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
HJRES 42 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy…	Nay	Mar 5, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 61 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental…	Nay	Mar 5, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 177 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5…	Nay	Mar 4, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 177 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5…	Nay	Mar 4, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 758 — Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025	Yea	Mar 3, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 856 — Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act	Yea	Mar 3, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 20 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy…	Nay	Feb 27, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 35 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental…	Nay	Feb 26, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 695 — Medal of Honor Act	Yea	Feb 26, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 14 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary…	Nay	Feb 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 804 — Rural Small Business Resilience Act	Yea	Feb 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 788 — DOE and SBA Research Act	Yea	Feb 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 161 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5…	Nay	Feb 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 161 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5…	Nay	Feb 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 818 — SPUR Act	Yea	Feb 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 832 — Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025	Yea	Feb 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 825 — Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act	Yea	Feb 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 35 — Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act	Nay	Feb 13, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 77 — Midnight Rules Relief Act	Nay	Feb 12, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 77 — Midnight Rules Relief Act	Yea	Feb 12, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 122 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration…	Nay	Feb 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 122 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration…	Nay	Feb 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 736 — Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025	Yea	Feb 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 692 — China Exchange Rate Transparency Act of 2025	Yea	Feb 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 26 — Protecting American Energy Production Act	Nay	Feb 7, 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.