Betty McCollum
Betty McCollum | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 4th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Vento |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 55B district | |
| In office January 5, 1993 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Harriet McPherson |
| Succeeded by | Scott Wasiluk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Betty Louise Dierich July 12, 1954 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic (DFL) |
| Education | St. Catherine University (BA) |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
Betty Louise McCollum (/məˈkɒləm/ mə-KOL-əm; born July 12, 1954) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 4th congressional district, serving since 2001. She is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). McCollum's district centers on St. Paul, Minnesota's capital city. 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.
Before her election to the U.S. House, McCollum served eight years as a state representative.