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U.S. Representative · New Jersey 12th District
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DemocratDistrict D+14119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score42#181 of 431 representatives across tracked bills
Contact Bonnie Watson Coleman’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office168 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3012
Signals to watch
What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Republicans · 1 signal
- StrongBacks 6 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 6 of the 865 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: H.R. 842, H.R. 909, H.R. 979, H.R. 1262, H.R. 1329 and 1 more.
- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 842 Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 909 Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 979 AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
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- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 1262 Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- Sponsored or cosponsored: H.R. 1329 Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 11.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- House Committee on AppropriationsMinority · 15th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- House Committee on the BudgetMinority · 6th in seniority
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewD median
R median
Coleman← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of -0.592 is 0.20 to the left of the House Democratic median (-0.393).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the House Democratic average- 119th Congress0House Democratic average: 1 (n=210)
Swing score by bill
swing-v2 · a bill marks a member as committed to itShowing 151–200 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first
| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 1098To reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994.Summary on Congress.gov | No position yetNow in the Senate | No recorded vote | 42 | Middle |
| H.R. 1107Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025 |