Bonnie Watson Coleman

U.S. Representative · NJ-12 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.72· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 196 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Watson Coleman’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

46 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 46 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Watson Coleman’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Watson Coleman.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 7 missed of 674

Voted on 667 of 674 roll calls; missed 7. Higher than 73% of House members.

15%100%

100/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 1 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 467 votes that split the parties. Higher than 98% of House members.

45%100%

8/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −4

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 89% of House members.

0%70%

−0.59

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Watson Coleman’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 469 Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule ActRequires the Architect of the Capitol to create and bury a congressional time capsule by July 4, 2026. AI-readCongress · Passed a chamber Feb 27, 2025Substantive385 words Passed a chamber

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.