Editing Betty McCollum

{{Short description|American politician (born 1954)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Betty McCollum
| image               = Betty McCollum, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
| state               = [[Minnesota]]
| district            = {{ushr|MN|4|4th}}
| term_start          = January 3, 2001
| term_end            = 
| predecessor         = [[Bruce Vento]]
| successor           = 
| state_house1        = Minnesota
| district1           = 55B
| term_start1         = January 5, 1993
| term_end1           = January 3, 2001
| predecessor1        = [[Harriet McPherson]]
| successor1          = [[Scott Wasiluk]]
| birth_name          = Betty Louise Dierich
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1954|7|12}}
| birth_place         = [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, Minnesota]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] ([[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|DFL]])
| education           = [[St. Catherine University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| website             = [https://mccollum.house.gov/ House website]
| module              = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Rep. Betty McCollum on the Death of Rep. Jim Hagedorn.ogg|title=Betty McCollum's voice|type=speech|description=McCollum eulogizes her deceased colleague, [[Jim Hagedorn]]<br/>Recorded February 28, 2022}}
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'''Betty Louise McCollum''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|k|ɒ|l|ə|m}} {{respell|mə-KOL-əm}}; born July 12, 1954)<ref name=name-birthdate>{{cite web|title = Elections 2008|publisher = Chicago Sun-Times|date = October 23, 2008|url=http://elections.suntimes.com/dynamic/external/pre-election/bios/989.html?SITE=ILCHSELN&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT|access-date = October 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716163840/http://elections.suntimes.com/dynamic/external/pre-election/bios/989.html?SITE=ILCHSELN&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT|archive-date = July 16, 2011|url-status = dead}}</ref> is an American politician serving as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for {{ushr|MN|4}}, serving since 2001. She is a member of the [[Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party|Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]] (DFL). McCollum's district centers on [[St. Paul, Minnesota|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.

==Biography==
McCollum was born in [[Minneapolis]]. She graduated from the [[College of St. Catherine]] in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]], in 1976. McCollum has worked as a high school social sciences teacher and as a sales manager.

She first won election to the [[North St. Paul, Minnesota|North St. Paul]] city council in 1986.<ref>{{cite web| title = Campaign 2004| publisher = Minnesota Public Radio|url=http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/2004/campaign/congress/mccollum| access-date = February 26, 2007}}</ref> In 1992 she was elected to the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] after she defeated an incumbent state representative in the [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|DFL]] primary. She served four terms in the Minnesota House before being elected to [[United States Congress|Congress]] in 2000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mccollum.house.gov/about-betty/biography|title=Biography|date=April 12, 2017|work=Congresswoman Betty McCollum|access-date=February 7, 2018|language=en}}</ref>

==U.S. House of Representatives==

===Campaigns===
{{See also|2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 4}}
After 4th district Representative [[Bruce Vento]] decided not to seek a 13th term due to illness in 2000 (he died before the election), McCollum won the DFL nomination to succeed him. The district is heavily Democratic; among Minnesota's congressional districts, only the neighboring [[Minneapolis]]-based 5th district is considered more Democratic. The DFL has held the seat without interruption since 1949.

McCollum's main concern during the campaign wasn't her [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] opponent, State Senator [[Linda Runbeck]], but [[Independence Party of Minnesota|Independence Party]] candidate Tom Foley. Foley had previously been county attorney for [[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey County]] (almost all of which is in the 4th district) as a Democrat. Many thought Foley might siphon off enough votes from McCollum to allow Runbeck to win. But McCollum defeated Runbeck by 17 points, with Foley in a distant third place. Foley held McCollum to 48% of the vote, making her the only Democrat not to win at least 50% of the vote since Democrats began their dominance in the district. The district has since reverted to form, and McCollum has been reelected nine times with no substantive opposition.

===Tenure===
According to the [[McCourt School of Public Policy]] at [[Georgetown University]], McCollum held a Bipartisan Index Score of -0.1 in the [[116th United States Congress]] for 2019, which placed her 219th out of 435 members.<ref name=TheLugarCenter>{{cite web |url=https://www.thelugarcenter.org/assets/htmldocuments/2019%20BPI%20House%20Scores.pdf |title=The Lugar Center - McCourt School Bipartisan Index House Scores 116th Congress First Session (2019)|publisher=Georgetown University |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref> Based on [[FiveThirtyEight]]'s congressional vote tracker at [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]], McCollum voted with Donald Trump's stated [[public policy]] positions 11.4% of the time,<ref name=FiveThirtyEight>{{cite web |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/betty-mccollum/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628005521/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/betty-mccollum/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 28, 2017 |title=Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump - Betty McCollum |work=ABC News |date=January 30, 2017 |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref> which ranked her average in the 116th United States Congress when predictive scoring (district partisanship and voting record) is used.<ref name=FiveThirtyEightSecond>{{cite web |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/house/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170526151220/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/house/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 26, 2017 |title=Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump |work=ABC News |date=January 30, 2017 |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref> In the [[117th Congress]], she voted with President [[Joe Biden]]'s stated position 100% of the time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bycoffe |first=Aaron |last2=Wiederkehr |first2=Anna |date=2021-04-22 |title=Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden? |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/house/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210522014239/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/house/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 22, 2021 |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=FiveThirtyEight |language=en}}</ref>

===Committee assignments===
For the [[118th United States Congress|118th Congress]]:<ref>{{cite web |title=Betty McCollum |url=https://clerk.house.gov/members/M001143 |publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |access-date=August 7, 2023}}</ref>
* [[United States House Committee on Appropriations|Committee on Appropriations]]
** [[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense|Subcommittee on Defense]] (Ranking Member)
** [[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies|Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies]]

====Party leadership, caucus, and other memberships====
* Senior Whip
* Co-founder of the Congressional Global Health Caucus
* Co-founder of the Quality Care Coalition
* Vice Chair of Congressional Native American Caucus (Co-Chair Emeritus)<ref>{{cite web |title=Native American Caucus Leadership Announced for 117th Congress |date=April 14, 2021 |url=https://cole.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/native-american-caucus-leadership-announced-117th-congress |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref>
* National Council on the Arts
* [[Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus]] (Associate Member)
* [[Congressional Caucus on Global Road Safety]]
* [[United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus|International Conservation Caucus]]
* [[Congressional Arts Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Membership|url=https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|publisher=Congressional Arts Caucus|access-date=March 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140644/https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Afterschool Caucuses]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/policyCongressionalCaucuses.cfm|publisher=Afterschool Alliance|access-date=April 17, 2018}}</ref>
* Co-Chair [[United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Members|url=https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives International Conservation Caucus|access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801155201/https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html|archive-date=August 1, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Veterinary Medicine Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members of the Veterinary Medicine Caucus|url=https://schrader.house.gov/committees/veterinary-medicine-caucus.htm|publisher=Veterinary Medicine Caucus|access-date=October 12, 2018|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090924/https://schrader.house.gov/committees/veterinary-medicine-caucus.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Coalition on Adoption]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute|url=https://www.ccainstitute.org|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Membership|author=|url=https://bush.house.gov/era/about/membership|format=|publisher=Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment|date=|accessdate=18 September 2024}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Strengthening Conservation Advocacy: Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus Expansion & Reconstitution|author=|url=https://www.refugeassociation.org/news/2023/12/18/strengthening-conservation-advocacy-congressional-wildlife-refuge-caucus-expansion-amp-reconstitution |format=|publisher=National Wildlife Refuge Association|date=|accessdate=3 February 2025}}</ref>

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

McCollum received a 91% [[Progressivism|progressive]] rating from Progressive Punch, a self-described nonpartisan group that provides a "searchable database of Congressional voting records from a Progressive perspective",<ref>{{cite web|title =Leading with the Left|publisher =Progressive Punch|url=http://www.progressivepunch.org|access-date = November 2, 2006}}</ref> and a 13% [[Conservatism|conservative]] rating from the conservative SBE Council.<ref>{{cite web| title =Congressional Voting Scorecard 2005| website =SBE Council's Congressional Voting Scorecard 2005| publisher =Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council| date =June 2006|url=http://www.sbecouncil.org/uploads/Ratings2005Scorecard.pdf| access-date =November 2, 2006| url-status =dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929121518/http://www.sbecouncil.org/uploads/Ratings2005Scorecard.pdf| archive-date =September 29, 2006}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members of the Caucus on U.S. - Türkiye Relations & Turkish Americans|author=|url=https://www.tc-america.org/in-congress/caucus.htm|publisher=Turkish Coalition of America|date=|accessdate=27 March 2025}}</ref>

== Political positions ==
McCollum is [[Abortion-rights movements|pro-choice]] and supports [[Planned Parenthood]], [[NARAL Pro-Choice America]], and National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=3812 |title=Betty McCollum: Interest Group Rating |publisher=Project Vote Smart |access-date=January 15, 2012}}</ref> The latter organization aims to provide access to [[family planning]] and reproductive health care services and advocates for reproductive freedom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=1630 |title=National Special Interest Groups |publisher=Project Vote Smart |access-date=January 15, 2012}}</ref> She 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.<ref name="votesmart1">{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=3812#409 |title=Betty McCollum - Political Courage Test |publisher=Project Vote Smart |access-date=January 15, 2012}}</ref>

McCollum has consistently supported the rights of members in the [[LGBT community|LGBTQ community]].<ref name="votesmart2">{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?category=76&go.x=10&go.y=8&can_id=3812&type=category |title=National Special Interest Groups |publisher=Project Vote Smart |access-date=January 15, 2012}}</ref> The [[Human Rights Campaign]], one of America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality, has continually approved of her voting record.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.hrc.org/about_us/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724234140/http://www.hrc.org/about_us/index.htm |archive-date=July 24, 2012 |access-date=January 15, 2012 |publisher=Human Rights Campaign}}</ref><ref name="votesmart2"/> In a speech opposing the proposed [[Federal Marriage Amendment]], McCollum said, "Gay and lesbian Americans are citizens who must never be treated as second-class citizens".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=153038&keyword=gay&phrase=&contain= |title=Public Statements |publisher=Project Vote Smart |access-date=January 15, 2012}}</ref>

She has supported the interests of the elderly with regard to preserving [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]]. She has backed organizations such as the [[Alliance for Retired Americans]] and the [[National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare]], which share the mission to ensure social and economic justice and full civil rights for all citizens so that they may enjoy lives of dignity, personal and family fulfillment and security.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=713 |title=National Special Interest Groups |publisher=Project Vote Smart |access-date=January 15, 2012}}</ref> In a [[position paper]], McCollum defended her position on Social Security, writing, "We can secure the future of Social Security with common sense and a shared, bipartisan commitment to economic security and fiscal responsibility for all Americans. This is my commitment, and you can count on me to work to protect Social Security and to find a solution that truly protects the retirement security of every American."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=402196&keyword=&phrase=&contain= |title=Public Statements |publisher=Project Vote Smart |access-date=January 15, 2012}}</ref>

McCollum advocates shifting America's energy consumption to cleaner, [[Renewable energy|non-carbon-based sources]]. Along with [[Al Franken]] and [[Kit Bond]], she introduced the Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act, a bill to utilize thermal energy sources and create renewable energy production tax credits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mccollum.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=994&Itemid= |title=Franken, Bond, McCollum Introduce Thermal Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act |publisher=Mccollum.house.gov |date=July 21, 2010 |access-date=January 15, 2012}}</ref> She also voted for the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|American Recovery and Reinvestment]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mccollum.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=77 |title=Energy |publisher=Mccollum.house.gov |access-date=January 15, 2012}}</ref>

In 2004, McCollum gained national visibility when she and fellow Democrat [[Jim McDermott]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]] called for [[United States Secretary of Education|Secretary of Education]] [[Rod Paige]] to resign for claiming the [[National Education Association]] was "a terrorist organization."

She also introduced amendments in June 2011 and 2012 to [[Political debates about United States military bands|cut funding for military bands]] by $125 million, a proposal opposed by the [[Fleet Reserve Association]] and which the [[National Association for Music Education]] called "potentially devastating."<ref>{{cite news |first=Carol Ann |last=Alaimo |title=At Ft. Huachuca and elsewhere, military bands play the blues |work=Arizona Daily Star|url=http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_ec7024f1-ee9d-575c-9713-186f5c041531.html|date=August 22, 2011}}</ref>

McCollum opposes Conceal-and-Carry legislation and voted against Right-to-Carry reciprocity in November 2011.<ref name="votesmart1"/>

In July 2019, McCollum voted against a House resolution introduced by Representative [[Brad Schneider]] of Illinois opposing the Global [[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions|Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions]] Movement targeting [[Israel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/23/politics/no-votes-house-resolution-israel-boycott-movement/index.html|title=Who voted 'no' on the House resolution opposing Israel boycott movement|author=Clare Foran|website=CNN|date=July 24, 2019 |access-date=July 25, 2019}}</ref> The resolution passed 398-17.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/246|title=H.Res.246 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Opposing efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel.|last=Schneider|first=Bradley Scott|date=July 23, 2019|website=www.congress.gov|access-date=July 25, 2019}}</ref> In February 2020, McCollum called [[American Israel Public Affairs Committee|AIPAC]] a [[hate group]] and accused it of [[hate speech]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-12 |title=McCollum Statement: Hate Speech Makes AIPAC a Hate Group |url=https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases/mccollum-statement-hate-speech-makes-aipac-hate-group |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Congresswoman Betty McCollum |language=en}}</ref>

In April 2021, McCollum introduced the Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living under Israeli Military Occupation Act, a bill that aims to prohibit Israel from using [[US aid to Israel|U.S. aid]] to detain Palestinian minors, demolish Palestinian homes, or further [[Annexation|annex]] West Bank land. The bill requires the [[United States Department of State|State Department]] to file an annual report to Congress detailing the extent to which U.S. aid from the previous fiscal year was used to bankroll any of the aforementioned activities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/aipac-pans-bill-to-block-us-aid-from-some-israeli-activities-in-west-bank/|title=AIPAC pans bill to block US aid from some Israeli activities in West Bank|author=Jacob Magid|website=The Times of Israel|access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref>

On July 18, 2023, McCollum voted "present" on a [[United States Congress|congressional]] [[non-binding resolution]] proposed by [[August Pfluger]] that "the State of Israel is not a [[Zionism as settler colonialism#Historiography|racist]] or [[Israel and apartheid|apartheid state]]", that Congress rejects "all forms of antisemitism and xenophobia", and that “the United States will always be a staunch partner and supporter of Israel".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wong|first1=Scott|last2=Kaplan|first2=Rebecca|last3=Stewart|first3=Kyle|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-pass-resolution-backing-israel-jayapal-racist-state-rcna94897|title=House overwhelmingly passes resolution backing Israel after Rep. Jayapal calls it a 'racist state'|website=[[NBC News]]|date=July 18, 2023|access-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719000920/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-pass-resolution-backing-israel-jayapal-racist-state-rcna94897|archive-date=July 19, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 19, 2024, McCollum called for Joe Biden to withdraw from the [[2024 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Every Big Name Urging Biden To Drop Out: Sen. Sherrod Brown Joins 35 Democrats In Congress |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/07/19/every-big-name-urging-biden-to-drop-out-sen-sherrod-brown-joins-35-democrats-in-congress/ |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=20 July 2024}}</ref>

==Electoral history==

{{Election box begin | title=2000 Fourth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/Index?ersElectionId=22&scenario=USRepresentative&districtId=559|title=Results for U.S. Representative District 4 |work=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (US)
  |candidate  = Betty McCollum
  |votes      = 130,403
  |percentage = 48.04%
  |change     = –}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (US)
  |candidate  = [[Linda Runbeck]]
  |votes      = 83,852
  |percentage = 30.89%
  |change     = –}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independence Party of Minnesota|Independence
  |candidate  = Tom Foley
  |votes      = 55,899
  |percentage = 20.59%
  |change     = –}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (US)|Constitution
  |candidate  = Nicholas Skrivanek
  |votes      = 1,285
  |percentage = 0.47%
  |change     = –}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=2002 Fourth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/Index?ersElectionId=32&scenario=USRepresentative&districtId=559|title=Results for U.S. Representative District 4 |work=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (US)
  |candidate  = Betty McCollum
  |votes      = 164,597
  |percentage = 62.22%
  |change     = +14.18%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (US)
  |candidate  = Clyde Billington
  |votes      = 89,705
  |percentage = 33.91%
  |change     = –}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party of the United States|Green
  |candidate  = Scott J. Raskiewicz
  |votes      = 9,919
  |percentage = 3.75%
  |change     = –}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=2004 Fourth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/Index?ersElectionId=42&scenario=USRepresentative&districtId=559|title=Results for U.S. Representative District 4 |work=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (US)
  |candidate  = Betty McCollum
  |votes      = 182,387
  |percentage = 57.48%
  |change     = −4.74%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (US)
  |candidate  = Patrice Bataglia
  |votes      = 105,467
  |percentage = 33.24%
  |change     = –}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independence Party of Minnesota|Independence
  |candidate  = Peter F. Vento
  |votes      = 29,099
  |percentage = 9.17%
  |change     = –}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=2006 Fourth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/Index?ersElectionId=55&scenario=USRepresentative&districtId=559|title=Results for U.S. Representative District 4 |work=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (US)
  |candidate  = Betty McCollum
  |votes      = 172,096
  |percentage = 69.54%
  |change     = +12.06%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (US)
  |candidate  = Obi Sium
  |votes      = 74,797
  |percentage = 30.23%
  |change     = –}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=2008 Fourth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/Index?ersElectionId=63&scenario=USRepresentative&districtId=559|title=Results for U.S. Representative District 4 |work=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (US)
  |candidate  = Betty McCollum
  |votes      = 216,267
  |percentage = 68.44%
  |change     = −1.10%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (US)
  |candidate  = Ed Matthews
  |votes      = 98,936
  |percentage = 31.31%
  |change     = –}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=2010 Fourth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/Index?ersElectionId=69&scenario=USRepresentative&districtId=559|title=Results for U.S. Representative District 4 |work=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (US)
  |candidate  = Betty McCollum
  |votes      = 136,746
  |percentage = 59.09%
  |change     = −9.30%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (US)
  |candidate  = Teresa Collett
  |votes      = 80,141
  |percentage = 34.63%
  |change     = –}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independence Party of Minnesota|Independence
  |candidate  = Steve Carlson
  |votes      = 14,207
  |percentage = 6.14%
  |change     = –}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=2012 Fourth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/Index?ersElectionId=1&scenario=USRepresentative&districtId=559|title=Results for U.S. Representative District 4 |work=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (US)
  |candidate  = Betty McCollum
  |votes      = 216,685
  |percentage = 62.27%
  |change     = +3.18%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (US)
  |candidate  = Tony Hernandez
  |votes      = 109,659
  |percentage = 31.51%
  |change     = –}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independence Party of Minnesota|Independence
  |candidate  = Steve Carlson
  |votes      = 21,135
  |percentage = 6.07%
  |change     = -0.07%}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=2014 Fourth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/Index?ersElectionId=20&scenario=USRepresentative&districtId=559|title=Results for U.S. Representative District 4 |work=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (US)
  |candidate  = Betty McCollum
  |votes      = 147,857
  |percentage = 61.19%
  |change     = -1.08%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (US)
  |candidate  = Sharna Wahlgren
  |votes      = 79,492
  |percentage = 32.90%
  |change     = –}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independence Party of Minnesota|Independence
  |candidate  = Dave Thomas
  |votes      = 14,059
  |percentage = 5.82%
  |change     = –}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=2016 Fourth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/Index?ersElectionId=100&scenario=USRepresentative&districtId=559|title=Results for U.S. Representative District 4 |work=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (US)
  |candidate  = Betty McCollum
  |votes      = 203,299
  |percentage = 57.76%
  |change     = -4.03%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (US)
  |candidate  = Greg Ryan
  |votes      = 121,032
  |percentage = 34.39%
  |change     = –}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Legal Marijuana Now Party
  |candidate  = Susan Pendergast Sindt
  |votes      = 27,152
  |percentage = 7.71%
  |change     = –}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=2018 Fourth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/Index?ersElectionId=115&scenario=USRepresentative&districtId=559|title=Results for U.S. Representative District 4 |work=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (US)
  |candidate  = Betty McCollum
  |votes      = 216,866
  |percentage = 65.99%
  |change     = +8.23%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (US)
  |candidate  = Greg Ryan
  |votes      = 97,746
  |percentage = 29.75%
  |change     = -4.64%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Legal Marijuana Now Party
  |candidate  = Susan Pendergast Sindt
  |votes      = 13,777
  |percentage = 4.19%
  |change     = -3.52%}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin
| title = 2020 Fourth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/Index?ersElectionId=136&scenario=USRepresentative&districtId=559|title=Results for U.S. Representative District 4 |date=November 30, 2020|work=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Betty McCollum
| party =  Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| votes = 245,813
| percentage = 63.2%
| change = -2.8%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Gene Rechtzigel
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 112,730
| percentage = 29.0%
| change = -}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Susan Sindt
| party = Grassroots Party
| votes = 29,537
| percentage = 7.6%
| change = -}}
{{Election box write-in with party link
| votes      = 1,034
| percentage = 0.3%
| change = -}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin
| title = 2022 Fourth Congressional District of Minnesota Elections<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/Index?ersElectionId=149&scenario=USRepresentative&districtId=559|title=Results for U.S. Representative District 4 |date=December 16, 2022|work=Minnesota Secretary of State}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Betty McCollum
| party =  Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| votes = 200,055
| percentage = 67.59%
| change = +4.4%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = May Lor Xiong
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 95,493
| percentage = 32.26%
| change = -}}
{{Election box write-in with party link
| votes      = 425
| percentage = 0.14%
| change = -}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2024 Minnesota's 4th congressional district election<ref>{{cite web |author1=Minnesota State Canvassing Board |title=2024 State Canvassing Board Certificate |url=https://officialdocuments.sos.state.mn.us/Files/GetDocument/145965 |publisher=[[Minnesota Secretary of State]] |access-date=January 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241231005222/https://officialdocuments.sos.state.mn.us/Files/GetDocument/145965 |archive-date=December 31, 2024 |page=19 |format=PDF |date=November 21, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Betty McCollum (incumbent)
| party      = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| votes      = 242,802
| percentage = 67.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = May Lor Xiong
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 117,618
| percentage = 32.6
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes      = 623
| percentage = 0.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes      = 361,043
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
 | winner = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[United States congressional delegations from Minnesota]]
* [[List of United States representatives from Minnesota]]
* [[Women in the United States House of Representatives]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
*Betty McCollum, [http://www.nybooks.com/articles/19063 A Letter to AIPAC], [[New York Review of Books]], Volume 53, Number 10, June 8, 2006, with an introduction by [[Michael Massing]].

==External links==
{{Commons category|Betty McCollum}}
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*[https://mccollum.house.gov/ Congresswoman Betty McCollum] official U.S. House website
*[http://www.mccollumforcongress.com/ Betty McCollum for Congress]
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*[http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10408 Minnesota Legislators Past and Present]
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