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Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-04-27T02:52:39.009Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #56244)
Resolved official: Bonnie Watson Coleman (entity #11124)
Ingest result: 40 facts · 39 sources · 3 contradictions · 10 voting_records · 5 skipped
Single super-prompt covering every per-official research area in one LLM call: donor mapping, silences, contradictions, telling votes, and constituency baseline. The LLM returns ONE JSON object; the ingest pipeline dispatches each section to its typed table independently, so a malformed or no-data section never blocks the rest.
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"fact_text": "Bonnie Watson Coleman's campaign committee raised $5,842,229 across her career (2013–2024), with $189,021 cash on hand as of June 30, 2024.",
"date_occurred": "2024-06-30",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/bonnie-watson-coleman/summary?cid=N00036158&cycle=CAREER"
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"fact_text": "The Pharmaceuticals/Health Products industry was the top contributing industry at $397,839, overwhelmingly from PACs ($340,500) versus individuals ($57,339).",
"date_occurred": "2024-06-30",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/bonnie-watson-coleman/summary?cid=N00036158&cycle=CAREER"
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"fact_text": "Princeton University was the single largest organizational contributor at $79,817, all from individuals.",
"date_occurred": "2024-06-30",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/bonnie-watson-coleman/summary?cid=N00036158&cycle=CAREER"
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{
"fact_text": "Building trade unions contributed $277,998, overwhelmingly from PACs ($275,300). Public sector unions contributed $261,775, mostly from PACs ($257,000).",
"date_occurred": "2024-06-30",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/bonnie-watson-coleman/summary?cid=N00036158&cycle=CAREER"
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"fact_text": "Johnson & Johnson contributed $10,500 in the 2024 cycle, all from its PAC. Bristol-Myers Squibb contributed $7,525 ($25 individual + $7,500 PAC). AbbVie contributed $10,000, all from its PAC. Otsuka America contributed $10,000, all from its PAC. These pharma companies are major employers in New Jersey's 12th District.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
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"fact_text": "Lawyers and law firms contributed $326,299, with $254,349 from individuals and $71,950 from PACs.",
"date_occurred": "2024-06-30",
"confidence": "primary",
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"fact_text": "JStreetPAC contributed $55,056 ($45,556 individual + $9,500 PAC) over the 2013–2024 cycle.",
"date_occurred": "2024-06-30",
"confidence": "primary",
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"fact_text": "In the 2024 cycle, Watson Coleman raised $732,249.79 with top industries being Pharmaceuticals/Health Products ($100,285), Health Professionals ($45,968), and Building Trade Unions ($42,000).",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/campaign-finance/24799/bonnie-watson-coleman"
},
{
"fact_text": "Watson Coleman is the first African-American woman to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives and retired from Congress effective at the end of the 119th Congress (November 2025 announcement).",
"date_occurred": "2025-11-10",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/statements-on-the-retirement-of-bonnie-watson-coleman/"
}
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"silences": {
"no_data": true,
"reason": "Unable to identify a specific topic where Bonnie Watson Coleman was conspicuously silent while demonstrably active on adjacent issues within a defined window, supported by primary-source evidence of that adjacent activity."
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"claim_text": "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.",
"claim_date": "2020-03-27",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/748"
},
{
"claim_text": "Watson Coleman is a steadfast advocate for comprehensive sex education and reproductive rights. On her official House website, she argues that funding 'proven HIV/AIDS prevention' is far more effective than 'continuing a failed abstinence-only education policy.' She is endorsed by Planned Parenthood and has a lifetime 100% NARAL rating.",
"claim_date": "2023-07-11",
"claim_type": "platform",
"source_url": "https://watsoncoleman.house.gov/issues/women"
},
{
"claim_text": "Watson Coleman stated on the House floor in 2018: 'Addressing school violence is a top priority for me.'",
"claim_date": "2018-03-14",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://watsoncoleman.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rep-watson-coleman-statement-on-the-stop-school-violence-act-of-2018"
},
{
"claim_text": "Watson Coleman voted nay on the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (H.R. 4909), which passed 407-10. She was one of only 10 House members to oppose it, citing that it 'lacks a number of critical protections.'",
"claim_date": "2018-03-14",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://www.nj.com/politics/2018/03/why_this_nj_democrat_voted_no_on_school_safety_bill.html"
},
{
"claim_text": "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.'",
"claim_date": "2024-04-20",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://watsoncoleman.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rep-watson-coleman-statement-on-foreign-aid-funding-package"
},
{
"claim_text": "Watson Coleman voted nay on the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 8034) on the same day, the only New Jersey House member to do so. She stated she 'could not in good conscience vote to send further offensive weapons to the far-right Netanyahu government.'",
"claim_date": "2024-04-20",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://watsoncoleman.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rep-watson-coleman-statement-on-foreign-aid-funding-package"
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"narrative": "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."
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"type": "platform_vs_vote",
"severity": "low",
"narrative": "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."
},
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"type": "reversal",
"severity": "high",
"narrative": "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."
}
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{
"bill_id": "H.R. 1319",
"title": "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2021-02-27",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/roll-call-votes/117th-congress/1st-session/h72",
"why_it_matters": "Supported $1.9 trillion COVID relief delivering $1,400 stimulus checks, expanded child tax credits, and over $300 million to school districts in her 12th District—and later pushed for $2,000 monthly recurring stimulus payments.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 3684",
"title": "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2021-11-05",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021369",
"why_it_matters": "Voted for $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, calling it a 'once-in-a-generation investment'—and had worked as a Progressive Caucus leader to hold the infrastructure vote until the Build Back Better framework was secured.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 4909",
"title": "STOP School Violence Act of 2018",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2018-03-14",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201886",
"why_it_matters": "One of only 10 House members to oppose the school safety bill. Declared school violence a 'top priority' but argued the bill lacked gun safety provisions and other critical protections—a highly visible vote that drew Republican campaign attacks and coverage in the NJ press.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 8404",
"title": "Respect for Marriage Act",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2022-12-08",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022513",
"why_it_matters": "Voted to codify federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages, stating it would officially repeal the 'defunct and discriminatory' Defense of Marriage Act.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.Res. 798",
"title": "Resolution Condemning Support for Hamas and Antisemitism on College Campuses",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2023-11-02",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/02/house-antisemitism-hamas-college-campuses-00125135",
"why_it_matters": "One of only 23 House members to vote against the resolution, and the only New Jersey Democrat. Stated that while 'rising antisemitism on college campuses is appalling,' the resolution contained significant factual errors, including mislabeling the Brandeis student senate as perpetrators. Drew sharp criticism from Republican opponent Darius Mayfield and became a flashpoint in the 2024 primary.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 8034",
"title": "Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2024-04-20",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024151",
"why_it_matters": "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.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 29",
"title": "Laken Riley Act",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-01-07",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/20256",
"why_it_matters": "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.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 22",
"title": "Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-04-10",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.insidernj.com/press_release/rep-watson-coleman-condemns-passage-of-voter-suppression-bill/",
"why_it_matters": "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.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 21",
"title": "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-01-23",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202527",
"why_it_matters": "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.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 1 / One Big Beautiful Bill Act",
"title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-07-03",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025190",
"why_it_matters": "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.",
"category": "party_defection"
}
],
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"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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"name": "Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick, just outside district boundary, but major employer for district residents)",
"employees": 15000,
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{
"name": "Princeton University",
"employees": 6500,
"source_url": "https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=34&cd=12"
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{
"name": "Bristol-Myers Squibb (Princeton area campus)",
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"source_url": "https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=34&cd=12"
}
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"share": 0.17,
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{
"naics": "61",
"share": 0.14,
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{
"naics": "44-45",
"share": 0.12,
"source_url": "https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=34&cd=12"
}
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"recent_ballot_measures": [
{
"name": "New Jersey Public Question 1 — Legalize Recreational Marijuana (Constitutional Amendment)",
"year": 2020,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "67% yes to 33% no",
"source_url": "https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-new-jersey-question-1-legalize-recreational-marijuana.html"
},
{
"name": "New Jersey Ballot Question — Constitutional Amendment to Dedicate Funds for Open Space Preservation",
"year": 2022,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "64.6% yes to 35.4% no",
"source_url": "https://maltajusticeinitiative.org/new-jersey-voters-approve-dedicated-funding-for-open-space-pass-bail-reform/"
},
{
"name": "New Jersey Ballot Question — Bail Reform Constitutional Amendment",
"year": 2022,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "62% yes to 38% no",
"source_url": "https://maltajusticeinitiative.org/new-jersey-voters-approve-dedicated-funding-for-open-space-pass-bail-reform/"
}
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"value": "778,950",
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"label": "Bachelor's degree or higher",
"value": "48.8%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/bonnie-watson-coleman-W000822/district"
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"label": "Homeownership rate",
"value": "66.1%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/bonnie-watson-coleman-W000822/district"
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"value": "6.3%",
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