People For the American Way’s Voters Alliance PAC has announced an endorsement of New Jersey Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman’s candidacy for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District.

Watson Coleman has served in the New Jersey General Assembly for eight consecutive terms, and serves as vice chair of the education committee. She is the first African American woman to have served as majority leader of the state assembly and is the first African American woman to serve as chair of the New Jersey Democratic State Central Committee. She has distinguished herself as a true progressive Democrat, with a wide range of endorsements from advocacy groups, public officials, and prominent supporters. If elected, Watson Coleman would be the first woman of color to represent New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives and the only female in New Jersey’s congressional delegation.

“Bonnie Watson Coleman is the type of person who stands up for fundamental rights and freedoms,” said PFAW Political Director Randy Borntrager. “She is a fighter for voting rights, women’s rights, fairness, and equality for all Americans. In Congress, she’ll be a truly progressive leader that New Jersey can count on.”

Watson Coleman has distinguished herself among her primary competitors in her willingness to speak out against a wide range of Gov. Christie’s harmful policies, and against the GOP-led Congress’s assault on working families, education, and LGBT rights. She is a native of Camden, NJ, and is a long time resident of Ewing. She is married to husband William, and they have three sons. Her campaign website is http://www.bonnieforcongress.com.

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