U.S. Representative for New Jersey’s 12th District
Bonnie Watson Coleman
From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure
Position · −0.59
- In office
- House 2015–now
11 years in CongressMore senior than 66% of the House - Committees
- Budget 6th minority
- Appropriations 15th minority
- Age
- 81
2026 election
Not on the November ballot
General election Nov 3, 2026
On the ballot for this seat
- DAdam Hamawy$2.0M
- RGregg Mele$102K
- GAndres Jinete
- IWinston Jordan
Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.
StatementsBills
Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Health and Immigration; bills go to Health and Crime and Law Enforcement.
- She talks most about: Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Cost of Living (Taxation), Health Care Coverage (Health), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics).
- 53 bills sponsored, most on Health.
No committee or party leadership post, more senior than 66% of the House, in the minority.
- 11 years in Congress: more senior than 66% of the House.
- Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
Her cosponsorships on Republican bills
Closest within her party
Closest across the aisle
Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Watson Coleman.
Free account See ProAgreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview
10% of her cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 23%); closest in her party: Hernández Rivera and Blair.
- Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
- Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
Her billsExpected for a peer
0.72expected 0.48 · average member 1.00
With her party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.
Major bills of the Congress · final passage
- H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act May 22, 2025 NAY D 0–212
- H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Sep 19, 2025 NAY D 1–210
- H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Mar 11, 2025 NAY D 1–212
- H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Jan 22, 2026 YEA D 149–64
- H.R. 4 Rescissions Act of 2025 Jun 12, 2025 NAY D 0–208
- S. 2 Secure America Act Jun 9, 2026 NAY D 0–211
- H.J.Res. 89 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". Apr 30, 2025 NAY D 10–195
- H.J.Res. 88 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". May 1, 2025 NAY D 35–164
- H.J.Res. 35 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions". Feb 26, 2025 NAY D 6–205
- H.J.Res. 87 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". Apr 30, 2025 NAY D 13–190
Voted with her party on 10 of the 10 she voted on.
The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.
Votes with Democrats on 100% of party-line votes, breaks 0 times (peer median 8).
- Position: −0.59, outside the Democratic middle 80%.
- Major bills: with her party on 10 of 10.
Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.
Where the money comes from
Watson Coleman’s campaign, Because Women Can PAC, is now registered with the FEC as a leadership PAC, not a campaign, so the FEC’s files no longer list 2025–26 campaign money under Watson Coleman’s name. The figures below are from 2023–24.
No campaign money on file for Watson Coleman this cycle.
- Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 24.8 points.
79 PACs of the 115 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills she faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.
Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to her: Budget/Appropriations, Taxation and Health.
What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.
Free account See ProParty split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC
What those organizations lobby on
358 bills
Watson Coleman voted Yea on 33, Nay on 82, did not vote on 4, and sponsored or cosponsored 239 with no recorded vote.
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