Minnesota Incumbent Survives US House Primary Challenge From Progressive
U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, shown here presiding over then President Donald Trump's impeachment, won the Minnesota 4th Congressional District Democratic primary on August 9. Courtesy of Betty McCollum for Congress
Eleven-term incumbent Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) prevailed over community organizer Amane Badhasso, a refugee from Ethiopia, in Minnesota’s 4th Congressional District Democratic primary.
McCollum, 68, is the longest-serving member of Minnesota’s congressional delegation.
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