Bonnie Watson Coleman Archives

Most NJ House members post strong 1st quarter fundraising numbers

April 16, 2019 12:35 pmApril 16, 2019 3:52 pm

The Human Fundraising Machine, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff), leads the New Jersey congressional delegation with $4,911,891 cash-on-hand after first quarter fundraising numbers were reported on Monday. Gottheimer also raised the most money in the delegation over the first three months...

Watson Coleman banks $157k

April 15, 2019 12:17 pmApril 15, 2019 12:45 pm

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) has $157,072 cash-on-hand after raising $82,055 during the first quarter of 2019, according to a report filed with the Federal Election Commission. The three-term congresswoman won a seat on the influential House Appropriations Committee earlier...

Gottheimer opposes recreational pot

March 28, 2019 3:36 pm

Breaking his long silence on the issue, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) said Thursday that he opposes marijuana legalization. The congressman on Thursday voted in committee to advance a bill that would bar federal regulators from penalizing banks that serve the...

Wife of assemblyman dies

March 23, 2019 9:29 amMarch 23, 2019 8:42 pm

Alvena Snedeker, the widow of late Assemblyman Clifford W. Snedeker, died on March 21. She was 86. She was active in community affairs in Lawrenceville and was involved in her husband’s successful campaigns for Lawrence township committee and Mercer County...

Gottheimer might face weed vote next week

March 20, 2019 5:43 pmMarch 20, 2019 5:48 pm

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) has avoided taking a position on the legalization of marijuana during his first two years in Congress – the only Democrat in the New Jersey delegation to not declare his support on any cannabis policies, according...

Monroe may be only big NJ Dem town that has become more Republican

March 17, 2019 2:37 pmMarch 18, 2019 12:06 am

The 2019 mayoral election is worth watching since Monroe (pop. 39,132) is perhaps the only large municipality in the state that is trending away from being a Democratic stronghold toward the GOP. Democrats have controlled Monroe Township in Middlesex County...

Watson Coleman taps Osmond, Cochran as deputy chiefs of staff

March 14, 2019 4:54 pm

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) announced today that Kari Osmond and Courtney Cochran have been promoted to the position of deputy chief of staff. Osmond had been Watson Coleman’s district director, and Cochran had been the communications director and press...