Bonnie Watson Coleman

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Bonnie Watson Coleman

U.S. Representative · NJ-12 · D

U.S. Representative — NJ-12 (D)

Bonnie Marie Watson Coleman (born February 6, 1945) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 12th congressional district since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Watson Coleman is the first African-American woman to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives. Watson Coleman was born in Camden, New Jersey. She attended Rutgers University–Camden before receiving a B.A. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2016–2026 cycles

$5,014,007 raised

Influence graph
Individual 48%
PAC 52%
Other

Where the $5,014,007 raised came from · FEC · 2016–2026 cycle

$5,014,007
Raised
FEC receipts · 2016–2026 cycle
$2,603,645
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2016–2026 cycles
$421,150
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 24 sources

Verify at FEC.gov ↗

Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

  • Gregory H. Olsen
    GHO VENTURES, LLC · CEO · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $15,200
  • Karol Corbin Walker
    LECLAIRRYAN · ATTORNEY · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $13,200
  • Judith A. Persichilli
    NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $11,900
  • Yvonne D. Ellis
    NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $9,600
  • Michael Schoen
    BEIGENE · CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE CEO · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $7,000
  • Jon Corzine
    SELF-EMPLOYED · INVESTOR · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Sharon Elghanayan Corzine
    SELF-EMPLOYED · PSYCHOTHERAPIST · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Nuran Nabi
    NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Victor V. Scudiery
    SCUDIERY ENTERPRISES · OWNER · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Forwood Wiser
    ENGINEERED DESIGN GROUP · ENGINEER · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Irene Etkin Goldman
    NOT EMPLOYED · RETIRED · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Michael A. Merola
    WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON · GOVERNMENT RELATIONS · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,599
  • Nina Mitchell Wells
    NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,000
  • John F. Graham
    FOUNDATION RISK PARTNERS · INSURANCE EXECUTIVE · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $5,000
  • Barbara Lawrence
    NOT EMPLOYED · RETIRED · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $4,570

Top industries · donor money

  • Other / unclassified$106,711
  • Not employed / self$94,850
  • Retired$31,900
  • Lawyers & law firms$29,560
  • Health professionals$28,900
  • Securities & investment$26,900
  • Education$21,745
  • Tech$9,851

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • BEIGENE$13,400
  • PRINCETON UNIVERSITY$11,150
  • WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON$8,599
  • NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF HEALTH$7,600
  • GHO VENTURES, LLC$7,600
  • KAUFMAN DOLOWICH LLP$6,600
  • SCUDIERY ENTERPRISES$6,600
  • WINNING STRATEGIES WAHINGTON$6,300
  • FOUNDATION RISK PARTNERS$5,000
  • AQUARIAN HOLDINGS$4,500

Committee assignments · 4

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • House Committee on Appropriations
  • House Committee on the Budget
  • House Committee on Appropriations — Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
  • House Committee on Appropriations — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 52

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • H.R. 9208HEAR Act of 2026· Crime and Law Enforcement
  • H.R. 9114Gig Is Up Act· Taxation
  • H.R. 9044Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2026· Health
  • H.R. 9021Stay Cool Act· Emergency Management
  • H.R. 9008Worker Rights and Support Act· Labor and Employment

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 25 total

People0
  • None on file
Organizations1
PACs / committees24

Connections · explore all 25

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