Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Bonnie Watson Coleman

- 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)
New Jersey, District 12
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookYouTubeInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H4NJ12149 · Principal campaign committee: BECAUSE WOMEN CAN PAC
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · New Jersey District 12 | — | Withdrawn |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · New Jersey District 12 | $955,739.86 | General-election nominee |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · New Jersey District 12 | $930,457.44 | Won the general election (63.1%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · New Jersey District 12 | $806,729.36 | Won 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
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
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403 Retire through Ownership Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497 Water Resources Development Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On 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 | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 10326 PROOF Act | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On 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 | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On 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 | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On 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 | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Passed | Yea |
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
- House Committee on Appropriations
- Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- House Committee on the Budget
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
The race
New Jersey U.S. House, District 12, 2026 · 23 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Hamawy (D) | $1,993,156.58 | $239,845.31 | 2026-10-14 |
| Brad Cohen (D) | $866,523.18 | $0.00 | 2026-08-31 |
| Susan Copius Altman (D) | $604,420.05 | $0.00 | 2026-10-20 |
| Samuel S.-H. Wang (D) | $599,332.72 | $10,830.13 | 2026-09-30 |
| Squire Servance (D) | $566,032.12 | $2,642.96 | 2026-09-30 |
| Adrian O Mapp (D) | $509,972.51 | $25,685.64 | 2026-09-30 |
| Jay Vaingankar (D) | $410,100.10 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D) | $364,557.60 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Shanel Y Robinson (D) | $160,195.49 | $78.77 | 2026-09-30 |
| Sujit Singh (D) | $141,939.61 | $5,253.72 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
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Recent polls
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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).
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