Mary Waters

American politician (born 1955)

U.S. House — MI-13DemocraticRunning nowVugol ID VM-ZKN-619S FEC H8MI13185

Running for U.S. House, MI-13, 2026

Link: vugol.me/p/mary-waters

Roster source: FEC filing (2026-08-26)

Mary Waters — Illustration · Vugol.me — Illustration · Vugol.me
Illustration by Vugol.me, adapted from City of Detroit · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Races

2026 · U.S. House, MI-13 · General · Democratic · on the ballot
2024 · U.S. House, MI-13 · Primary · Democratic · result not on file · source

Background

Mary D. Waters is an American politician serving as an at-large member of the Detroit City Council since 2022.

A member of the Democratic Party, Waters previously served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007, serving as the chamber's first Black minority leader from 2003 to 2006.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-24 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_D._Waters

Campaign finance

$23,555total raised (2026 cycle)

$16,661total spent (2026 cycle)

$8,487cash on hand (2026 cycle)

As of 2026-07-15 · Source: FEC

Sources

Portrait — City of Detroit · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons (file page)
Background — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-09-24 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_D._Waters
Roster — FEC filing — https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8MI13185/

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