Betty McCollum

Betty McCollum
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 70)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSt. Catherine University (BA)
WebsiteHouse website

Betty Louise McCollum (/məˈkɒləm/ mə-KOL-əm; born July 12, 1954)[1] 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 became the dean of Minnesota's congressional delegation in 2021.

Before her election to the U.S. House, McCollum served eight years as a state representative.

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