Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Bonnie Watson Coleman

Official portrait of Bonnie Watson Coleman
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for New Jersey’s 12th district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
Ewing Township, NJ
Born
1945
In Congress
House since 2015 · 11 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
COLEMAN, BONNIE WATSON
Next election
Primary June 2, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of New Jersey with the current district highlighted

New Jersey, District 12

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · New Jersey District 12IncumbentWithdrawn

FEC candidate ID H4NJ12149 · Principal campaign committee: BECAUSE WOMEN CAN PAC

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · New Jersey District 12—Withdrawn
2023–2024U.S. House · New Jersey District 12$955,739.86General-election nominee
2021–2022U.S. House · New Jersey District 12$930,457.44Won the general election (63.1%)
2019–2020U.S. House · New Jersey District 12$806,729.36Won the general election (65.6%)

No financial reports filed yet. This candidate has registered with the FEC but has not filed a report with money totals for the 2025–2026 cycle.

The FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea278
Voted nay389
Did not vote7 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored53
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored681

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 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
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.Res. 1450 Condemning all forms of hate.
    Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Latest action Jul 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.R. 9208 HEAR Act of 2026
    Introduced Jun 8, 2026 · Latest action Jun 8, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.R. 9114 Gig Is Up Act
    Introduced Jun 2, 2026 · Latest action Jun 2, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.R. 9044 Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
    Introduced May 26, 2026 · Latest action May 26, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 9021 Stay Cool Act
    Introduced May 22, 2026 · Latest action May 22, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, an…
  • H.R. 9008 Worker Rights and Support Act
    Introduced May 21, 2026 · Latest action May 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • H.R. 8869 Traumatic Births Research Act of 2026
    Introduced May 15, 2026 · Latest action May 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • 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 access to equitable health care and government assistance, prohibiting policing in schools, and prioritizing restorative justice.
    Introduced May 14, 2026 · Latest action May 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 8645 New Pathways Act
    Introduced Apr 30, 2026 · Latest action Apr 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.R. 8360 Commission on Advancing Restorative Justice in Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2026
    Introduced Apr 16, 2026 · Latest action Apr 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

The race

New Jersey U.S. House, District 12, 2026 · 23 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Adam Hamawy (D)$1,993,156.58$239,845.312026-10-14
Brad Cohen (D)$866,523.18$0.002026-08-31
Susan Copius Altman (D)$604,420.05$0.002026-10-20
Samuel S.-H. Wang (D)$599,332.72$10,830.132026-09-30
Squire Servance (D)$566,032.12$2,642.962026-09-30
Adrian O Mapp (D)$509,972.51$25,685.642026-09-30
Jay Vaingankar (D)$410,100.10$0.002026-09-30
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)$364,557.60$0.002026-09-30
Shanel Y Robinson (D)$160,195.49$78.772026-09-30
Sujit Singh (D)$141,939.61$5,253.722026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DAugust 13, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DApril 10, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: BECAUSE WOMEN CAN PAC.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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