Rep. Betty McCollum

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 07/12/1954 Birthplace: Saint Paul, MN District: represents MN-04 Political Party: Democratic/Farmer/Labor Religion: Roman Catholic Education: BA, College of Saint Catherine, 1987 AA, Inver Hill Community College, 1980. Last elected in 2006 receiving 172,096 (70.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $373,682 (#452) Spent 80% (#234) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 46% (#324) From PACs 53% (#159) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 21 (#283) Total cost $23,035,971 (#334) Received 21 (#272) Total cost $27,659,600 (#269) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 48% left-wing (#375) Predictable 98% (#55) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 1 times (#477) Avg. length 664 words (#383) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,660 (#122) Introduced 35 (#371) Debated 2 (#443) Enacted 1 (#358) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) NAACP 85% (6/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes) Public Citizen 80% (8/10 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 71% (5/7 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes) National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 16% (1/6 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 14% (2/14 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
Handshakes Handshakes are funds that are donated to a politician by a employees of a company, and flow back out to the same company. Earmark Recipient Donations Earmarks Cycle Phygen $250 $3000000 2008
Top Contributors Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data. 1 Louis Frillman $5,200 from September 12, 2006 to December 17, 2007 2 Mary Ann Wark $4,500 from August 11, 2002 to August 23, 2006 3 William Walter $4,300 from August 16, 2006 to February 16, 2007 4 Honorable Melanie Benjamin $4,200 on September 11, 2006 5 Ruth Usem $4,000 from July 26, 2002 to March 16, 2007 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Contributor Employers Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data 1 Self $83,850 2 Robins Kaplan Miller Ciresi $22,100 3 Retired $21,627 4 Heartland Realty Investors $16,074 5 University Of Minnesota $6,800 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Lobby Contributors New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings 1 Mr. Louis Gerber - Communications Workers Of America $5,000 2 Sam Wai - American Crystal Sugar Company $5,000 3 Sam Wai - American Crystal Sugar Company $5,000 4 Mr. Randall J. Moody - National Education Association $5,000 5 Mr. Frederick P. Mcluckie - International Brotherhood Of Teamsters $5,000 More lobby contributors → Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.
Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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