Representative Maxine Waters speaks at an election hearings held at the Japanese American National Museum on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) David Crane TNS In California politics, corruption is legal as long as the forms are filled out correctly. For Rep. Maxine Waters, it's an art form. The Los Angeles congresswoman has long allowed her name to be used in a political advertising business run by her daughter.