Congressional Pictorial Directory

DEMOCRATIC

U.S. Representative · Minnesota 4th District

Betty
Mccollum

Member of CongressCurrent Term: 2025–2027Congress.gov ↗︎Official site ↗︎

Terms served

House

Years in Congress

25.4y

Since 2001

Bills sponsored

171

All time

Bills cosponsored

6893

All time

Current staff

Personal office

Career staff alumni

Distinct people

% with party

…

Voting record pending

Chapter I

Legislative Activity

Sponsored: 171 bills all time · Cosponsored: 6893 bills all time. Showing sponsored bills in the 119th Congress.

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Chapter II

Committees

3 assignments across 1 congress

119th Congress

House

House Committee on Appropriations

Member

Defense

Ranking member

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Member

Chapter III

Office & Staff

Current personal office roster · 16 staffers · 2 interns

Staff · 16· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Abdulahi A. Abdalla	OUTREACH & STAFF ASSISTANT DO	May 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025
Luke Bishop	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Aug 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025
Kathleen M. Connolly	DISTRICT DIRECTOR	Feb 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Sally S. Gagne	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Jul 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2025
Charles R. Hammond	OUTREACH SPECIALIST	Dec 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2025
Parker Hince	STAFF & LEGISLATIVE CORRESPOND	Jun 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Chao Lee	SENIOR CONSTITUENT SERVICES RE	Jul 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2025
Erin V. Melody	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Feb 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Tenzin Passang	STAFF ASSISTANT-DISTRICT OFFIC	Sep 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Ben L. Peterson	DC DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/DEFENSE & FOREIG	Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Sophia J. Schilling	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jul 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2025
April M. Shaw	SENIOR CONSTITUENT SERVICES RE	May 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2025
Joshua Straka	CHIEF OF STAFF	Feb 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Rebecca D. Taylor	DOMESTIC POLICY DIRECTOR	Mar 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2025
Kyah D. Tilsen	STAFF ASSISTANT/DC	Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Harry Warren	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT/COMM	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Interns · 2· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates	Source
Evan HolmesIntern	PAID INTERN	Nov 1, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
Darius A. Pouladian-KariIntern	PAID INTERN	Dec 17, 2025 to Dec 23, 2025

Chapter IV

Staff Alumni

Former personal office staff · 39 staffers · 36 interns

Alumni staff · 39· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Eleanor G. Anderson	TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE	May 15, 2024 to May 31, 2024
Thomas R. Anderson	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Feb 13, 2017 to May 31, 2018
Abaki R. Beck	STAFF ASSISTANT/LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Dec 1, 2015 to Apr 6, 2016
Anna S. Borgerding	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Sep 4, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Madeleine C. Buchholz	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Apr 1, 2019 to May 17, 2019
La Torre Marisol I. De	OUTREACH & COMM SPECIALIST	Dec 1, 2015 to Apr 30, 2016
Benjamin H. Dech	DC SCHEDULER & LEGISLATIVE COR	Oct 1, 2023 to Aug 15, 2025
Samuel H. Dougherty	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Jul 10, 2016 to Aug 1, 2016
Salmah K. Elmasry	TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE	Aug 1, 2022 to Oct 18, 2022
Elizabeth W. Foley	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Feb 5, 2016 to Jul 11, 2022
Ava E. Griswold	TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE	May 7, 2024 to May 17, 2024
Constance Haddeland	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 12, 2025
Constance Hanneland	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Dec 1, 2015 to Mar 31, 2025
William Harper	CHIEF OF STAFF	Jan 1, 2016 to Feb 1, 2023
Mia M. Hartley	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Sep 1, 2019 to Sep 18, 2019
Caleb J. Heinen	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Apr 1, 2018 to Jun 30, 2018
Jennifer D. Holcomb	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Dec 1, 2015 to Sep 28, 2017
Evan D. Hollander	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Mar 25, 2016 to May 6, 2018
Ryan P. Houlihan	SCHEDULER DC	Feb 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018
Evelyn D. Humphrey	DC SCHEDULER	Aug 1, 2022 to Oct 4, 2023
Quinton P. Johnson	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Sep 1, 2023 to Oct 21, 2025
Jamael L. Lundy	PART TIME STAFF ASSISTANT	Sep 1, 2017 to Jan 30, 2018
Patrick C. Maillet	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL	Mar 1, 2022 to May 12, 2022
Mark S. McCullough	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2016 to Feb 11, 2016
Harold A. Melcher	OUTREACH SPECIALIST	Jun 1, 2016 to Aug 9, 2019
Martha C. Molu	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jul 26, 2019 to Mar 31, 2022
Patricia C. Palermo	STAFF ASSISTANT/LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Sep 1, 2019 to Aug 28, 2020
Jennifer M. Peterson	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Mar 17, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017
Meredith Raimondi	DC SCHEDULER	Dec 1, 2015 to Sep 9, 2016
Emmet F. Rice	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Jan 14, 2022 to Oct 11, 2023
Acero Maureen J. Rivera	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Feb 1, 2018 to Sep 15, 2021
Samuel J. Rosemark	TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE	May 18, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Patrick J. Savage	STAFF ASSISTANT	Dec 1, 2015 to Jul 29, 2016
Gabriella R. Schultz	TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE	Dec 1, 2022 to Dec 22, 2022
Michael T. Siebenaler	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Jun 1, 2023 to Jul 7, 2023
Mona R. Vakilifathi	PART TIME LEGISLATIVE ASSISTAN	Sep 15, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Elizabeth A. Wiebke	OUTREACH SPECIALIST/SCHEDULING	Feb 1, 2023 to Aug 25, 2023
Kimberly E. Wilson	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jan 1, 2017 to Mar 16, 2017
Amanda R. Yanchury	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2019 to Jun 2, 2024

Alumni interns · 36· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Emily T. Ahern	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Mar 29, 2021 to Jul 28, 2021
Austin L. Ahlman	PAID INTERN	May 30, 2019 to Aug 29, 2019
Sami Banat	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 30, 2022 to Aug 5, 2022
Jack H. Bogdan	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	May 13, 2024 to Aug 16, 2024
Sierra D. Brown	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 26, 2019 to Dec 24, 2019
Amym Crea	PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2018 to Jan 30, 2018
Julia G. Debertin	PAID INTERN	May 28, 2019 to Aug 14, 2019
Erin G. Engstran	PAID INTERN	Jul 1, 2016 to Aug 31, 2016
Brinna J. Faughnan	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jun 13, 2022 to Aug 26, 2022
Maximillian J. Feist	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	May 30, 2023 to Aug 11, 2023
Clare H. Fritsch	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 7, 2022 to Dec 14, 2022
Caroline L. Gauthier	PAID INTERN	Dec 2, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024
Samuel A. Hoover	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Aug 30, 2023 to Dec 8, 2023
Aisha Ibrahim	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jan 17, 2025 to May 16, 2025
Hadley E. Johnson	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 27, 2025 to May 9, 2025
Allison P. Lach	PAID INTERN	Feb 5, 2016 to May 6, 2016
Holly R. Larsen	PAID INTERN	Feb 5, 2018 to May 18, 2018
Kyra K. Layman	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 10, 2024 to Aug 9, 2024
Grady J. McGregor	PAID INTERN	Feb 27, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017
Hana Miller	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 30, 2023 to Aug 18, 2023
Ashima M. Moua	PAID INTERN	Dec 17, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Adam S. Newburger	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 13, 2019 to Aug 22, 2019
Noah M. Nieting	PAID INTERN	Jun 7, 2016 to Aug 29, 2016
Scott T. Petty	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 17, 2023 to May 16, 2023
Christopher W. Pieper	PAID INTERN	Sep 19, 2016 to Sep 30, 2016
Isabelle Pippert	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 18, 2022 to Apr 28, 2022
Sonia D. Ross	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jun 10, 2025 to Aug 31, 2025
Sydney M. Shelstad	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 6, 2020 to May 5, 2020
Robert F. Sherman	PAID INTERN	Sep 8, 2017 to Dec 22, 2017
Jennifer C. Sjogren	PAID INTERN	Jul 1, 2017 to Aug 18, 2017
Mia G. Smutny	PAID INTERN	Jun 4, 2018 to Aug 10, 2018
Nivedita Sriram	PAID INTERN	Jan 17, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017
Amal Thabateh	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 12, 2021 to May 11, 2021
Geest Julia Van	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Sep 12, 2023 to Dec 19, 2023
Anna C. Weidner	PAID INTERN	Jun 6, 2016 to Jul 22, 2016
Michelle Xuan	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 12, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025

Chapter V

Travel & Disclosures

3 trips · $20,643 combined disclosed value.

Isle of Palms, SC

House gift travel filing

International Conservation Caucus Foundation

Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2025

$2,140

Japan

House gift travel filing

United States Association of Former Members of Congress and Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA

Jan 20, 2024 to Jan 27, 2024

$18,503

Isle of Palms, SC

House gift travel filing

International Conservation Caucus Foundation

Apr 16, 2021 to Apr 18, 2021

Pending

Chapter VI