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 6422 — American Water Stewardship Act	Yea	Mar 24, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4638 — Federal Working Animal Protection Act	Nay	Mar 19, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 139 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government.	Nay	Mar 18, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1958 — Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026	Nay	Mar 18, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 556 — Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act	Nay	Mar 18, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 556 — Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act	Yea	Mar 18, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1115 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from…	Nay	Mar 17, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1115 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from…	Nay	Mar 17, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 3971 — Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act	Yea	Mar 17, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4294 — MAWS Act of 2026	Yea	Mar 17, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7744 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Mar 5, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7744 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 38 — Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized…	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1099 — Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism.	Nay	Mar 5, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1100 — Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee's review of violations or alleged violations of…	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6472 — Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 723 — Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1095 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year…	Nay	Mar 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1095 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year…	Nay	Mar 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4758 — Homeowner Energy Freedom Act	Nay	Feb 25, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4758 — Homeowner Energy Freedom Act	Yea	Feb 25, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4626 — Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act	Nay	Feb 24, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4626 — Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act	Yea	Feb 24, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1075 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy…	Nay	Feb 24, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1075 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy…	Nay	Feb 24, 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.