Bonnie Watson Coleman
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Bonnie Watson Coleman is an American Democratic politician serving in the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey and known as the first Black woman elected to Congress from the state.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bonnie Watson Coleman canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Democratic Party politician
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human ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| areaOfRepresentation | central New Jersey ⓘ |
| assumedOffice | January 3, 2015 ⓘ |
| category |
African-American members of the United States House of Representatives
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Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey ⓘ Women members of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| electedIn | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Watson Coleman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
legislation
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public policy ⓘ |
| givenName | Bonnie ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| hasRole |
lawmaker
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public servant ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | biographical articles about Bonnie Watson Coleman ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Congressional Black Caucus
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Congressional Progressive Caucus ⓘ House Democratic Caucus ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Caucus of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first Black woman elected to the United States Congress from New Jersey ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a pioneering Black woman in New Jersey politics
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service as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| officeJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| partyAffiliationInStateOffice | New Jersey Democratic Party ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
liberal
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progressive ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 12th congressional district
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U.S. Representative ⓘ
surface form:
United States representative
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| previousPositionHeld |
Chair of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee
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Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly ⓘ Member of the New Jersey General Assembly ⓘ |
| represents | New Jersey's 12th congressional district ⓘ |
| residence |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| stateLegislatureServedIn | New Jersey General Assembly ⓘ |
| stateRepresented |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
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| workLocation |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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