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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Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. 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
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
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 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
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
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)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
HR 859 Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-109	Apr 29, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll109 US-GOV-PD
HR 1442 Youth Poisoning Protection Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-108	Apr 29, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll108 US-GOV-PD
HR 1402 TICKET Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-107	Apr 29, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll107 US-GOV-PD
HRES 354 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 60) providing for congressional…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-106	Apr 29, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll106 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-105	Apr 29, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll105 US-GOV-PD
S 146 TAKE IT DOWN Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-104	Apr 28, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll104 US-GOV-PD
HR 973 Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-103	Apr 28, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll103 US-GOV-PD
HR 22 SAVE Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-102	Apr 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll102 US-GOV-PD
HR 22 SAVE Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-101	Apr 10, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll101 US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 14 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and…	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-100	Apr 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll100 US-GOV-PD
HR 1228 Prioritizing Veterans’ Survivors Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-99	Apr 9, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll99 US-GOV-PD
HR 1526 NORRA of 2025	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-98	Apr 9, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll98 US-GOV-PD
HR 1526 NORRA of 2025	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-97	Apr 9, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll97 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 18 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection…	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-96	Apr 9, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll96 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 28 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection…	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-95	Apr 9, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll95 US-GOV-PD
HRES 313 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14)…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-94	Apr 9, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll94 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-93	Apr 9, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll93 US-GOV-PD
HRES 294 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 18) disapproving the rule submitted…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-92	Apr 8, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll92 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-91	Apr 8, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll91 US-GOV-PD
HR 1039 Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-90	Apr 7, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll90 US-GOV-PD
HR 586 Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-89	Apr 7, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll89 US-GOV-PD
HR 1491 Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-88	Apr 1, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll88 US-GOV-PD
HRES 282 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 18) disapproving the rule submitted…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-87	Apr 1, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll87 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-86	Apr 1, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll86 US-GOV-PD
HR 997 National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-85	Mar 31, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll85 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate

Period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Receipts	Spending	Cash	Debt	Refunds	Self-funding	Net receipts
$955,740	$985,004	$39,378	$0	$26,069	—	$929,671

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Jan 12, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 8:22 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loaded	Refunds/reversals loaded	Net receipts loaded
$1,152,342	$0	$1,152,342

Largest itemized receipts

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

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.

Cycle	Position	Itemized spending loaded	Period / as of	Coverage	Source
2024	Support	$10 (1 records)	Feb 16, 2024–Feb 16, 2024 · as of Feb 16, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD