Bonnie Watson Coleman Archives

Watson Coleman backs Joshi for mayor of Edison

April 9, 2021 3:08 pmApril 9, 2021 4:08 pm

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) has endorsed Sam Joshi for Edison mayor in the Democratic primary. “As a former Democratic State Committee chairwoman and now a Member of Congress, I well know the values of our Democratic Party,” Watson Coleman...

Princeton club votes to strip Ted Cruz of prestigious award

March 5, 2021 8:11 pmMarch 5, 2021 9:45 pm

A Princeton University group founded 256 years ago by James Madison and Aaron Burr voted on Thursday to rescind an award to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, the Daily Princetonian reported. The group, the American Whig-Clio Society, voted 37-32 to withdraw...

February 6, 2021: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman; Senate campaign strategists Kevin Drennan & Harrison Neely

February 7, 2021 12:54 pmFebruary 8, 2021 9:43 am

Click the play button to listen to the New Jersey Globe Power Hour for February 6, 2021. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman joined host David Wildstein on the New Jersey Globe Power Hour on Talk Radio 77 WABC on Saturday, February...

Trump Republican wants to take on Watson Coleman

February 4, 2021 11:37 am

Darius Mayfield, a strong supporter of President Donald Trump, will seek the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 12th district next year in a bid to take on four-term Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing). “I am not a Republican,”...

Malinowski letter urges social media sites to change algorithms

January 21, 2021 5:50 pmJanuary 21, 2021 6:17 pm

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) and a slew of other lawmakers urged CEOs at top social media platforms to change algorithms responsible for radicalizing users and furthering extremism. “Social media platforms’ algorithms are designed to feed each of us increasingly hateful...

Trailblazer: Assemblyman John S. Watson

January 18, 2021 12:30 amJanuary 17, 2021 10:03 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 18, 2021 12:16 amJanuary 17, 2021 2:14 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...