Janelle S. Bynum

Service history

2 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2025

Representative OR-5 2025–present

Background

background Born January 31, 1975 (née Irick); a businesswoman and member of the Democratic Party
role Served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2017 to 2025 (51st and later 39th districts), first elected in 2016
role Elected to the U.S. House on November 5, 2024, defeating incumbent Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer
role U.S. Representative for Oregon's 5th congressional district since 2025
achievement The first Black member of Congress from Oregon

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House OR-05 · 2026 General Election

$3,760,212 raised
$1,089,484 spent
$2,715,860 cash on hand

	$3.76M
	$3.31M
	$2.17M
Itemized (≥ $200)	$1.69M
Unitemized (< $200)	$476.17K
Other committees (PACs)	$1.15M
Transfers from other committees	$436.85K
Offsets to expenditures	$11.62K
	$1.09M
Operating expenditures	$1.08M
Contribution refunds	$9.21K
Other disbursements	$4.50K
Cash on hand	$2.72M
Debts owed by committee	$0.00

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Janelle S. Bynum campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
2024	$7,524,632	$7,479,499	$45,133
2026	$3,760,212	$1,089,484	$2,715,860

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

100.0%
Roll-call participation →
voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
22
Bills sponsored →
plus 346 cosponsored

A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
0
Sponsored bills enacted →
of 22 bills sponsored

Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
0
Documented positions →
no positions documented yet

Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
3
Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees

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Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%

of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

1Yea 2Nay 0Present 0Not voting

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

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Committee assignments (3)

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

Financial Services Committee · oversees Finance
Capital Markets Subcommittee
Housing and Insurance Subcommittee

Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Economy & TaxesFull support from votes

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Bynum, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Bynum most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Bynum connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.