Rep. Maxine Waters’ campaign committee has paid the California Democrat’s daughter nearly $50,000 this election cycle, with an additional $65,000 forthcoming, campaign finance documents show.
Disclosures with the Federal Election Commission show Karen Waters received $42,862 from Citizens for Waters through a series of nine payments made between May 2017 and January 2018. The most recent payment, of $5,000, was made Jan. 19, according to FEC filings.
The payments to the younger Waters were described as a “slate mailer management fee.”
Additional filings with the FEC show Citizens for Waters will pay Karen an additional $65,000 this election cycle for “professional services” related to the mailer.
According to California’s Fair Political Practices Commission, a slate mailer is a mass mailing in support of or opposed to candidates or ballot initiatives.
Waters has emerged as a frequent critic of President Trump and often calls for his impeachment. Her most recent call came this month, when she tweeted “impeachment is the only answer” after the president withdrew the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal.
