# Betty McCollum

Betty McCollum is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Minnesota’s 4th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Minnesota’s 4th district
- Serving since: 2001-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: M001143
- FEC candidate IDs: H0MN04049

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001143 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

14% of McCollum’s statements claim credit, in the bottom quarter of House Democrats (average 23%).

## What McCollum says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,726 classified statements: 1,374 posts on X, 177 press releases, 103 Congressional Record speeches, 72 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McCollum | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 10.1% | 6.6% | 43 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 32.0% | 27.5% | 75 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 73.5% | 73.2% | 113 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 11.1% | 9.8% | 65 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 14.3% | 22.7% | 180 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 1.9% | 58 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 29% (House Democrats 16%); Health 26% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 23% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (House Democrats 20%); International Affairs 18% (House Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.09 (standard error 0.01), from 1,905 donors and 7,491 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.5% (96.4%). 6 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 405. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10576: Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Amendments Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10576
- H.R. 10395: Critical Materials Future Act of 2025 (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10395
- H.Res. 1484: Recognizing the nonprofit sector and the contributions of nonprofit employees, and expressing support for August 17, 2026, to be designated as "National… (in committee, 2026-08-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1484
- H.Res. 1463: Expressing support for July to be designated as "Disability Pride Month". (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1463
- H.R. 8016: Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8016
- H.R. 7545: Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7545
- H.R. 5521: Peace Corps Volunteers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-09-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5521
- H.R. 5328: Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-09-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5328
- H.Res. 658: Recognizing the nonprofit sector and the contributions of nonprofit employees, and expressing support for August 17, 2025, to be designated as "National… (in committee, 2025-08-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/658
- H.Res. 613: Expressing support for July to be designated as "Disability Pride Month". (in committee, 2025-07-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/613

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.5M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 5.6% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 46% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BettyMcCollum04/status/2114799326081720349
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BettyMcCollum04/status/2114816719382626445
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BettyMcCollum04/status/2114816861481152532
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/BettyMcCollum04/status/2114833855358087307
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/BettyMcCollum04/status/2114390027991978012
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/BettyMcCollum04/status/2114427489338487267
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BettyMcCollum04/status/2114457448295608497
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BettyMcCollum04/status/2114037487676899803
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BettyMcCollum04/status/2113634206303609124
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BettyMcCollum04/status/2113673722615693645

## Links

- Official site: https://mccollum.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/BettyMcCollum04
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repbettymccollum
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repbettymccollum
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BMcCollum04
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001143

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001143