How much does Betty McCollum spend on office expenses?

Betty McCollum has spent $1,690,427 in taxpayer-funded office expenses year-to-date (through Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2025), including staff compensation, rent and utilities, travel, and other services. The full breakdown with top vendor recipients is available on this profile's Finance tab.

Where does Betty McCollum's office budget money go?

The Members' Representational Allowance (MRA) covers official office operations. The largest categories are Staff Compensation (82.0%) and Rent & Utilities (7.5%). All spending is publicly reported through the House Statement of Disbursements.

How did Betty McCollum win their last election?

Betty McCollum won the 2024 general election with 67.3% of the vote (242,802 votes), winning by a margin of 34.7 points against 1 opponent.

When is Betty McCollum up for re-election?

Betty McCollum is up for re-election in 2026. Election Day is November 3, 2026. Their current term ends January 3, 2027. They have served 13 terms in this office. All 435 House seats are up every two years.

What is Betty McCollum's current election status?

Betty McCollum's current term ends January 3, 2027. They are up for re-election on November 3, 2026. House members serve two-year terms and face election every cycle.

How much campaign money has Betty McCollum raised?

According to FEC filings, Betty McCollum has raised $796,568 in campaign funds, spent $722,673, and has $628,814 cash on hand.

What is the difference between campaign funds and office spending?

Campaign funds are raised from donors for election purposes and regulated by the FEC. Office spending (MRA) is a separate taxpayer-funded budget allocated to each House member for staff salaries, rent, travel, and official duties. The two cannot be mixed — campaign money cannot pay for official expenses and vice versa.

Betty McCollum

Democrat U.S. House • Minnesota 04 · Minnesota 04

State: Minnesota
Phone: (202) 225-6631
Salary: $174,000/year
Tenure: 25 years, 3 months

3595

Recorded Votes

179

Became Law

Bills Sponsored

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Betty McCollum is a Democratic Representative representing Minnesota's 4th District in the 111th Congress (2009–2011). Now in their 13th term, they have cast 3595 recorded votes, seen 179 measures become law, and sponsored 15 bills. They won their 2024 election with 67.3% of the vote, a 34.7-point margin. Their office has spent $1,690,427 in taxpayer-funded expenses this period. Up for re-election November 2026.

3595 Votes 179 Laws 15 Bills Sponsored 67.3% 2024 Win 13 Terms 2026 Re-election

How congressional sessions work

Each numbered Congress spans two calendar years and is divided into two sessions: the first session (odd-numbered year, e.g., 2009) and the second session (even-numbered year, e.g., 2010). Modern Congresses begin on January 3 of odd-numbered years and end on January 3 two years later, unless a law sets a different date. The House is elected every two years, while Senators serve six-year terms staggered so that roughly one-third of the Senate is up for election every two years.

112-hr6082 2012-07-09 House

Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan

Committee Yea

112-hr459 2011-01-26 House

Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2012

Committee Nay

112-hres738 2012-07-23 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4078) to provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 6.0 percent, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6082) to officially replace, within the 60-day Congressional review period under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, President Obama's Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017) with a congressional plan that will conduct additional oil and natural gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development, job creation, and increased domestic energy production to ensure a more secure energy future in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced Nay

112-hr3477 2011-11-18 House

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 133 Hare Road in Crosby, Texas, as the Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building.

Became Law Yea

112-hr2362 2011-06-24 House

Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act of 2011

Committee Yea

112-hr5856 2012-05-25 House

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013

Committee Nay

112-hr5872 2012-05-31 House

Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012

Became Law Yea

112-hr6018 2012-06-26 House

Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2013

Committee Yea

112-hr4402 2012-04-19 House

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

Committee Yea

112-hres726 2012-07-10 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4402) to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to United States economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness.

Committee Nay

112-hr6079 2012-07-09 House

Repeal of Obamacare Act

Committee Yea

112-hres724 2012-07-09 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6079) to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

Committee Nay

112-hr5892 2012-06-05 House

Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2012

Committee Yea

112-hr4367 2012-04-17 House

To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine.

Became Law Yea

112-hr4155 2012-03-07 House

Veteran Skills to Jobs Act

Became Law Yea

112-hres718 2012-06-29 House

Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

Committee Nay

112-hres717 2012-06-28 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5856) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6020) making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4348) to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, and for other purposes.

Committee Nay

112-hr5972 2012-06-20 House

Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2013

Committee Yea

112-hres711 2012-06-28 House

Recommending that the House of Representatives find Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Committee Yea

112-hres708 2012-06-27 House

Relating to the consideration of House Report 112-546 and an accompanying resolution, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 706) authorizing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas.

Committee Nay

Election History

Regular Election Up for Re-election 2026 13 terms served

67.3% 242,802 votes

Won by 34.7 points

May Lor Xiong (R) 32.6% 117,618

Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab

Current Election Status

Current Term Ends January 3, 2027

Term Length 2 years (all House seats)

Next Election November 3, 2026

Status Up for Re-election 2026

Campaign Finance (FEC)

$796,568

Total Raised

$722,673

Total Spent

$628,814

Cash on Hand

Source: Federal Election Commission · Candidate ID: H0MN04049 · Through 12/31/2025 · 2026 Cycle

Taxpayer-Funded Office Spending (MRA)

$1,690,427

Total spent year to date

Through Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2025

$140,869/mo $4,631/day

Staff Compensation 82.0%

$1,386,673

Rent & Utilities 7.5%

$126,047

Travel 4.4%

$74,260

Other Services 2.9%

$48,823

Equipment 1.2%

$20,557

Supplies 1.2%

$19,808

Printing 0.8%

$13,452

Top Recipients This Quarter

Taylor Rebecca D Staff $37,600

Connolly Kathleen M Staff $31,067

Peterson Ben L Staff $30,851

Lee Chao Staff $28,874

Shaw April M. Staff $26,248

Source: House Statement of Disbursements · Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2025

Financial Transparency

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House Financial Disclosures Annual reports & stock transaction filings

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OpenSecrets Profile Campaign donors, lobbying, & outside spending

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What The Facts Score

Measured from public voting records, Census district demographics, and CRS bill data. Not an editorial judgment — the same formula applies to every member regardless of party.

District Disconnect

Institutional Tilt

Sponsor Contradiction

100

Ghost Voting

Anomaly Complicity

Did You Know?

sponsor contradiction

Betty McCollum co-sponsors Energy legislation but voted No on 111-hr4715, which covers the same subject area.

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Institutional Tilt

111-hres28
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

111-hconres321
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

111-hres154
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

111-hres1682
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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111-hres1422
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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Sponsor Contradiction

111-hr4715 — Clean Estuaries Act of 2010 NO
Sponsors Energy bills but voted NO on this one

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

111-hr3183 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 NO
Sponsors Technology bills but voted NO on this one

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

111-hr2 — Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 NO
Sponsors Justice bills but voted NO on this one

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

111-hr3534 — Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2010 NO
Sponsors Energy bills but voted NO on this one

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

111-hr2868 — Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 NO
Sponsors Defense bills but voted NO on this one

↗ WTVote · ↗ Congress.gov

Methodology: The WTF Score is computed from five equally-party-neutral pillars: District Disconnect (30%), Institutional Tilt (25%), Sponsor Contradiction (20%), Ghost Voting (15%), and Anomaly Complicity (10%). Each uses only public government data. Full methodology →

Sources: Congress.gov · Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · Legislative Dossier on The Honest Copy