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 7726 — Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2860 — Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1333 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration…	Nay	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1333 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration…	Nay	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 254 — ARTIST Act	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7618 — American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6047 — Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026	Nay	May 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1041 — Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act	Nay	May 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1041 — Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act	Yea	May 21, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1329 — Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act	Nay	May 21, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1329 — Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act	Yea	May 21, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1300 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs…	Nay	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1300 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs…	Nay	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2616 — Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act	Nay	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2616 — Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act	Yea	May 20, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1993 — 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1003 — Lulu’s Law	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 2393 — Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5317 — Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4544 — American Access to Banking Act	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3234 — Keeping Deposits Local Act	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1299 — Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment.	Yea	May 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending…	Yea	May 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending…	Nay	May 15, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act	Nay	May 14, 2026	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.