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Bonnie Watson Coleman

Democratic · Representative, NJ ·12

Bonnie Watson Coleman is the Democratic U.S. Representative (NJ's 12th congressional district). The platform has 10 voting records on file (2018-2025) and 45 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components
42 LOW
Connection Density 20%
56 → 11
Donor Influence 15%
0 → 0
Silence Risk 25%
0 → 0
Contradiction Risk 25%
76 → 19
Intelligence Volume 15%
55 → 8
Constituency Deviation 0%
41 → 0
Voting Misalignment 0%
0 → 0
% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 6.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 66.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 778,950
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $113,235
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New Jersey Ballot Question — Bail Reform Constitutional Amendment (2022) — passed, margin 62% yes to 38% no
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New Jersey Ballot Question — Constitutional Amendment to Dedicate Funds for Open Space Preservation (2022) — passed, margin 64.6% yes to 35.4% no
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New Jersey Public Question 1 — Legalize Recreational Marijuana (Constitutional Amendment) (2020) — passed, margin 67% yes to 33% no
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.12)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 0.14)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.17)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Bristol-Myers Squibb (Princeton area campus) (4000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Princeton University (6500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick, just outside district boundary, but major employer for district residents) (15000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: New Jersey's 12th Congressional District covers portions of Mercer, Somerset, Union, and Middlesex counties in central New Jersey. It includes Princeton, Trenton, Plainfield, Ewing, South Brunswick, and Franklin Township. The district is 97.6% urban and known for its concentration of research and educational institutions including Princeton University, the Institute for…
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: New Jersey's 12th Congressional District covers portions of Mercer, Somerset, Union, and Middlesex counties in central New Jersey. It includes Princeton, Trenton, Plainfield, Ewing, South Brunswick, and Franklin Township. The district is 97.6% urban and known for its concentration of research and educational institutions including Princeton University, the Institute for Advanced Study, Rider University, and The College of New Jersey, as well as pharmaceutical giants Johnson & Johnson and Bristol-Myers Squibb. It is a majority-minority district (39.8% White, 21.5% Hispanic, 19.4% Asian, 15.6% Black) with a highly educated population—48.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. With a Cook PVI of D+12 to D+25, it is one of the most reliably Democratic districts in the nation.
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Voted nay on H.R. 1 / One Big Beautiful Bill Act (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on 2025-07-03: Opposed Trump's signature tax and spending bill. Called it the 'Big Ugly Bill' and stated: 'I am appalled at the cruelty on display'—noting it would strip health insurance from approximately 320,000 New Jersey residents and 'threatens healthcare for seniors and children, strips food assistance from millions, slashes student…
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Voted nay on H.R. 1 / One Big Beautiful Bill Act (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on 2025-07-03: Opposed Trump's signature tax and spending bill. Called it the 'Big Ugly Bill' and stated: 'I am appalled at the cruelty on display'—noting it would strip health insurance from approximately 320,000 New Jersey residents and 'threatens healthcare for seniors and children, strips food assistance from millions, slashes student loan protections.' All NJ Democrats voted no; bill passed 218-214.
primary · 2025-07-03 ✓ Verified
Voted nay on H.R. 21 (Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act) on 2025-01-23: Opposed legislation establishing criminal penalties for healthcare practitioners after failed abortions. Henry Cuellar of Texas was the only Democrat to vote for the bill (passed 217-211). Consistent with her 100% NARAL/Planned Parenthood record.
primary · 2025-01-23 ✓ Verified
Voted nay on H.R. 22 (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act) on 2025-04-10: Voted against legislation requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. Called it 'a voter suppression bill that will cause an untold number of eligible voters to be purged from voter rolls'—consistent with her House Appropriations Committee advocacy for voting rights.
primary · 2025-04-10 ✓ Verified
Voted nay on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) on 2025-01-07: One of 159 House Democrats to oppose mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of theft offenses. All New Jersey Democrats voted against the bill except Rep. Conaway.
primary · 2025-01-07 ✓ Verified
Voted nay on H.R. 8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: The only New Jersey House member to vote against the $26 billion Israel military aid package, citing the 'seemingly indiscriminate bombing' that has killed 'over 34,000 innocent civilians, including 13,000 children.' Voted for the three other foreign aid bills the same day.
primary · 2024-04-20 ✓ Verified
Herbert C. Conaway vote_alignment Watson Coleman voted nay on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act); all New Jersey Democrats voted against the bill except Rep. Conaway, creating a divergence in their…
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) affiliation Watson Coleman voted nay on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act), which would have mandated ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of theft offenses, opposing…
Henry Cuellar vote_divergence Watson Coleman voted nay on H.R. 21 (Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act); Henry Cuellar was the only Democrat to vote for the bill, showing a policy…
Nellie Pou colleague Pou declined to label Israel's actions as 'genocide' or 'war crimes,' while fellow NJ Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman used both terms — highlighting a policy…
Elise Stefanik same_entity Bonnie Watson Coleman and Elise Stefanik are both listed in the known entities database as individual members of the U.S. House of Representatives, but no…
BillVoteDateAlignment
PROOF Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act Nay 2026-09-03 unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require… Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
AGOA Extension Act Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Local Access to Courts Act Not Voting 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
reversal 90/100
Platform: "Watson Coleman voted in favor of three foreign aid bills on April 20, 2024: Ukraine aid (H.R. 8035), Indo-Pacific aid (H.R. 8036), and Iran/Russia sanctions. She stated she 'has historically supported funding for…
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Watson Coleman voted in favor of three foreign aid bills on April 20, 2024: Ukraine aid (H.R. 8035), Indo-Pacific aid (H.R. 8036), and Iran/Russia sanctions. She stated she 'has historically supported funding for Israel's defensive capabilities such as the Iron Dome.'
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Vote: on "Watson Coleman voted nay on the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 8034) on the…"
Watson Coleman had consistently supported Israeli defensive funding throughout her career but voted against the April 2024 Israel aid bill after growing increasingly critical of Netanyahu's war conduct, culminating in her boycotting Netanyahu's address to Congress and calling him a 'war criminal.' This marked a…
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Watson Coleman had consistently supported Israeli defensive funding throughout her career but voted against the April 2024 Israel aid bill after growing increasingly critical of Netanyahu's war conduct, culminating in her boycotting Netanyahu's address to Congress and calling him a 'war criminal.' This marked a dramatic evolution from years of reliable pro-Israel aid votes.
platform_vs_vote 60/100
Platform: "Watson Coleman voted yea on H.R. 748, the CARES Act, a $2 trillion coronavirus relief package that included a $40 million provision to fund abstinence-only sex education under Title V, a rider inserted by Senate…
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Watson Coleman voted yea on H.R. 748, the CARES Act, a $2 trillion coronavirus relief package that included a $40 million provision to fund abstinence-only sex education under Title V, a rider inserted by Senate Republicans.
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Vote: on "Watson Coleman is a steadfast advocate for comprehensive sex education and reproductive rights. On…"
Watson Coleman is a strong advocate for comprehensive sex education who has opposed abstinence-only funding, yet she voted for the CARES Act which included a $40 million abstinence-only education rider—a provision her Democratic primary challenger called an 'affront to women, civil rights and truth.' The vote…
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Watson Coleman is a strong advocate for comprehensive sex education who has opposed abstinence-only funding, yet she voted for the CARES Act which included a $40 million abstinence-only education rider—a provision her Democratic primary challenger called an 'affront to women, civil rights and truth.' The vote reflected the tension between supporting emergency COVID relief and the presence of a conservative policy rider antithetical to her platform.
platform_vs_vote 30/100
Platform: "Watson Coleman stated on the House floor in 2018: 'Addressing school violence is a top priority for me.'"
Vote: on "Watson Coleman voted nay on the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (H.R. 4909), which passed 407-10…"
Watson Coleman declared school safety a 'top priority' but voted against the broadly supported STOP School Violence Act, which passed 407-10. She contended the bill lacked critical protections such as sufficient addressing of gun safety, making this a substantive policy disagreement rather than a true contradiction.
Last silence detection: Never
No active silences
No donor interests mapped
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Government Accountability & Anti-Corruption 68 35 50
Education & Early Childhood 70 40 45
Environmental Protection & Clean Energy 80 45 40
Cannabis Legalization & Criminal Justice Reform 74 50 35
Judicial & Constitutional Structure 55 40 35
Healthcare Access & Affordability 82 55 30
Immigration & Diversity 63 50 30
Economic Opportunity & Small Business 72 60 25
Gun Safety 60 55 25
War Powers & Foreign Policy Restraint 58 70 20
Social Security & Retirement Security 62 65 20
Infrastructure & Water Resources 65 75 15
No platform commitments archived
No committee memberships recorded
Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

ComponentWeightSignal
Contradiction Risk30%Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence20%Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk15%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume15%Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation0%Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment0%Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

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Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 4 elected officials hold documented connections.
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Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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