Bonnie Watson Coleman Archives

Trailblazer: Assemblyman John S. Watson

January 17, 2022 12:12 amJanuary 16, 2022 10:16 pm

John S. Watson (1924-1996) was the first Black to win a countywide election in Mercer County when he was elected to the Board of Freeholders in 1970. He was the father of Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), the first Black...

Trailblazer: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman

January 17, 2022 12:06 amJanuary 16, 2022 10:15 pm

Bonnie Watson Coleman, is the first Black woman to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first African American to serve as New Jersey Democratic State Chair. Watson Coleman comes from a powerful political family. Her...

Party-switcher loses Old Bridge council seat by 8 votes

November 10, 2021 10:35 pm

A Republican councilman in Old Bridge who switched parties in 2019 and ran against Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) in 2020 appears to have lost his re-election bid by just 8 votes. Mark Razzoli, who left the Democratic Party after...

At early vote rallies, Ciattarelli and Murphy each warn of disaster

October 25, 2021 1:53 pmOctober 25, 2021 4:30 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli kicked off the state’s inaugural early voting period this weekend with a mad dash of rallies and events up and down the state; combined, the two candidates hosted 17 events across...

Statements on the death of Colin Powell

October 18, 2021 12:00 pmOctober 18, 2021 4:31 pm

Former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell died this morning from Covid complications at the age of 84. Powell, the first Black person to hold the Secretary of State’s office and an instrumental...

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....