Watson Coleman, Bonnie
DNJ-12Current RepresentativeHouse
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$302,000
Total Disbursements
$294,804
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PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
$59K
WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON
$35K
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
$24K
RWJBARNABAS HEALTH
$24K
RAGO ARTS & AUCTION CENTER
$14K
📊 Voting Record
370 votes on record in Congress
Stances are derived from how this legislator actually voted.
📈 Legislative Activity
Votes with party
97.8%
of the time
Breaks with party
2.2%
of votes
Roll call attendance
69.1%
Votes missed
145
Contact Information
Issue Stances
Affordable Housing
Manual entryPro
Voted YES on HR 6644 (Housing for the 21st Century Act) supporting affordable housing, voted NO on HR 5184 (Affordable HOMES Act) opposing affordable housing, voted YES on HR 3424 (SPACE Act of 2025) supporting affordable housing.
Sources:
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead; providing
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead; providing
Healthcare Affordability
Manual entryPro
Voted YES on HR 6703 (Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act) supporting healthcare affordability, voted NO on HRES 953 (Providing for consideration of the bill to ensure access to affordable healthcare) opposing healthcare affordability, voted YES on HR 3424 (SPACE Act of 2025) supporting healthcare affordability.
Sources:
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498
Education Affordability
Manual entryCon
Calculated from 11 vote(s): 1 Pro, 10 Con (9.1% Pro) (2 flipped)
Cost of Living
Manual entryPro
Voted YES on HR 1834 (Breaking the Gridlock Act) supporting cost of living measures, voted YES on HRES 780 (Providing for consideration of the bill to advance policy priorities) supporting cost of living, voted YES on HR 131 (Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act) supporting cost of living, voted YES on HR 3424 (SPACE Act of 2025) supporting cost of living.
Sources:
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
Childcare Affordability
Manual entryPro
Voted YES on HR 2270 (Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act) supporting childcare affordability, voted YES on HR 3424 (SPACE Act of 2025) supporting childcare affordability, voted YES on HR 249 (To redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park) supporting childcare affordability.
Sources:
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements concerning th
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements concerning th
Energy Costs
Manual entryCon
Calculated from 36 vote(s): 9 Pro, 27 Con (25.0% Pro) (16 flipped)
Transportation Affordability
Manual entryPro
Voted YES on HR 3424 (SPACE Act of 2025) supporting transportation affordability, voted YES on HR 249 (To redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park) supporting transportation affordability, voted YES on HR 973 (Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act) supporting transportation affordability, voted YES on HR 758 (Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025) supporting transportation affordability.
Sources:
Food Security
Manual entryCon
Calculated from 6 vote(s): 0 Pro, 6 Con (0.0% Pro) (4 flipped)
Climate Change
Manual entryPro
Calculated from 47 vote(s): 29 Pro, 18 Con (61.7% Pro) (36 flipped)
Environmental Protection
Manual entryNeutral
Calculated from 53 vote(s): 26 Pro, 27 Con (49.1% Pro) (43 flipped)
Renewable Energy
Manual entryPro
Voted YES on HR 3617 (Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act) supporting renewable energy, voted YES on HR 1834 (Breaking the Gridlock Act) supporting renewable energy, voted YES on HRES 780 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities) supporting renewable energy, voted YES on HRES 780 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities) supporting renewable energy.
Sources:
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
Gun Control
Manual entryPro
Voted YES on HR 1834 (Breaking the Gridlock Act) supporting gun control, voted YES on HRES 780 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities) supporting gun control, voted YES on HRES 780 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities) supporting gun control, voted NO on HR 2189 (Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act) opposing gun control.
Sources:
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
Abortion Rights
Manual entryCon
Voted NO on HR 6945 (Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act) opposing abortion rights, voted YES on HR 6945 (Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act) supporting abortion rights, voted NO on HRES 1009 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV) opposing abortion rights, voted NO on HRES 1009 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV) opposing abortion rights.
Sources:
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of States to use f
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of States to use f
LGBTQ+ Rights
Manual entryPro
Voted YES on HR 1834 (Breaking the Gridlock Act) supporting LGBTQ+ rights, voted YES on HRES 780 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities) supporting LGBTQ+ rights, voted YES on HRES 780 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities) supporting LGBTQ+ rights, voted NO on HR 498 (Do No Harm in Medicaid Act) opposing LGBTQ+ rights, voted YES on HR 498 (Do No Harm in Medicaid Act) supporting LGBTQ+ rights.
Sources:
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
Immigration
Manual entryPro
Voted YES on HR 1834 (Breaking the Gridlock Act) supporting immigration, voted YES on HRES 780 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities) supporting immigration, voted YES on HRES 780 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities) supporting immigration, voted NO on HR 7147 (Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September) opposing immigration.
Sources:
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
Criminal Justice Reform
Manual entryPro
Voted YES on HR 1834 (Breaking the Gridlock Act) supporting criminal justice reform, voted YES on HRES 780 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities) supporting criminal justice reform, voted YES on HRES 780 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities) supporting criminal justice reform, voted YES on HR 4371 (Kayla Hamilton Act) supporting criminal justice reform.
Sources:
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
Voting Rights
Manual entryPro
Voted YES on HR 1834 (Breaking the Gridlock Act) supporting voting rights, voted YES on HRES 780 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities) supporting voting rights, voted YES on HRES 780 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities) supporting voting rights, voted YES on HR 3424 (SPACE Act of 2025) supporting voting rights, voted YES on HR 3357 (Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act) supporting voting rights.
Sources:
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
Racial Justice
Manual entryPro
Voted YES on HR 3424 (SPACE Act of 2025) supporting racial justice, voted YES on HRES 519 (Condemning the attacks on Minnesota lawmakers in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, Minnesota) supporting racial justice, voted YES on HRES 481 (Condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals) supporting racial justice, voted NO on HRES 713 (Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and removing her from the Committee) opposing racial justice.
Sources:
📄Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and removing her from the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on the Budget.
📄Condemning the attacks on Minnesota lawmakers in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, Minnesota, and calling for unity and the rejection of political violence
📄Condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals in the United States, including the recent violent assault in Boulder, Co
📄Denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado.
Women's Rights
Manual entryPro
Voted YES on HR 6359 (Pregnant Students’ Rights Act) supporting women's rights, voted YES on HR 3424 (SPACE Act of 2025) supporting women's rights, voted NO on HRES 1009 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV) opposing women's rights, voted NO on HRES 1009 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV) opposing women's rights.
Sources:
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of States to use f
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of States to use f
Tax Policy
Manual entryNeutral
Calculated from 21 vote(s): 10 Pro, 11 Con (47.6% Pro) (15 flipped)
Government Spending
Manual entryCon
Calculated from 49 vote(s): 16 Pro, 33 Con (32.7% Pro) (27 flipped)
Job Creation
Manual entryPro
Voted Yea on HR 5764 (AI for Main Street Act), interpreted as Pro for this issue, and voted Yea on S 356 (Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025), also interpreted as Pro for this issue. However, voted Nay on HRES 951 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act), interpreted as Con for this issue.
Sources:
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilit
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilit
Small Business Support
Manual entryCon
Calculated from 20 vote(s): 1 Pro, 19 Con (5.0% Pro) (17 flipped)
Trade Policy
Manual entryPro
Voted Yea on HR 1531 (PROTECT Taiwan Act), HR 6504 (Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act), HR 6500 (AGOA Extension Act), HR 2683 (Remote Access Security Act), and HR 3424 (SPACE Act of 2025), all interpreted as Pro for this issue.
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Infrastructure Investment
Manual entryPro
Voted Yea on HR 131 (Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act) and HR 6938 (Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment), all interpreted as Pro for this issue. Additionally, voted Nay on HR 3898 (PERMIT Act), interpreted as Con for this issue.
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Medicare
Manual entryPro
Voted Yea on HR 1834 (Breaking the Gridlock Act), HRES 780 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities), and HR 3424 (SPACE Act of 2025), all interpreted as Pro for this issue.
Sources:
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
Medicaid
Manual entryPro
Voted Yea on HR 1834 (Breaking the Gridlock Act), HRES 780 (Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities), and HR 3424 (SPACE Act of 2025), all interpreted as Pro for this issue.
Sources:
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
Mental Healthcare
Manual entryCon
Calculated from 5 vote(s): 1 Pro, 4 Con (20.0% Pro) (2 flipped)
Public Education Funding
Manual entryCon
Calculated from 18 vote(s): 4 Pro, 14 Con (22.2% Pro) (7 flipped)
Defense Spending
Manual entryCon
Calculated from 35 vote(s): 6 Pro, 29 Con (17.1% Pro) (16 flipped)
Veterans Affairs
Manual entryPro
Voted Yea on S 1383 (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act) supporting veterans' rights, voted Yea on HR 6644 (Housing for the 21st Century Act) supporting housing for veterans, voted Yea on HR 3123 (Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act) supporting veterans' benefits, and voted Yea on HR 980 (Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025) supporting veterans' employment.
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Foreign Aid
Manual entryCon
Calculated from 17 vote(s): 3 Pro, 14 Con (17.6% Pro) (8 flipped)
Technology Regulation
Manual entryCon
Calculated from 12 vote(s): 1 Pro, 11 Con (8.3% Pro) (8 flipped)
Data Privacy
Manual entryCon
Calculated from 7 vote(s): 0 Pro, 7 Con (0.0% Pro) (4 flipped)
Workers' Rights
Manual entryPro
Voted Yea on HR 2312 (Tipped Employee Protection Act) supporting workers' rights, voted Yea on HR 1834 (Breaking the Gridlock Act) supporting workers' rights, and voted Yea on HR 3424 (SPACE Act of 2025) supporting workers' rights.
Sources:
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements concerning th
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements concerning th
Minimum Wage
Manual entryPro
Voted Yea on HR 2312 (Tipped Employee Protection Act) supporting minimum wage, voted Yea on HR 1834 (Breaking the Gridlock Act) supporting minimum wage, and voted Yea on HR 3424 (SPACE Act of 2025) supporting minimum wage.
Sources:
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
📄Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
Social Security
Manual entryPro
Voted Yea on HR 5348 (Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025) supporting Social Security, voted Yea on HR 3424 (SPACE Act of 2025) supporting Social Security, and voted Yea on HR 249 (To redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park) supporting Social Security.
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Disability Rights
Manual entryPro
Calculated from 2 vote(s): 2 Pro, 0 Con (100.0% Pro) (2 flipped)