SOUTH BRUNSWICK - Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman will not seek re-election next year, ending her decade-long career as the first African American woman to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives.

She has served New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, which includes 32 municipalities spread over Mercer County, Middlesex County, Somerset County, and Union County, since 2015. Her term will end in 2027.

“I have been blessed in my life to be surrounded by loved ones who have always valued the importance of serving the public, and I have never taken that opportunity to serve for granted," the Congresswoman said in a released statement.

“I truly believe that ‘to whom much is given, much is required’ and, as such, I have always prioritized the people I represent above

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