• COLEMAN, BONNIE WATSON
Experience: House: District 12, 2015-Present
Home State: District of Columbia
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $845,896Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Bonnie Watson Coleman
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: William; 3 Children: Troy, William, Jared
    Birth Date: 02/06/1945
    Birth Place: Camden, NJ
    Home City: Ewing, NJ
    Religion: Baptist

Education

    Attended, Political Science, Rutgers University
    BA, Thomas Edison State College, 1985

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 12, 2014-present
    Assembly Member, New Jersey State General Assembly, District 15, 1998-2014
    Majority Leader, New Jersey State General Assembly, 2006-2009

Current Legislative Committees

    Homeland Security, Member
    Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, Member
    Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Black Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, present
    Member, Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Chair, Appropriations Committee, New Jersey State Democratic Committee

Professional Experience

    Assistant Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, 1992
    Bureau Chief, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, 1980
    Director, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 1974-1980

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
    Honorary Member, Girl Scouts of America
    Deaconess, Shiloh Baptist Church
    Board Member, New Jersey Governing Boards Association of State Colleges, 1987-1998
    Board of Trustees, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, 1981-1998
    Board Member, Ewing Township Planning Board, 1996-1997
    Chair, New Jersey Governing Boards Association of State Colleges, 1991-1993
    Chair, Board of Trustees, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, 1990-1991
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

No Opinion
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

No Opinion
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

No Opinion
Total: 20
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/02/2017 H.R.2302 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 259 Nassau Street, Suite 2 in Princeton, New Jersey, as the "Dr. John F. Nash, Jr. Post Office". 05/02/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
03/22/2017 H.R.1297 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Corrections Act of 2017 03/22/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/01/2017 H.R.347 DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2017 02/01/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
12/08/2016 H.R.6525 Lead-free Students Act 12/08/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
10/21/2016 H.R.6293 Fair Salary History Alternatives for Responsible Employment Act of 2016 10/21/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
10/19/2016 H.R.6163 Federal Benefits Fairness and Restoration Act of 2016 10/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.  (All Actions)
10/18/2016 H.R.6113 End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2016 10/18/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
09/26/2016 H.R.6173 Transit Tax Credit Act of 2016 09/26/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/12/2016 H.R.5385 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Correction Act of 2016 07/12/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/06/2016 H.R.5630 Safer Pipelines Act of 2016 07/06/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
06/30/2016 H.R.5586 Customer Non-Discrimination Act 06/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
04/15/2016 H.R.4973 Investing in Older Americans Act of 2016 04/15/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/15/2016 H.R.4972 Expanding Penalty Free Withdrawal Act of 2016 04/15/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/22/2016 H.R.4840 Hire For a Second Chance Act of 2016 03/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/24/2016 H.R.4398 DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2016 02/24/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
11/19/2015 H.R.4125 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the feasibility of the Secretary entering into public-private partnerships to improve the access of veterans to medical facilities in densely populated communities and rural communities. 11/19/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/02/2015 H.R.2866 Healthy MOM Act 07/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/24/2015 H.R.1646 Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act 06/24/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/01/2015 H.R.2283 Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015 06/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
04/22/2015 H.R.1979 Taxpayer Economic Hardship Protection Act of 2015 04/22/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
Total: 594
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
09/19/2016 H.R.5201 Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2016
09/19/2016 H.R.5061 Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act
09/19/2016 H.R.4857 HBCU Innovation Fund Act
09/19/2016 H.R.4763 Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act
09/19/2016 H.R.4681 Child Care Access Means Parents in School Reauthorization Act
09/19/2016 H.R.4652 CLEAR Act
09/15/2016 H.Con.Res.155 Expressing support for designation of the first Friday of October as "Manufacturing Day".
09/15/2016 H.Con.Res.153 Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day".
09/14/2016 H.Res.869 Relating to the death of the Honorable Mark Takai, a Representative from the State of Hawaii.
09/13/2016 H.R.6006 Lost Boys and Girls RISE Act
09/13/2016 H.Res.729 Expressing support for the expeditious consideration and finalization of a new, robust, and long-term Memorandum of Understanding on military assistance to Israel between the United States Government and the Government of Israel. Passed Yea
09/13/2016 H.R.295 To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
09/12/2016 H.R.5952 Strengthening Social Security Act of 2016
09/12/2016 H.Res.810 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the life and work of Elie Wiesel in promoting human rights, peace, and Holocaust remembrance.
09/08/2016 H.R.5965 Campus Gun Policy Transparency Act
09/07/2016 H.Res.752 Condemning the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, and urging China to end the dog meat trade.
09/06/2016 H.R.4539 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
09/06/2016 H.R.2880 Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2016
08/30/2016 H.R.5671 Urban Progress Act of 2016
08/11/2016 H.R.5695 Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2016
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