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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• College of St. Catherine - Bachelor's (1976)

• South St. Paul (Minn.) High School - Diploma (1972)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  4th Congressional District of Minnesota
  Betty Louise McCollum, 63.17%

  Democrat
  Gene Rechtzigel, 28.97%

  Republican
  Susan Sindt, 7.59%

  Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  4th Congressional District of Minnesota
  Betty Louise McCollum, 66.00%

  Democrat
  Gregory Thomas Ryan (Greg), 30.00%

  Republican
  Susan Pendergast Sindt, 4.00%

  Legal Marijuana Now

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  4th Congressional District of Minnesota
  Betty Louise McCollum, 57.76%

  Democratic-Farmer-Labor
  Gregory Thomas Ryan (Greg), 34.39%

  Republican
  Susan Pendergast Sindt, 7.71%

  Legal Marijuana Now

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  4th Congressional District of Minnesota
  Betty Louise McCollum, 61.19%

  Democrat
  Sharna Wahlgren, 32.90%

  Republican
  Dave Thomas, 5.82%

  Independence Party

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  4th Congressional District of Minnesota
  Betty Louise McCollum, 62.27%

  Democrat
  Tony Hernandez, 31.51%

  Republican
  Steve Carlson, 6.07%

  Independence Party

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  4th Congressional District of Minnesota
  Betty Louise McCollum, 59.09%

  Democrat
  Teresa Collett, 34.63%

  Republican
  Steve Carlson, 6.14%

  Independence Party

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  4th Congressional District of Minnesota
  Betty Louise McCollum, 68.44%

  Democrat
  Ed Matthews, 31.31%

  Republican

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  4th Congressional District of Minnesota
  Betty Louise McCollum, 69.54%

  Democrat
  Obi Sium, 30.23%

  Republican

• 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

  4th Congressional District of Minnesota
  Betty Louise McCollum, 57.48%

  Democrat
  Patrice Bataglia, 33.24%

  Republican
  Peter F Vento, 9.17%

  Independence Party

• 2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

  4th Congressional District of Minnesota
  Betty Louise McCollum, 62.22%

  Democrat
  Clyde Billington, 33.91%

  Republican
  Scott J Raskiewicz, 3.75%

  Green

• 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

  4th Congressional District of Minnesota
  Betty Louise McCollum, 48.04%

  Democrat
  Linda Runbeck, 30.89%

  Republican
  Tom Foley, 20.59%

  Independence Party

Associated Organizations

• Betty PAC

• McCollum for Congress (Minnesota)

• Gallaudet University (April 2022-)

  Member, Board of Trustees

Awards

• Charles Dick Medal of Merit (National Guard Association of the United States) (Aug. 2023)

• Excellence Award (Women’s College Coalition) (Sept. 2022)

• Patrick Moynihan Award for Congressional Service (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars) (Sept. 2021)

• Friend of Farm Bureau Award (American Farm Bureau Federation) (Oct. 2020)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

• Leadership Award (FASD United Inc.) (Sept. 2016)

• Bruce F. Vento Public Service Award (National Park Trust) (July 2016)

• Champions of the Endangered Species Act (Animal Welfare Institute) (March 2016)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form
• 
  Email, scheduling:
  mn04dcscheduler@mail.house.gov
• 
  Email, press:
  mccollumpress@mail.house.gov

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	2426 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-2304
Phone:	202-225-6631
Fax:	202-225-1968

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Privately Financed Travel

19 trips taken between 2001 - 2024 costing $90,399

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Appropriations Committee
House Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee, Ranking Member
House Appropriations Committee Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee
• Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

Caucuses

• ALS Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Cuba Working Group
• Bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force
• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus
• Bipartisan Women Veterans Task Force
• College Affordability Caucus
• Congressional Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus
• Congressional Afterschool Caucus
• Congressional Algerian Caucus, Chair
• Congressional Animal Protection Caucus
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Arctic Working Group
• Congressional Arthritis Caucus
• Congressional Arts Caucus
• Congressional Baby Caucus
• Congressional Battlefield Caucus
• Congressional Bike Caucus
• Congressional Burma Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Burn Pits Caucus
• Congressional Campaign Finance Reform Caucus
• Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus
• Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment
• Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
• Congressional Caucus of Former Local Elected Officials
• Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
• Congressional Caucus on Homelessness
• Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans
• Congressional Caucus on Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Chair
• Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
• Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers
• Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans
• Congressional Celiac Disease Caucus, Chair
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Community Action Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Community College Caucus
• Congressional Community Health Centers Caucus
• Congressional Dairy Caucus
• Congressional Deaf Caucus
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional Equality Caucus
• Congressional Explosive Ordnance Disposal Caucus
• Congressional Farmer's Cooperative Caucus
• Congressional Food Safety Caucus
• Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus
• Congressional Friends of Norway Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Global Health Caucus, Chair
• Congressional Global Road Safety Caucus
• Congressional Golf Caucus
• Congressional Green Schools Caucus
• Congressional Hearing Health Caucus
• Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
• Congressional Hockey Caucus
• Congressional Humanities Caucus
• Congressional Human Trafficking Caucus
• Congressional Independent Colleges Caucus
• Congressional International Basic Education Caucus
• Congressional Internet Caucus
• Congressional Italian-American Caucus
• Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
• Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus
• Congressional Library of Congress Caucus
• Congressional Lyme Disease Caucus
• Congressional Mental Health Caucus
• Congressional Mentoring Caucus
• Congressional Military Family Caucus
• Congressional Military Mental Health Caucus
• Congressional Mississippi River Caucus
• Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus
• Congressional National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
• Congressional National Parks Caucus
• Congressional Native American Caucus, Co-Chair Emeritus
• Congressional Peace Corps Caucus
• Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
• Congressional Recycling Caucus
• Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus
• Congressional Small Business Caucus
• Congressional Soccer Caucus
• Congressional Social Work Caucus
• Congressional STARBASE Caucus
• Congressional STEAM Caucus
• Congressional Steel Caucus
• Congressional Sudan and South Sudan Caucus
• Congressional TRIO Caucus
• Congressional Ukrainian Caucus
• Congressional Unexploded Ordnance/Demining Caucus
• Congressional Urban Caucus
• Congressional U.S.-China Working Group
• Congressional U.S.-Lebanon Friendship Caucus
• Congressional Voting Rights Caucus
• Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus
• Congressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus
• Democratic Women’s Caucus
• European Union Caucus
• Expand Social Security Caucus
• Friends of Job Corps Congressional Caucus
• Get the Lead Out Caucus
• Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
• Historic Preservation Caucus
• Honorary Congressional Girl Scout Troop Caucus
• House Automotive Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families
• House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee
• House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
• House General Aviation Caucus
• House Hunger Caucus
• House Medical Technology Caucus
• House Public Education Caucus
• House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
• House Rural Education Caucus
• House Small Brewers Caucus
• House Specialty Crops Caucus
• House Trails Caucus
• House U.S.-Slovenia Friendship Caucus
• Indian Health Service Task Force
• International Conservation Caucus, Co-Chair
• National Heritage Areas Caucus
• National Service Congressional Caucus
• Service Organization Caucus
• Tuberculosis Elimination Caucus
• Tunisian Caucus, Co-Chair
• Veterinary Medicine Caucus
• Voices for National Service

Caught Our Eye

• Democrats lead the House in 2021 office spending

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 14, 2022
  Democrats led the House in 2021 office spending, according to LegiStorm data. read more

• Late expense filings obscure just how much some House offices spend

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 16, 2021
  Some congressional member offices get dangerously close to spending their entire budgets - but you wouldn't know that from their initial expense disclosures. read more

• Feighan Team picks up Rep. McCollum aide

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 24, 2017
  The Feighan Team has added a Hill aide to the small, women-run lobbying shop. read more

• Rep. McCollum scheduler/dog lover moves to NEA

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Sept. 20, 2016
  After spending her entire post-undergraduate career working for Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), Meredith Raimondi has been named director in the office of the chairman at the National Endowment for the Arts. read more

• Trump sweeps Hill Twitter mentions during first GOP debate

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Aug. 7, 2015
  Five governors, three senators, a neurosurgeon and a former reality TV star and businessman took the stage Thursday night. read more

• Republicans outpace Democrats in statements mourning Nunnelee

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Feb. 11, 2015
  In today's polarized Congress, partisanship can extend even beyond this life. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on March 28, 2013
  How did Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) earn the distinction of participating in the most expensive privately financed trip in Congress in recorded history? When the setting is the world's newest country and safe travel carries a significant premium, the costs just pile up. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on Sept. 28, 2012
  Is casting spells and chasing the Golden Snitch what's next for a former Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) aide after her time with the congresswoman? read more