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
S 2503 — ROTOR Act	Yea	Feb 24, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6329 — Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025	Yea	Feb 24, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2189 — Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act	Nay	Feb 12, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025	Nay	Feb 11, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025	Yea	Feb 11, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 261 — Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025	Nay	Feb 11, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 261 — Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025	Yea	Feb 11, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 72 — Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.	Yea	Feb 11, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3617 — Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act	Nay	Feb 11, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3617 — Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act	Yea	Feb 11, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1057 — Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes…	Nay	Feb 11, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1057 — Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes…	Nay	Feb 11, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1042 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	Nay	Feb 10, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1042 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	Nay	Feb 10, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1531 — PROTECT Taiwan Act	Yea	Feb 9, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6644 — 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act	Yea	Feb 9, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 142 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision…	Nay	Feb 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4090 — Critical Mineral Dominance Act	Nay	Feb 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4090 — Critical Mineral Dominance Act	Yea	Feb 4, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Feb 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1032 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year…	Nay	Feb 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1032 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year…	Nay	Feb 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3123 — Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act	Yea	Feb 2, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 980 — Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025	Yea	Feb 2, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 68 — To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.	Yea	Jan 22, 2026	Failed	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.