# Bonnie Watson Coleman

Bonnie Watson Coleman is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New Jersey’s 12th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New Jersey’s 12th district
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: W000822
- FEC candidate IDs: H4NJ12149

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/W000822 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Coleman sits at −1.34 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 92% of House Democrats.

## What Coleman says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,277 classified statements: 1,047 posts on X, 193 press releases, 25 Congressional Record speeches, 12 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Coleman | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 15.3% | 6.6% | 18 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 28.5% | 27.5% | 110 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 64.6% | 73.2% | 191 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.4% | 9.8% | 131 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 17.4% | 22.7% | 150 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.9% | 1.9% | 78 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 33% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 21% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (House Democrats 13%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (House Democrats 20%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (House Democrats 8.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.34 (standard error 0.01), from 1,663 donors and 6,196 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.6% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 100% (96.4%). 14 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 53 bills: 53 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 681. 1.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 129 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1450: Condemning all forms of hate. (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1450
- H.R. 9208: HEAR Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9208
- H.R. 9114: Gig Is Up Act (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9114
- H.R. 9044: Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9044
- H.R. 9021: Stay Cool Act (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9021
- H.R. 9008: Worker Rights and Support Act (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9008
- H.R. 8869: Traumatic Births Research Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8869
- H.Res. 1292: To acknowledge the Black Women Best framework to empower and improve life for all through guaranteed income, expanding child and income tax credit, increasing… (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1292
- H.R. 8645: New Pathways Act (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8645
- H.R. 8360: Commission on Advancing Restorative Justice in Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8360

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Raised $955.7K (House Democrats median $1.5M). 9.4% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 80% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBonnie/status/2113994168074650030
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBonnie/status/2112197753413435898
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBonnie/status/2111094820517159063
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBonnie/status/2111154938810339798
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBonnie/status/2111186694301270142
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBonnie/status/2110812819293622565
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBonnie/status/2110370037869732220
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBonnie/status/2110007901708284294
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBonnie/status/2110015450654613604
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBonnie/status/2109660372550537298

## Links

- Official site: https://watsoncoleman.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepBonnie
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepBonnie
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repbonnie
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000822

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/W000822