COLEMAN, BONNIE WATSON

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COLEMAN, BONNIE WATSON
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: Experience: House: District 12, 2015-Present; Home State: District of Columbia; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $845,896Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Bonnie Watson Coleman

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: William; 3 Children: Troy, William, Jared

Birth Date: 02/06/1945

Birth Place: Camden, NJ

Home City: Ewing, NJ

Religion: Baptist

Education

Attended, Political Science, Rutgers University

BA, Thomas Edison State College, 1985

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 12, 2014-present

Assembly Member, New Jersey State General Assembly, District 15, 1998-2014

Majority Leader, New Jersey State General Assembly, 2006-2009

Current Legislative Committees

Homeland Security, Member

Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, Member

Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Black Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, present

Member, Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Chair, Appropriations Committee, New Jersey State Democratic Committee

Professional Experience

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

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

Honorary Member, Girl Scouts of America

Deaconess, Shiloh Baptist Church

Board Member, New Jersey Governing Boards Association of State Colleges, 1987-1998

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, Board of Trustees, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, 1990-1991

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.

Total: 20

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/02/2017	H.R.2302	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 259 Nassau Street, Suite 2 in Princeton, New Jersey, as the "Dr. John F. Nash, Jr. Post Office".	05/02/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/22/2017	H.R.1297	Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Corrections Act of 2017	03/22/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
02/01/2017	H.R.347	DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2017	02/01/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
12/08/2016	H.R.6525	Lead-free Students Act	12/08/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
10/21/2016	H.R.6293	Fair Salary History Alternatives for Responsible Employment Act of 2016	10/21/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
10/19/2016	H.R.6163	Federal Benefits Fairness and Restoration Act of 2016	10/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. (All Actions)
10/18/2016	H.R.6113	End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2016	10/18/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
09/26/2016	H.R.6173	Transit Tax Credit Act of 2016	09/26/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/12/2016	H.R.5385	Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Correction Act of 2016	07/12/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
07/06/2016	H.R.5630	Safer Pipelines Act of 2016	07/06/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
06/30/2016	H.R.5586	Customer Non-Discrimination Act	06/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
04/15/2016	H.R.4973	Investing in Older Americans Act of 2016	04/15/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/15/2016	H.R.4972	Expanding Penalty Free Withdrawal Act of 2016	04/15/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/22/2016	H.R.4840	Hire For a Second Chance Act of 2016	03/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/24/2016	H.R.4398	DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2016	02/24/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
11/19/2015	H.R.4125	To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the feasibility of the Secretary entering into public-private partnerships to improve the access of veterans to medical facilities in densely populated communities and rural communities.	11/19/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
07/02/2015	H.R.2866	Healthy MOM Act	07/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
06/24/2015	H.R.1646	Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act	06/24/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
06/01/2015	H.R.2283	Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015	06/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
04/22/2015	H.R.1979	Taxpayer Economic Hardship Protection Act of 2015	04/22/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)

Total: 594

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
05/17/2016	H.Res.733	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster-care system.
05/17/2016	H.R.5130	SIMARRA Act
05/17/2016	H.R.5067	Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016
05/17/2016	H.R.5024	Clean Air and Vehicle Technology Accountability Act of 2016
05/12/2016	H.R.3691	Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016
05/02/2016	H.R.5090	To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011.
04/29/2016	H.R.5058	Free Credit Score Act of 2016
04/29/2016	H.Res.686	Expressing support for efforts to enhance Israeli security and create the conditions for progress toward a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
04/29/2016	H.R.2722	Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act	Failed	Yea
04/28/2016	H.R.4905	ATF Enforcement Act
04/28/2016	H.Res.675	Supporting the goals and ideals of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
03/28/2016	H.R.4817	Birmingham Civil Rights National Historical Park
03/25/2016	H.R.4879	TEST for Lead Act
04/27/2016	H.R.5085	Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2016
04/22/2016	H.R.4927	China Market Economy Status Congressional Review Act
04/21/2016	H.R.5025	2016 Tax Day Floods Supplemental Funding Act
04/20/2016	H.Res.694	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that a standing committee (or subcommittee thereof) hearing be held whenever there is a moment of silence in the House for a tragedy involving gun violence.
04/05/2016	H.R.4864	Stopping Sexual Exploitation of Power Act
04/01/2016	H.R.4748	Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 2016
03/25/2016	H.R.4827	Coal Ash Landfill Safety Act

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