Bonnie Watson Coleman Archives

Congresswoman slams Monroe GOP candidate for anti-Semitic posts

October 15, 2021 11:59 amOctober 15, 2021 5:11 pm

A Republican mayoral candidate in Monroe Township is under fire for a series of objectionable Facebook posts that mocked Holocaust victims in a series of memes that including a photo of Nazi soldiers loading Jews onto box cars headed for...

Murphy hires new Hispanic outreach staffer

September 30, 2021 11:10 amSeptember 30, 2021 5:55 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has hired a new aide to coordinate outreach to Hispanic communities across the state. Robert Matos-Moran began working as an aide to Murphy in his outreach department on Monday. He previously worked on the staffs of U.S....

Payne, House Democrats reintroduce bill limiting presidential powers

September 23, 2021 11:40 amSeptember 28, 2021 6:55 pm

House Democrats, among them Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark), reintroduced a wide-ranging bill on Tuesday aimed at reining in the powers of the president – or, more specifically, the powers of a president like Donald Trump. Press play to hear...

Bill waving Sandy relief clawbacks to get House vote, members say

July 16, 2021 12:50 pm

Three of New Jersey’s congresspeople on Friday announced two bills waiving the repayment of federal benefits disbursed to New Jersey homeowners and municipalities impacted by Superstorm Sandy would advance in the House of Representatives. “Superstorm Sandy decimated New Jersey families...

Rice wants Payne, Watson Coleman districts preserved

May 6, 2021 1:44 pm

State Sen. Ron Rice (D-Newark) said he and his allies would move to preserve the districts of New Jersey’s two black members of Congress. “We’re going to fight to protect his district, and we’re going to fight to protect Bonnie...

Were Lisa McCormick’s petitions fraudulent last year too?

April 20, 2021 12:01 amApril 19, 2021 10:22 pm

When it comes to filing fraudulent nominating petitions, Lisa McCormick might be a serial offender. Petitions McCormick filed last year as a candidate of the U.S. House of Representatives in New Jersey’s 12th district appear to use the same mail...

Watson Coleman wants Grewal to investigate McCormick petitions

April 14, 2021 3:44 pmApril 14, 2021 3:49 pm

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), who endured unsubstantiated attacks by shadowy perennial candidate Lisa McCormick in 2020, wants the state attorney general to probe the circumstances behind fraudulent petitions in this year’s race for governor. “The lack of consequences for...