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Betty McCollum

Representative Betty McCollum's Biography

Full Name: Betty McCollum
Office: U.S. House (MN) - District 4, Democratic/Farmer/Labor
First Elected: 11/07/2000
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Female
Family: Divorced; 2 Children: Katie, Sean
Birth Date: 07/12/1954
Birth Place: Saint Paul, MN
Home City: Saint Paul, MN
Religion: Roman Catholic

BA, College of Saint Catherine, 1987
AA, Inver Hill Community College, 1980

Senior Democratic Whip, United States House of Representatives, present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2000-present
Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1993-2000
Member, North Saint Paul City Council, 1987-1992
Candidate, North Saint Paul City Council, 1984

Member, Algerian Caucus
Member, Animal Protection Caucus
Member, Arts Caucus
Member, Asian Pacific American Caucus
Member, Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
Member, Bike Caucus
Member, Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
Co-Chair, Caucus for Congressional-World Bank Dialogue
Member, Caucus for Women's Issues
Member, Caucus on Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery
Member, Caucus on Armenian Issues
Member, Caucus on Global Road Safety
Member, Caucus on the European Union
Member, Caucus on the Netherlands
Member, Caucus on Turkey
Member, Community College Caucus
Member, Congressional Anti-Human Trafficking Caucus
Member, Congressional Armenian Issues Caucus
Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
Member, Congressional Bicameral High-Speed & Intercity Passenger Rail Caucus
Member, Congressional Bike Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus on the European Union
Co-Chair, Congressional Global Health Caucus
Co-Founder, Congressional Global Health Caucus
Member, Congressional Military Family Caucus
Member, Dairy Farmer Caucus
Member, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Member, Democratic Steering Committee
Member, Diabetes Caucus
Member, Farmer Cooperative Caucus
Member, Food Safety Caucus
Member, Friends of Canada
Member, Friends of Ireland Caucus
Member, Friends of Job Corps Congressional  Caucus
Co-Chair, Friends of Norway Caucus
Member, General Aviation Caucus
Co-Chair, Global Heath Caucus
Member, Hearing Health Caucus
Member, Heart and Stroke Coalition
Member, High-Performance Building Caucus
Member, Historic Preservation Caucus
Co-Chair, House Mentoring Caucus
Member, Humanities Caucus
Member, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus
Co-Chair, International Conservation Caucus
Member, Internet Caucus
Member, Labor and Working Families Caucus
Member, Medical Technology Caucus
Member, Mental Health Caucus
Vice Chair, State Issues, National Council of State Legislatures
Member, National Guard and Reserve Component Caucus (NGRCC)
Member, Native American Caucus
Co-Chair, Quality Care Coalition
Member, Progressive Caucus
Member, Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Awards Board
Member, Refugee Caucus
Member, Sudan Caucus
Member, Urban Caucus
Member, Wildlife Refuge Caucus

Management, Dayton's
Retail Sales, Dayton's
Management, Sears
Retail Sales, Sears
High School Teacher, Social Science

Member, American Legion Auxiliary
Member, Girl Scouts of America
Member, Habitat for Humanity
Member, National Council on the Arts
Member, Northern Saint Paul Business Association
Member, Northern Saint Paul Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary

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Washington, D.C.
1714 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Phone: 202-225-6631
Fax: 202-225-1968

District
165 Western Avenue North, Suite 17
Saint Paul, MN 55102

Phone: 651-224-9191
Fax: 651-224-3056

Key Staff
Bill Harper
Chief of Staff
1714 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-2304

Phone: 202-225-6631
Fax: 202-225-1968

Key Staff
Meghan McHugh
Scheduler
1714 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-2304

Phone: 202-225-6631
Fax: 202-225-1968

Key Staff
Bryan Collinsworth
Communications Director
1714 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-2304

Phone: 202-225-6631
Fax: 202-225-1968

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