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 4593 SHOWER Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-22	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll22 US-GOV-PD
HR 2312 Tipped Employee Protection Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-21	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll21 US-GOV-PD
HR 2270 Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-20	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll20 US-GOV-PD
HR 2262 Flexibility for Workers Education Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-19	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll19 US-GOV-PD
HR 2262 Flexibility for Workers Education Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-18	Jan 13, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll18 US-GOV-PD
HRES 988 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-17	Jan 13, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll17 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-16	Jan 13, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll16 US-GOV-PD
HR 6504 Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-15	Jan 12, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll15 US-GOV-PD
HR 6500 AGOA Extension Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-14	Jan 12, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll14 US-GOV-PD
HR 2683 Remote Access Security Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-13	Jan 12, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll13 US-GOV-PD
HR 5184 Affordable HOMES Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-12	Jan 9, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll12 US-GOV-PD
HR 1834 Breaking the Gridlock Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-11	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll11 US-GOV-PD
HRES 780 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-10	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll10 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Discharge	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-4	Jan 7, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll4 US-GOV-PD
HR 131 Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act	Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-9	Jan 8, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll9 US-GOV-PD
HR 504 Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act	Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-8	Jan 8, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll8 US-GOV-PD
HR 6938 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment…	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-7	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll7 US-GOV-PD
	On Retaining Divisions B and C	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-6	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll6 US-GOV-PD
	On Retaining Division A	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-5	Jan 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll5 US-GOV-PD
HRES 977 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-3	Jan 7, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll3 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-2	Jan 7, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll2 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	Call of the House	Present	house · QUORUM · roll 2026-1	Jan 6, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll1 US-GOV-PD
HR 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-362	Dec 18, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll362 US-GOV-PD
HR 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-361	Dec 18, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll361 US-GOV-PD
HR 845 Pet and Livestock Protection Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-360	Dec 18, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll360 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