U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman Will Be the Keynote Speaker at the HPAE Convention
Bonnie Watson Coleman, the Representative for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, will be the keynote speaker at HPAE’s convention on October 6 and 7 in Atlantic City.
Coleman is a long-time and influential advocate for the people of New Jersey and is currently serving her first term in the United States Congress. Prior to her election as Representative for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, Watson Coleman served eight consecutive terms in the New Jersey General Assembly.
Watson Coleman shattered racial and gender barriers to become the first African American woman to serve as Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly, and the first African American woman to serve as the Chair of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee. Her election to the House of Representatives makes her the first African American woman to represent New Jersey in Congress.
Watson Coleman has also fought on the front lines of the fight to improve the lives of working families and protect our environment and natural resources, supporting increases in the minimum wage and sponsoring legislation that created New Jersey’s first energy efficiency standards.