocate for the mitigation of harmful impacts of the expansion
plan for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Furthermore, she continues initiatives to preserve the unique
environmental qualities of the Ballona wetlands and bluffs, treasures of her district.

She is a co-founder of Black Women's Forum, a nonprofit organization of over 1,200 African
American women in the Los Angeles area. In the mid-80s, she also founded Project Build, working
with young people in Los Angeles housing developments on job training and placement.

As she confronts the issues such as poverty, economic development, equal justice under the law and other
issues of concern to people of color, women, children, and poor people, Rep. Waters enjoy a broad cross
section of support from diverse communities across the nation.

Throughout her career, Congresswoman Waters have been an advocate for international peace, justice, and
human rights. Before her election to Congress, she was a leader in the movement to end Apartheid and
establish democracy in South Africa. She opposed the 2004 Haitian coup d'état, which overthrew the
democratically-elected government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide in Haiti, and defends the rights of political
prisoners in Haiti's prisons. She leads congressional efforts to cancel the debts that poor countries in Africa
and Latin America owe to wealthy institutions like the World Bank and free poor countries from the burden of
international debts.

Congresswoman Waters is the founding member and Chair of the 'Out of Iraq' Congressional Caucus.
Formed in June 2005, the 'Out of Iraq' Congressional Caucus is established to bring to the Congress
an on-going debate about the war in Iraq and the Administration's justifications for the decision to go
to war, to urge the return of US service members to their families as soon as possible. The Caucus
has more than 70 members.

Expanding access to health care services is another of Congresswoman Waters' priorities. She spearheaded
the development of the Minority AIDS Initiative in 1998 to address the alarming spread of HIV/AIDS among
African Americans, Hispanics and other minorities. Under her continuing leadership, funding for the Minority
AIDS Initiative has increased from the initial appropriation of $156 million in fiscal year 1999 to approximately
$400 million per year today. She is also the author of legislation to expand health services for patients with
diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease.

African American entrepreneurs laud her for her work to expand contracting and procurement opportunities and
to strengthen businesses. Long active in the women's movement, Rep. Waters have given encouragement and
financial support to women seeking public office. Many young people, including those in the hip-hop music
community, praise her for her support and understanding of young people and their efforts at self-expression.
One testament to her work is the Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center, a multimillion dollar
campus providing education and employment opportunities to residents of the Watts area.

Feature: Brenda Carey
County Commissioner
Seminole County, FL

An advocate for international
peace, justice, and human rights
entrepreneurs laud her for her
work to expand contracting and
procurement opportunities

Worked on legislation and
programs aimed to promote an
ownership society and to ensure
a safe and prosperous future for
all Americans

Brenda Carey is the President
and CEO, The Carey Company
Firm specializes in real estate
strategic planning.

Fights for women and children
issues, started an Domestic
Violence Awareness Luncheon

Congresswoman Maxine Waters

Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn

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