Waters has been paying her daughter with campaign funds for years. In 2018, the Daily Caller News Foundation broke the news that Waters was paying her daughter more than $100,000 in campaign funds during that election cycle.
Recipient | Date | Purpose | Amount |
Karen Waters | 6/3/22 | Slate Mailer Management Fee | $3,500 |
Karen Waters | 6/3/22 | Slate Mailer Management Fee | $5,000 |
Karen Waters | 6/22/22 | Slate Mailer Management Fee | $3,000 |
Karen Waters | 6/22/22 | Slate Mailer Management Fee | $5,000 |
Democratic Connecticut Rep. Jahana Hayes, who was caught paying her family tens of thousands of dollars since entering Congress after the Daily Caller reviewed FEC records, has also continued to pay her children with campaign funds.