Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie

Democrat · New Jersey-12 · House of Representatives

Bonnie Marie Watson Coleman is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 12th congressional district since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1998 to 2015 for the 15th legislative district. She is the first African-American woman to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Voting record

Participation: shows up to vote 97% of the time.
Bipartisanship: votes with the opposing party's majority 12.7% of the time.
Alignment with the district's political lean: 77.6%.
Bills sponsored: 194; passed into law: 1.

Recent votes by Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie

Voted Yea on Exempts active military pay from federal income tax — National Defense Authorization Act FY2024
Voted Yea on Procedural placeholder reserved for Speaker — Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Voted Yea on Increases airport passenger fees through 2030 — Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Voted Nay on Speaker reserves bill number for future legislation — Parents Bill of Rights Act
Voted Nay on Designates Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group — Clean Energy for America Act
Voted Yea on Eliminates funding for National Endowment for Humanities — Social Security Fairness Act
Voted Nay on Suspends federal diesel fuel tax through 2026 — Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025
Voted Not Voting on House backs zero traffic deaths by 2050 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8774) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea on Requires court order for mail surveillance — Supporting America’s Children and Families Act
Voted Yea on Removes judges' power to appoint U.S. attorneys — D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act
Voted Yea on Remote health monitoring for pregnant Medicaid patients — Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act
Voted Yea on Grants to help foreign-trained health workers — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Voted Yea on Removes Tony Gonzalez from two House committees — Removing Representative Tony Gonzalez of Texas from certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
Voted Yea on Senate honors Lunar New Year cultural significance — Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2026.
Voted Yea on Adds hot rotisserie chicken to SNAP benefits — Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024

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