Bonnie Watson Coleman

Bonnie Watson Coleman
Official portrait, 2014
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 12th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2015
Preceded byRush Holt Jr.
Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
January 12, 2006 – January 12, 2010
Preceded byJoseph J. Roberts
Succeeded byJoseph Cryan
Chair of the New Jersey Democratic Party
In office
February 4, 2002 – February 17, 2006
Preceded byJoseph J. Roberts
Succeeded byJoseph Cryan
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 15th district
In office
January 13, 1998 – January 3, 2015
Serving with Reed Gusciora
Preceded byShirley Turner
Succeeded byElizabeth Maher Muoio
Personal details
Born
Bonnie Marie Watson

(1945-02-06) February 6, 1945
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
William Coleman
​
(m. 1995)​
Children3
RelativesJohn Watson (father)
EducationRutgers University, Camden
Thomas Edison State University (BA)
Signature
WebsiteHouse website
Campaign website

Bonnie Marie Watson Coleman[1] (born February 6, 1945) is an American politician. She has been the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 12th congressional district since 2015. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1998 to 2015. She is the first African-American woman to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Lee, et al. v. Trump, et al". Cohen Milstein. 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  2. ↑ "Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman". America250. U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission. Retrieved 2024-06-17.

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