{"id":7707,"date":"2018-09-25T16:10:10","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T16:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/?p=7707"},"modified":"2018-09-25T18:21:13","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T18:21:13","slug":"bonnie-watson-coleman-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/2018\/09\/bonnie-watson-coleman-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonnie Watson Coleman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bonnie Watson Coleman is the current representative for New Jersey&rsquo;s 12th congressional district, which includes parts of Middlesex, Somerset, and Mercer counties and also has notable cities such as Trenton and Princeton. Elected in 2015, Watson Coleman is currently serving her second term in the U.S. House of Representatives. She currently serves on two committees, the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. She is also a member of many caucuses, including&nbsp;the&nbsp;Congressional Black Caucus, the&nbsp;Congressional Progressive Caucus, and the Congressional Caucus for Women&rsquo;s Issues.<\/p>\n<p>According to Watson Coleman&rsquo;s website, wastoncoleman.house.gov, she served eight consecutive terms on the New Jersey General Assembly prior to seeking her current position. Some of her issues of focus include prisoner re-entry reform, environmental protection, and gun issues. According to ontheissues.org, a reliable source to determine the stances of various political leaders, Watson Coleman supports women&rsquo;s choice to abortion, same-sex marriage, two years of free community college, voluntary prayer in public schools, the regulation of CO2 emissions, and the decriminalization of marijuana. She is an advocate against the ending of net neutrality, and opposes the Keystone XL pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>Bonnie Watson Coleman graduated from Thomas Edison State College and obtained honorary doctorate degrees from The College of New Jersey, Rider University, and Stockton University according to her website. She has three sons and three grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>1.Bonnie Watson Coleman urges Rosenstein not to resign in an attempt to protect Mueller&rsquo;s Russia probe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBonnie\/status\/1044244419657052161\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBonnie\/status\/1044244419657052161<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.Watson Coleman&nbsp;shows her support of Kavanaugh accuser, cites fear of coming out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBonnie\/status\/1043143575259828224\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBonnie\/status\/1043143575259828224<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. The 2018 midterm election, New Jersey&rsquo;s 12th district.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7709\" style=\"width: 213px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Bonnie_Watson_Coleman_cropped_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7709\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7709\" src=\"http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Bonnie_Watson_Coleman_cropped_2-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"United States Congress\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Bonnie_Watson_Coleman_cropped_2-203x300.jpg 203w, http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Bonnie_Watson_Coleman_cropped_2-768x1136.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Bonnie_Watson_Coleman_cropped_2-692x1024.jpg 692w, http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Bonnie_Watson_Coleman_cropped_2.jpg 1355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bonnie Watson Coleman Official Congress Portrait<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bonnie Watson Coleman is the current representative for New Jersey&#8217;s 12th congressional district, which includes parts of Middlesex, Somerset, and Mercer counties and also has notable cities such as Trenton and Princeton. Elected in 2015, Watson Coleman is currently serving her second term in the U.S. House of Representatives. She currently serves on two committees, the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. She is also a member of many caucuses, including\u00a0the\u00a0Congressional Black Caucus, the\u00a0Congressional Progressive Caucus, and the Congressional Caucus for Women\u2019s Issues. According to Watson Coleman&#8217;s website, wastoncoleman.house.gov, she served eight consecutive terms on the New Jersey General Assembly prior to seeking her current position. Some of her issues of focus include prisoner re-entry reform, environmental protection, and gun issues. According to ontheissues.org, a reliable source to determine the stances of various political leaders, Watson Coleman supports women&#8217;s choice to abortion, same-sex marriage, two years of free community college, voluntary prayer in public schools, the regulation of CO2 emissions, and the decriminalization of marijuana. She is an advocate against the ending of net neutrality, and opposes the Keystone XL pipeline. 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