Rep. Maxine Waters’ campaign paid her daughter $240K

The daughter of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) enjoyed another very prosperous election cycle. Karen Waters was paid approximately $240,000 by her mother's campaign, according to federal election records. 

The newest Federal Election Commission filings show that Karen Waters received five payments from the Citizens for Waters campaign between October and November that totaled $28,150. 

There are another 26 disbursements from Maxine Waters' campaign to her daughter between March 2019 and September 2019 that total $212,600.

The descriptions of the payments include "slate mailer management fees," "office expenses," "reimbursement for canvassing," and "GOTV," which may refer to "Get Out the Vote" services.