Bonnie Watson Coleman

Bonnie Watson Coleman DEMDemocrat

United States Representative, NJ-12

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Bonnie Watson ColemanDEMDemocrat United States Representative, NJ-12
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Bonnie M. Watson Coleman (born February 6, 1945) is an American politician. She has served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 12th congressional district since 2015. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Watson Coleman served in the New Jersey General Assembly, from 1998 to 2015 for the 15th legislative district. She is the first African-American woman to represent New Jersey in Congress.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Thomas Edison State College
BA
1985
Rutgers University
Attended Political Science
Past Positions1 - 6 of 6
Representative
United States House of Representatives, New Jersey
2014 - Current
Assembly Member
New Jersey General Assembly
1998 - 2014
Majority Leader
New Jersey General Assembly
2006 - 2009
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
Other Experience1 - 26 of 26
Honorary Member
Girl Scouts of America
Current
Member
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Current
Board Member
New Jersey Governing Boards Association of State Colleges
1987 - 1998
Member
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
Appropriations Committee, New Jersey State Democratic Committee
Former Deaconess
Shiloh Baptist Church
Member
Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, United States Congress
Current
Member
Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, United States Congress
Current
Member
Congressional Black Caucus, United States Congress
Current
Member
Congressional Progressive Caucus, United States Congress
Current
Ranking Member
Task Force on Denying Terrorist Entry into the United States, United States House of Representatives
Current
Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security, United States House of Representatives
Current
Co-Founder
Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, United States House of Representatives
2016 - Current
Former Member
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security
Former Member
Oversight and Management Efficiency Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Homeland Security Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Oversight and Reform Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Government Operations Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Former Member
Healthcare, Benefits, and Administrative Rules Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Ranking Member
Transportation and Protective Security Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
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