Betty McCollum
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Categories: 110th Congress | Minnesota Democrats
Betty McCollum | |
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U.S. Representative – MN-04 | |
Party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
Assumed office January 3, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Bruce Vento |
Committees | |
Born | July 12, 1954 |
Spouse | divorced |
Religion | Lutheran |
Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Democratic-Farmer-Labor, represents the 4th Congressional District of Minnesota.
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Background
Representative McCollum was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 12, 1954. [1]
Rep. McCollum's career has included teaching high school social science as well as 25 years retail sales and management. Her retail career began in 1973 where she worked to pay for tuition to earn her teaching degree. Rep. McCollum is a graduate of the College of St. Catherine. [2]
Prior to Congress, Rep. McCollum served from 1992 to 2000 in the Minnesota House of Representatives and was elected Assistant Leader three times by her Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party colleagues. McCollum also was elected to serve her neighbors on the North St. Paul City Council from 1987 to 1992. [3]
When she came to Washington in 2000, McCollum became only the second Minnesota woman to serve in Congress since statehood in 1858. [4]
Committees
- Appropriations
- Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
- Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Oversight and Government Reform
Caucuses
- House Democratic Caucus
- Regional whip
Other
- Regional Whip
- Democratic Steering Committee
- National Council on the Arts, the advisory board of the National Endowment for the Arts
Contact
Washington DC Office
1029 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6631
Fax: (202) 225-1968
St. Paul Office
165 Western Ave North
Suite 17
St. Paul, MN 55102
Phone: (651) 224-9191
Fax: (651) 224-3056
GovTrack link
External Links
Related areas
Congress: MN-Sen, MN-01, MN-02, MN-03, MN-04, MN-05, MN-06, MN-07, MN-08,
State: MN-Gov, Minnesota Senate, Minnesota House, Minnesota elections, 2008
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