Bonnie Watson Coleman
Progressive
Democrat
House Representative
New Jersey - District 12
Current Position: US House Representative NJ-12
Policy Positions
Business & Labor
- For paid family leave; worked on expanding paid family leave legislation
- For minimum wage increases; supported increasing the minimum wage
Health Care
- For expanded health coverage for pregnant women; introduced Healthy MOM Act to allow enrollment changes during pregnancy
Environment
- For reformed gas pipeline approval process; authored SAFER Pipelines Act
Civil Rights
- For anti-discrimination protections; introduced Customer Non-Discrimination Act prohibiting discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in public accommodations
- For anti-hair discrimination; introduced CROWN Act to prohibit hair discrimination
- For abortion rights; was arrested at abortion rights rally outside the Supreme Court
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- Against Israel boycotts; voted against resolution opposing efforts to boycott Israel and the BDS Movement
- For ceasefire in Gaza; co-sponsored ceasefire resolution in response to Gaza war
- For arms embargo on Israel; called for arms embargo and wrote that the United States is 'participating in' and 'complicit' in genocide in Gaza
Public Safety
- For criminal justice reform; sponsored legislation on reducing recidivism
- Against private prisons; introduced End For-Profit Prisons Act to phase out private prison contracts
- For gun control; introduced Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act requiring ID confirmation for online ammo purchases