19 Facts About Betty McCollum

Betty McCollum is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

Betty McCollum is the second woman elected to Congress from Minnesota.

Betty McCollum graduated from the College of St Catherine in St Paul, Minnesota, in 1976.

Betty McCollum has worked as a high school social sciences teacher and as a sales manager.

Betty McCollum first won election to the North St Paul city council in 1986.

Betty McCollum served four terms in the Minnesota House before being elected to Congress in 2000.

However, Betty McCollum defeated Runbeck by a 17-point margin, with Foley in a distant third place.

The district has since reverted to form, and Betty McCollum has been reelected nine times with no substantive opposition.

Betty McCollum is a longtime member of the House Appropriations Committee, where she remains the only Minnesotan.

Betty McCollum served on the Government Reform Committee during her first term in Congress.

Betty McCollum is the first woman elected to Congress from Minnesota since Coya Knutson in the 1950s.

Betty McCollum indicated on the 2002 National Political Awareness Test that she believed abortions should always be legally available, but only within the first trimester of pregnancy.

Betty McCollum has consistently supported the rights of members in the LGBTQ community.

Betty McCollum has supported the interests of the elderly with regard to preserving Social Security.

Betty McCollum advocates shifting America's energy consumption to cleaner, non-carbon-based sources.

Betty McCollum voted for the American Recovery and Reinvestment in 2009.

Betty McCollum opposes Conceal-and-Carry legislation and voted against Right-to-Carry reciprocity in November 2011.

In July 2019, Betty McCollum voted against a House resolution introduced by Representative Brad Schneider of Illinois opposing the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel.

In February 2020, Betty McCollum called AIPAC a hate group and accused it of hate speech.