• MCCOLLUM, BETTY
Experience: House: District 4, 2001-Present
Home State: Minnesota
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $655,275Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Betty McCollum
    Gender: Female
    Family: Divorced; 2 Children: Katie, Sean
    Birth Date:07/12/1954
    Birth Place: Saint Paul, MN
    Home City: Saint Paul, MN
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    BA, College of Saint Catherine, 1987
    AA, Inver Hill Community College, 1980

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2000-present
    Senior Democratic Whip, United States House of Representatives, present
    Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1993-2000
    Member, North Saint Paul City Council, 1987-1992
    Candidate, North Saint Paul City Council, 1984

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Defense, Member
    Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Algerian Caucus
    Member, Animal Protection Caucus
    Member, Asian Pacific American Caucus
    Member, Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
    Member, Bike Caucus
    Member, Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
    Co-Chair, Caucus for Congressional-World Bank Dialogue
    Member, Caucus for Women's Issues
    Member, Caucus on Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery
    Member, Caucus on Armenian Issues
    Member, Caucus on Global Road Safety
    Member, Caucus on the Netherlands
    Member, Caucus on Turkey
    Member, Community College Caucus
    Member, Congressional Anti-Human-Trafficking Caucus
    Member, Congressional Armenian Issues Caucus
    Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
    Member, Congressional Bicameral High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Caucus
    Member, Congressional Bike Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus on the European Union
    Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Congressional Global Health Caucus
    Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus
    Member, Congressional Military Family Caucus
    Member, Dairy Farmer Caucus
    Member, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
    Member, Democratic Steering Committee
    Member, Diabetes Caucus
    Member, Farmer Cooperative Caucus
    Member, Food Safety Caucus
    Member, Friends of Canada
    Member, Friends of Ireland Caucus
    Member, Friends of Job Corps Congressional Caucus
    Co-Chair, Friends of Norway Caucus
    Member, General Aviation Caucus
    Member, Hearing Health Caucus
    Member, Heart and Stroke Coalition
    Member, High-Performance Building Caucus
    Member, Historic Preservation Caucus
    Co-Chair, House Mentoring Caucus
    Member, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus
    Co-Chair, International Conservation Caucus
    Member, Internet Caucus
    Member, Labor and Working Families Caucus
    Member, Medical Technology Caucus
    Member, Mental Health Caucus
    Member, National Guard and Reserve Component Caucus
    Member, Native American Caucus
    Member, Progressive Caucus
    Co-Chair, Quality Care Coalition
    Member, Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Awards Board
    Member, Refugee Caucus
    Vice Chair, State Issues, National Council of State Legislatures
    Member, Sudan Caucus
    Member, Urban Caucus
    Member, Wildlife Refuge Caucus

Professional Experience

    High School Social Science Teacher
    Management, Dayton's
    Retail Sales, Dayton's
    Retail Sales, Sears
    Management, Sears

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, American Legion Auxiliary
    Member, Girl Scouts of America
    Member, Habitat for Humanity
    Member, National Council on the Arts
    Member, Northern Saint Paul Business Association
    Member, Northern Saint Paul Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
    Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 99
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/26/2009 H.R.3077 Global Food Security Act of 2009 06/26/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/27/2009 H.R.2103 International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2009 04/27/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/10/2009 H.R.1410 Newborn, Child, and Mother Survival Act of 2009 03/10/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/09/2009 H.J.Res.4 Health Protection Amendment of 2009 02/09/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.  (All Actions)
10/13/2008 H.R.6229 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2523 7th Avenue East in North Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the "Mayor William 'Bill' Sandberg Post Office Building". 10/13/2008 Became Public Law No: 110-396. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
09/17/2008 H.R.6928 ASPIRE 09/17/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.  (All Actions)
07/16/2008 H.R.6525 American History and Civics Achievement Act 07/16/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.  (All Actions)
06/26/2008 H.R.6409 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources. 06/26/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
06/11/2008 H.Res.1268 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that United States foreign assistance is a critical instrument for achieving our national security goals and that modernizing United States foreign assistance should become a national priority. 06/11/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/28/2008 H.J.Res.80 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the penalty of death. 04/28/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.  (All Actions)
01/23/2008 H.Res.908 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Mentoring Month. 01/23/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/27/2007 H.R.3698 Global Service Fellowship Program Act of 2007 09/27/2007 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
09/19/2007 H.R.3598 Voice of Freedom Act of 2007 09/19/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
08/02/2007 H.R.3339 Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2007 08/02/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/25/2007 H.R.3175 International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2007 07/25/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/09/2007 H.R.1896 Achieving Our IDEA Act of 2007 07/09/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
07/09/2007 H.R.1861 Joshua Haglund Justice and Peace Act of 2007 07/09/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.  (All Actions)
06/05/2007 H.R.1169 Student Achievement and Successful Schools Act of 2007 06/05/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
05/31/2007 H.R.2482 Mississippi River Special Resource Study Act 05/31/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
05/18/2007 H.R.773 Diploma Integrity Protection Act of 2007 05/18/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.  (All Actions)
Total: 4436
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.R.2884 COVFEFE Act of 2017
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2862 To provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2827 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/22/2017 H.R.2589 To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/22/2017 H.R.695 Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
05/19/2017 H.Res.344 Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/18/2017 H.R.2545 To reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Indians.
05/18/2017 H.R.2525 To improve the financial literacy of students.
05/18/2017 H.R.2519 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017 H.Res.311 Recognizing that for 50 years the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has worked toward stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast Asia.
05/18/2017 H.R.1872 Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.1477 No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act
05/18/2017 H.Res.128 Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
05/17/2017 H.R.2508 To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States.
05/17/2017 H.R.2491 To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.Res.332 Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/12/2017 H.Res.320 Expressing support for the designation of May 2017 as "Mental Health Month".
05/11/2017 H.R.2412 Keep Our Pension Promises Act
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