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
HJRES 42 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-59	Mar 5, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll59 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 61 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-58	Mar 5, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll58 US-GOV-PD
HRES 177 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-57	Mar 4, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll57 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-56	Mar 4, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll56 US-GOV-PD
HR 758 Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-55	Mar 3, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll55 US-GOV-PD
HR 856 Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-54	Mar 3, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll54 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 20 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-53	Feb 27, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll53 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 35 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-52	Feb 26, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll52 US-GOV-PD
HR 695 Medal of Honor Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-51	Feb 26, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll51 US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 14 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and…	On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-50	Feb 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll50 US-GOV-PD
HR 804 Rural Small Business Resilience Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-49	Feb 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll49 US-GOV-PD
HR 788 DOE and SBA Research Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-48	Feb 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll48 US-GOV-PD
HRES 161 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-47	Feb 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll47 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-46	Feb 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll46 US-GOV-PD
HR 818 SPUR Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-45	Feb 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll45 US-GOV-PD
HR 832 Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-44	Feb 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll44 US-GOV-PD
HR 825 Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-43	Feb 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll43 US-GOV-PD
HR 35 Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-42	Feb 13, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll42 US-GOV-PD
HR 77 Midnight Rules Relief Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-41	Feb 12, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll41 US-GOV-PD
HR 77 Midnight Rules Relief Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-40	Feb 12, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll40 US-GOV-PD
HRES 122 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-39	Feb 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll39 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-38	Feb 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll38 US-GOV-PD
HR 736 Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-37	Feb 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll37 US-GOV-PD
HR 692 China Exchange Rate Transparency Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-36	Feb 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll36 US-GOV-PD
HR 26 Protecting American Energy Production Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-35	Feb 7, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll35 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