Betty McCollum

Betty McCollum
U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 4th Congressional District From: January 3, 2001 – present
Predecessor	Bruce Vento
Successor	Incumbent (no successor)
Former State Representative from Minnesota's 55B District From: January 5, 1993 – January 3, 2001
Predecessor	Harriet McPherson
Successor	Scott Wasiluk
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Party	Democrat (DFL)
Religion	Roman Catholic

Betty L. McCollum, born July 12, 1954 (age 72), is a former teacher and sales manager currently representing Minnesota's 4th congressional district. A leftist and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, she was elected in 2000 in the heavily liberal area and re-elected by large margins since. McCollum has been noted for her anti-Israel advocacy similar to fellow colleagues Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. She is also a co-sponsor of the far-left Green New Deal proposal.

An arrogant liberal, McCollum has attacked critics as "anti-American" and "inciting hate, racism, and intolerance" for playing a video clip of her refusing to say "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance.

U.S. House of Representatives

2010 election

Rep. McCollum faced a strong challenge from pro-life conservative Republican Teresa Collett in the 2010 Midterm Elections, where she had been noted for ducking debates. While managing to win in the strongly left-wing district, McCollum's margin of victory was only half of what they previously had been.

Anti-Israel record

McCollum, also referred to as "BDS Betty", holds a strong record of promoting anti-Zionist causes. In 2006, she voted against the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006, which restricts U.S. relations with the Palestinians if they continue to be controlled by Hamas. She introduced a bill in 2017 to halt U.S. aid to Israel, calling the latter's policies "apartheid" at a pro-Palestinian conference. McCollum was among only seventeen U.S. representatives in late July 2019 to vote against an anti-BDS resolution. After being the subject of a harsh attack by the AIPAC in February 2020, she accused the pro-Israel organization of "weaponizing anti-Semitism" and called them a "hate group".

Along with two dozen other progressive Democrats in 2015, McCollum boycotted a speech given by Benjamin Netanyahu on the survival of Israel. Later that year, she and several other House colleagues attended a prayer service at a mosque with connections to radical terrorists.

In late November 2020, McCollum participated at an American Muslims for Palestine conference alongside bigoted far-leftists Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, where several people with ties to terrorists had been present.

Political positions

According to On the Issues, McCollum is a consistent leftist who is staunchly pro-abortion, a supporter of the homosexual agenda, and a proponent of illegal immigration.

External links

• Campaign Website
• House Website
• Betty McCollum - Ballotpedia