Bonnie Watson Coleman

U.S. Representative, NJ-12

Democratic New Jersey since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Civil Rights & Liberties 2 Criminal Justice & Policing 2 Economy & Taxes 1 Education 1 Healthcare 1 Labor & Employment 1 Social Services & Welfare 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Representative, NJ-12 current New Jersey	Democratic	Jan 3, 2025	Jan 3, 2027	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-12 New Jersey	Democratic	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District NJ-12 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District NJ-12 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-12 New Jersey	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-12 New Jersey	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District NJ-12 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District NJ-12 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2019	openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-12 New Jersey	Democratic	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2019	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, NJ-12 New Jersey	Democratic	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2017	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District NJ-12 United States	Democratic	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2017	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

House Committee on Appropriations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Appropriations — Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Appropriations — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.593, social dim. -0.226. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HR 845 — Pet and Livestock Protection Act	Yea	Dec 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1366 — Mining Regulatory Clarity Act	Nay	Dec 18, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1366 — Mining Regulatory Clarity Act	Yea	Dec 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4776 — SPEED Act	Nay	Dec 18, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4776 — SPEED Act	Yea	Dec 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4776 — SPEED Act	Nay	Dec 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4776 — SPEED Act	Nay	Dec 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4776 — SPEED Act	Nay	Dec 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3492 — Protect Children’s Innocence Act	Nay	Dec 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3492 — Protect Children’s Innocence Act	Yea	Dec 17, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6703 — Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act	Nay	Dec 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6703 — Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act	Yea	Dec 17, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3616 — Reliable Power Act	Nay	Dec 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 64 — To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.	Yea	Dec 17, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 61 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with…	Yea	Dec 17, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 953 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the…	Nay	Dec 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 953 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the…	Nay	Dec 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3632 — Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025	Nay	Dec 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3632 — Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025	Yea	Dec 16, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4371 — Kayla Hamilton Act	Nay	Dec 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4371 — Kayla Hamilton Act	Yea	Dec 16, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 951 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions…	Nay	Dec 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 951 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions…	Nay	Dec 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3187 — To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other…	Yea	Dec 15, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 284 — Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act	Yea	Dec 15, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,001 recorded contributions totalling $1,152,352. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 96 of 1001 classified so far.

Funding type	Contributions	Total	Share
Big donor	53	$149,680	13%
Small-dollar	42	$4,300	0%
Super PAC	1	$10	0%
Unclassified	905	$998,363	87%

Largest contributions

Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Source
$5,000	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Feb 29, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE	BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Aug 15, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Sep 25, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION	BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Jul 3, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL NO. 9 POLITICAL ACTION ACCOUNT	BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Aug 21, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA	BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	May 24, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC	BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Jun 30, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE	BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Apr 17, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	May 17, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC	BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	May 13, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)	BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Apr 23, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENDO PAC)	BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Apr 18, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	FIRSTENERGY CORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Apr 3, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Mar 29, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS PAL	BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Jan 25, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.