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 26 Protecting American Energy Production Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-34	Feb 7, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll34 US-GOV-PD
HR 27 HALT Fentanyl Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-33	Feb 6, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll33 US-GOV-PD
HR 27 HALT Fentanyl Act	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-32	Feb 6, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll32 US-GOV-PD
HRES 93 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-31	Feb 5, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll31 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-30	Feb 5, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll30 US-GOV-PD
HR 776 Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-29	Feb 4, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll29 US-GOV-PD
HR 43 Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-28	Feb 4, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll28 US-GOV-PD
HR 21 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-27	Jan 23, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll27 US-GOV-PD
HR 21 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-26	Jan 23, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll26 US-GOV-PD
HR 471 Fix Our Forests Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-25	Jan 23, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll25 US-GOV-PD
HR 375 Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-24	Jan 23, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll24 US-GOV-PD
S 5 Laken Riley Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-23	Jan 22, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll23 US-GOV-PD
HR 165 Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-22	Jan 22, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll22 US-GOV-PD
HRES 53 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-21	Jan 22, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll21 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-20	Jan 22, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll20 US-GOV-PD
HR 187 MAPWaters Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-19	Jan 21, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll19 US-GOV-PD
HR 186 Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-18	Jan 21, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll18 US-GOV-PD
HR 30 Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-17	Jan 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll17 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-16	Jan 16, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll16 US-GOV-PD
HR 33 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain…	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-15	Jan 15, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll15 US-GOV-PD
HR 144 Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-14	Jan 15, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll14 US-GOV-PD
HR 164 POWER Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-13	Jan 15, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll13 US-GOV-PD
HR 28 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-12	Jan 14, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll12 US-GOV-PD
HR 28 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-11	Jan 14, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll11 US-GOV-PD
HR 153 Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-10	Jan 14, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll10 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