McCollum, Betty

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
U.S. House of Representatives
District:
4
Political Affiliation:
Democratic Farmer-Labor

Survey

Response Legend

  • YYes
  • NNo
  • −Declined to Respond/Undecided, Position Unknown/Unclear
  • *Comment
  • †Position based upon candidate record or extensive research

Question Response Comments/Notes
1. Do you support statutory protections of life-saving care for babies born alive after a failed abortion attempt? N† Note: Voted "Nay" on the Born Alive Infants Protection Act. Vote: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202329 | Bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/26
2. Do you oppose taxpayer funding of abortion? N† Note: Voted to increase abortion funding in 2021 - HR 1319 https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202149 | Cosponsored the Women's Health Protection Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3755/cosponsors | Voted "Yea" on the so-called "Equal Rights Amendment." The ERA would amend the US constitution to give constitutional protection on the basis of "gender identity," upending protections and opportunities specifically created for women and girls; it could protect abortion until birth, funded by U.S. taxpayers; and ERA would open the door for requiring federal taxpayer funding of so-called "gender-affirming care," while stripping parental rights on this issue.
3. Do you oppose taxpayer funding of so-called "gender-affirming care"? N† Note: Cosponsored a resolution expressing opposition to the criminalization of "Gender-affirming care" https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/89/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Energy%5C%5C%22%2C%22and%5C%5C%22%2C%22Commerce%7CEnergy%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=1
4. Do you support legislation that preserves girls' and women's athletics for females? N† Note: Voted "Yea" on the so-called "Equal Rights Amendment."The ERA would amend the US constitution to give constitutional protection on the basis of "gender identity," upending protections and opportunities specifically created for women and girls; it could protect abortion until birth, funded by U.S. taxpayers; and ERA would open the door for requiring federal taxpayer funding of so-called "gender-affirming care," while stripping parental rights on this issue. https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll039.xml | "The fight for women’s rights in the U.S. has been long and slow in part because women are not guaranteed equality under the Constitution and therefore lack a foundational protection for our rights. That’s why I have strongly supported the Equal Rights Amendment https://mccollum.house.gov/taxonomy/enews/mccollum-news-three-trump-justices"
5. Do you support school choice legislation, such as tuition tax credits, that would enable parents to choose the school that best suits their child's needs? N† Note: Endorsed by Education Minnesota in 2020/2021. https://educationminnesota.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2020-2-11-Education-Minnesota-endorses-McCollum-for-U.S.-House.pdf
6. Do you support parents' fundamental right to direct the upbringing of their children, including their education and identity? N† Note: Voted "Yea" on the so-called "Equal Rights Amendment." The ERA would amend the US constitution to give constitutional protection on the basis of "gender identity," upending protections and opportunities specifically created for women and girls; it could protect abortion until birth, funded by U.S. taxpayers; and ERA would open the door for requiring federal taxpayer funding of so-called "gender-affirming care," while stripping parental rights on this issue. https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll039.xml | Endorsed by Education Minnesota in 2020/2021. https://educationminnesota.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2020-2-11-Education-Minnesota-endorses-McCollum-for-U.S.-House.pdf
7. In 2022, Congress passed and President Biden signed the "Respect for Marriage Act," which recognized same-sex unions as marriages in federal law. Do you oppose this law? N† Note: Voted "Yea" on the "Respect for Marriage Act" which threatens religious organizations that believe marriage is between one man and one woman, threatening faith-based foster and adoption care providers, health care institutions, and schools that adhere to sincerely held religious beliefs regarding marriage being between one man and one woman. Vote: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022513 | Bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8404/all-actions