Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Betty McCollum
- Office
- U.S. representative for Minnesota’s 4th district
- Party
- Democrat
- Hometown
- St. Paul, MN
- Born
- 1954
- In Congress
- House since 2001 · 25 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- MCCOLLUM, BETTY
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Minnesota, District 4
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookYouTubeInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H0MN04049 · Principal campaign committee: MCCOLLUM FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Minnesota District 4 | $1,539,014.07 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Minnesota District 4 | $1,789,789.09 | Won the general election (67.2%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Minnesota District 4 | $2,101,431.16 | Won the general election (67.6%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Minnesota District 4 | $1,178,717.48 | Won the general election (63.2%) |
Total raised$1,178,717.48
Total spent$1,001,041.41
Cash on hand$283,975.54
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$586,023.3250%
- PACs and other committees$591,829.6650%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$864.500%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Appropriations
- Defense Ranking Member
- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
156 committees reported giving $588,986.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GDC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ECOLAB INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- DELTA AIR LINES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- CAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- WATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- OSHKOSH CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PAC (OCEPAC)Connected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$9,500.00
- LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$9,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$8,500.00
- WOOLPERT, INC. PAC Company pagePAC$8,500.00
- HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HIIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
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- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$7,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pagePAC$7,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- 3M COMPANY PACConnected PAC$6,000.00
- EMPLOYEES OF RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (XPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
- SMART TD PAC Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LAND O'LAKES, INC., PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- GENERAL MILLS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ROCKET CITY PACPAC$5,000.00
- UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PACPAC$5,000.00
- AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS ACTION FUND PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CERNER CORPORATION PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC) Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM) Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$4,500.00
- BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PACPAC$4,500.00
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GEPAC)Connected PAC$4,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- KELLEY DRYE & WARREN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$4,000.00
- RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PAC (FORMERLY UTC PAC)PAC$3,500.00
- BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- BEST BUY CO., INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL FORUM Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- JACOBS GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND OF JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC. Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- CHS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$3,000.00
- K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)Connected PAC$3,000.00
- ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC. PAC (ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- POLARIS INDUSTRIES POLITICAL PARTICIPATION PROGRAM Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- BASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION SOVEREIGNTY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC (MAXARPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- IRANIAN AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - PUBLIC AFFAIRS ALLIANCE OF IRANIAN AMERICANS Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTELSAT US LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUNDLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTPAC$2,000.00
- PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- LEONARDO DRS PAC Company pagePAC$2,000.00
- IHEARTMEDIA INC. PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PACPAC$2,000.00
- SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SNAKE RIVER SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- FAEGRE DRINKER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAEGRE DRINKER PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- GOOGLE LLC NETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN KENNEL CLUBConnected PAC$2,000.00
- HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HRPAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- COBHAM HOLDINGS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 'COBHAM PAC'PAC$2,000.00
- CRAY INC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA CRAY PAC)PAC$2,000.00
- NOLAN FOR CONGRESS VOLUNTEER COMMITTEECandidate committee$2,000.00
- MCAFEE ACQUISITIONS CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A/K/A MCAFEE PAC)PAC$2,000.00
- ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$1,724.00
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,500.00
- PARKER -HANNIFIN CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- MORAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,500.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,500.00
- HOBBS STRAUS TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY DEFENSE PACPAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HOME INSPECTORS ASHI INSPECTPACPAC$1,250.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE COCA-COLA COMPANY NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FERT PAC (THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOTPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ARKEMA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CONGRESSMAN BART GORDON COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH UNDERWRITERS PAC (HUPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BALCH AND BINGHAM LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SYNGENTA CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNGENTA PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- STEPTOE AND JOHNSON LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PACPAC$1,000.00
- SSAB AMERICAS PAC SSAB ENTERPRISES LLCHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- VISTA OUTDOOR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A/K/A VISTA OUTDOOR PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RADON SCIENTISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS, INC. (AARST) RADON PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ARAB AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC ACTION FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HAWKEYE 360 EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- DUCTILE IRON PIPE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION PAC (DIPRA PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- NORM PACPAC$500.00
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION PAC (BIO PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DIPAC)Connected PAC$500.00
- COMMITTEE ON PIPE AND TUBE IMPORTS FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$500.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$12.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Betty McCollum$2,948.84
- Independent expenditures opposing Betty McCollum$0.00
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOSupporting$1,015.00
- AFSCME COUNCIL 5Supporting$1,015.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)Supporting$500.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESSupporting$394.00
- ENVIRONMENT AMERICA ACTION FUNDSupporting$21.00
The race
Minnesota U.S. House, District 4, 2020 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betty McCollum (D) | $1,178,717.48 | $283,975.54 | 2020-12-31 |
| Sia Lo (R) | $102,678.00 | $4,242.38 | 2020-12-31 |
| David Andrew Sandbeck (D) | $16,181.00 | $800.00 | 2020-06-30 |
| Travis James Ekbom (R) | $8,153.76 | $0.00 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: MCCOLLUM FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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