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| + | Professor '''Teresa Collett''' was the Republican nominee for Minnesota's 4th Congressional District held by left-wing Democrat [[Betty McCollum]]. Collett is a lawyer, a law professor at the University of St. Thomas, an author, a nationally sought-after scholar and speaker on the topics of marriage, religion, bioethics and an advocate for [[pro-life]] causes. Collett is an elected member of the American Law Institute. She represented Congressman [[Ron Paul]] and various medical groups in the defense of the federal ban of [[partial-birth abortion]].<ref>[http://www.stthomas.edu/law/faculty/bios/colletttreasa.htm Faculty bio for Professor Teresa Collett]</ref> Collett has the support of local Tea Party groups. | ||
| − | + | She ran on a platform of [[limited government]], fiscal responsibility and job creation. | |
| − | + | Her opponent, [[Betty McCollum]], won the 2010 Midterm election and kept the seat a Democrat district since 1946. McCollum is a bitter partisan who attacked her fellow Americans, publicly calling them extremists for their opposition to [[Obamacare]]. She disgracefully equated the Oklahoma City Bombing to dangerous anti-government criticism by conservatives, on the House floor.<ref>[https://video.foxnews.com/v/4158148/an-extreme-reaction/?playlist_id=87937 An Extreme Reaction, FOXNews, April 19, 2010]</ref> In addition, McCollum voted against de-funding [[ACORN]]. | |
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| − | Her opponent, [[Betty McCollum]], | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| − | ==External | + | ==External links== |
*[http://www.collettforcongress.com Campaign website] | *[http://www.collettforcongress.com Campaign website] | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://www.facebook.com/teresacolletforcongress Facebook page] |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://twitter.com/Teresa4Congress Twitter page] |
*[http://il.youtube.com/user/CollettforCongress YouTube channel] | *[http://il.youtube.com/user/CollettforCongress YouTube channel] | ||
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[[Category:2010 Midterm Elections]] | [[Category:2010 Midterm Elections]] | ||
[[Category:Tea Party Movement]] | [[Category:Tea Party Movement]] | ||
[[Category:Politics]] | [[Category:Politics]] | ||
[[Category:Republican Party]] | [[Category:Republican Party]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:45, December 19, 2020
Professor Teresa Collett was the Republican nominee for Minnesota's 4th Congressional District held by left-wing Democrat Betty McCollum. Collett is a lawyer, a law professor at the University of St. Thomas, an author, a nationally sought-after scholar and speaker on the topics of marriage, religion, bioethics and an advocate for pro-life causes. Collett is an elected member of the American Law Institute. She represented Congressman Ron Paul and various medical groups in the defense of the federal ban of partial-birth abortion.[1] Collett has the support of local Tea Party groups.
She ran on a platform of limited government, fiscal responsibility and job creation.
Her opponent, Betty McCollum, won the 2010 Midterm election and kept the seat a Democrat district since 1946. McCollum is a bitter partisan who attacked her fellow Americans, publicly calling them extremists for their opposition to Obamacare. She disgracefully equated the Oklahoma City Bombing to dangerous anti-government criticism by conservatives, on the House floor.[2] In addition, McCollum voted against de-funding ACORN.