Bonnie Watson Coleman Archives

NJ-12 Republican reports just $3,083 in cash, $19,128 in debt

July 14, 2026 9:30 am

The Republican candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s 12th district has $3,083 cash on hand after raising $3,479 in the second quarter for his bid to succeed retiring Democratic Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), and is already in debt. Gregg...

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Middlesex County in 2026

July 13, 2026 8:00 pmJuly 14, 2026 10:58 am

Middlesex County has long been one of New Jersey’s strongest Democratic bastions. Home to nearly 900,000 residents, it is the state’s third-most populous county, with its Democratic dominance reinforced by a powerful county organization and heavily Democratic municipalities such as...

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Somerset County in 2026

July 8, 2026 4:23 pmJuly 9, 2026 3:57 pm

For more than a century, Somerset County stood among New Jersey’s premier Republican strongholds. It backed Herbert Hoover over Franklin D. Roosevelt at the height of the Great Depression, remained reliably Republican through the New Deal and postwar eras, and...

Bipartisan support pours in for Kean after depression disclosure

June 30, 2026 4:58 pmJune 30, 2026 5:11 pm

WASHINGTON — Rep. Tom Kean Jr. received bipartisan support from members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation following his announcement Tuesday that he had been hospitalized for depression. Lawmakers of both parties said the announcement by Kean (R-Westfield) about his illness...

Mercer Dem chair contest is Dan Benson vs. Bonnie Watson Coleman by proxy

June 20, 2026 9:44 amJune 22, 2026 11:58 am

The race to succeed Janice Mironov as Mercer County Democratic Chair appears to be a proxy fight between Mercer County Executive Dan Benson and outgoing Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing). Benson is pushing Ewing Councilwoman Jennifer Keyes-Maloney, while Watson Coleman...

Greenstein expects to seek re-election; DeAngelo will support her

June 18, 2026 10:29 amJune 18, 2026 1:15 pm

State Sen. Linda Greenstein (D-Plainsboro) is taking steps toward seeking a seventh term in the New Jersey State Senate, and her likely heir apparent, Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo (D-Hamilton), is backing her up. “At the moment, I am planning to run,”...

Adam Hamawy wins wide-open NJ-12 race in major victory for the left

June 2, 2026 10:00 pmJune 3, 2026 1:59 am

Adam Hamawy is set to become the next congressman from New Jersey’s 12th congressional district, the New Jersey Globe projects, after winning a 12-candidate Democratic primary to succeed retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing). Hamawy, a plastic surgeon and U.S....