Betty McCollum

Betty McCollum
Official portrait, 2019
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota's 4th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2001
Preceded byBruce Vento
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 55B district
In office
January 5, 1993 – January 3, 2001
Preceded byHarriet McPherson
Succeeded byScott Wasiluk
Personal details
Born
Betty Louise Dierich

(1954-07-12) July 12, 1954 (age 72)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (DFL)
EducationSt. Catherine University (BA)
WebsiteHouse website
Campaign website
McCollum's voice
McCollum honoring the death of U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn.
Recorded February 28, 2022

Betty Louise McCollum (/məˈkɒləm/ mə-KOL-əm; born July 12, 1954) is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 4th congressional district, since 2001. She is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). She is the second woman elected to Congress from Minnesota. McCollum has been the dean of Minnesota's congressional delegation since 2021, when Representative Collin Peterson lost reelection.

References

  1. ↑ "Elections 2008". Chicago Sun-Times. October 23, 2008. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2008.

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