Skip to main content
CivicGate

← People

Betty Mccollum

Betty Mccollum

Democratic · MN U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

26 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2001

  • Representative MN-4 2001–present

Background

  • background Born July 12, 1954
  • role Minnesota state representative (eight years, pre-2001)
  • role U.S. representative for Minnesota's 4th district since 2001
  • achievement Second woman elected to Congress from Minnesota
  • role Dean of Minnesota's congressional delegation since 2021

Campaign finance

2004 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House MN-04 · 2026 General Election

  • $687,912 raised
  • $707,390 spent
  • $124,068 cash on hand
$687.91K
$685.48K
$397.84K
Itemized (≥ $200)$224.96K
Unitemized (< $200)$172.88K
Party committees$137.61
Other committees (PACs)$287.51K
Offsets to expenditures$451.52
Other receipts$1.98K
$707.39K
Operating expenditures$535.82K
Contribution refunds$441.11
Other disbursements$171.13K
Cash on hand$124.07K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2004 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2004)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Betty Mccollum campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2000$1,165,436$1,090,046$75,387
2002$736,337$699,558$143,546
2004$687,912$707,390$124,068
2006$562,756$611,913$74,911
2008$722,059$719,714$77,256
2010$844,301$862,848$58,708
2012$931,990$942,684$48,014
2014$863,235$740,086$171,163
2016$920,365$966,856$124,672
2018$934,597$952,969$106,299
2020$1,178,717$1,001,041$283,976
2022$2,101,431$2,077,728$307,679
2024$1,789,789$1,542,549$554,919
2026$1,251,583$1,307,805$498,697

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 11
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 405 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 11 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 3
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Betty Mccollum. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Committee assignments (3)

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

Loading stock trades…

Documented relationships

Documented facts about Mccollum, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Mccollum most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

Loading co-sponsors…

Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Mccollum connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

Loading connections…

Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HRES 1481Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.cosponsoredAug 12, 2026
  • HR 10063Green New Deal for Public Housing ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • HR 10045Protect American Values ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • HR 9983Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection ActcosponsoredJul 29, 2026
  • HRES 1463Expressing support for July to be designated as "Disability Pride Month".sponsoredJul 26, 2026
  • HR 9932Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9874Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections ActcosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HCONRES 114Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9808No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9699Drug Deal Disclosure ActcosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HR 9448Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9401Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 22, 2026
  • HR 9374Find Our Families Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HRES 1375Reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world.cosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9289Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9291Federal Flood Risk Management Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HRES 1342Expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".cosponsoredJun 3, 2026
  • HR 9048Celiac Safety Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 28, 2026
  • HR 9047Arlington National Cemetery Viewshed Protection ActcosponsoredMay 28, 2026
  • HR 9025To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 1st Avenue Southeast in Austin, Minnesota, as the "John Madden Memorial Post Office".cosponsoredMay 25, 2026
  • HR 8975All Students Count Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HJRES 189Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HR 8914No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills

Comparison lens (E18)

Loading comparison vector…

Comments

Comments

Loading comments…