Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Janelle S. Bynum

Official portrait of Janelle S. Bynum
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Oregon’s 5th district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
Happy Valley, OR
Born
1975
In Congress
House since 2025 · 1 year in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
BYNUM, JANELLE
Next election
Primary May 19, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Oregon with the current district highlighted

Oregon, District 5

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · Oregon District 5IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H4OR05304 · Principal campaign committee: JANELLE BYNUM FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Oregon District 5$4,737,331.62General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Oregon District 5$7,524,631.65General-election nominee
Total raised$4,737,331.62
Total spent$2,606,483.07
Cash on hand$2,175,981.11
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $2,871,068.66PACs and other committees: $1,376,925.39Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $477,577.12Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $11,760.45
  • Individual contributions$2,871,068.6661%
  • PACs and other committees$1,376,925.3929%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$477,577.1210%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$11,760.450%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$710,200.1626%
  • Contributions over $200$1,976,965.8074%
  • Itemized from inside Oregon$579,389.6428%
  • Itemized from other states$1,524,716.3372%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $391,483.21 · New York $247,017.47 · Massachusetts $158,852.57 · Illinois $128,380.67 · District of Columbia $94,938.41. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$2.7M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $372,821.38APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $89,543.33JULY QUARTERLY: raised $708,019.68JULY QUARTERLY: spent $178,985.82OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $697,100.72OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $163,944.40YEAR-END: raised $505,717.39YEAR-END: spent $136,121.88APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $752,804.79APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $227,206.03PRE-PRIMARY: raised $96,116.85PRE-PRIMARY: spent $138,259.11JULY QUARTERLY: raised $627,630.69JULY QUARTERLY: spent $155,423.24OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $857,090.29OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $1,245,200.562025-032025-092026-032026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea308
Voted nay359
Voted present5
Did not vote2 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored24
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored400

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.Res. 1568 Recognizing the 25th pastoral anniversary of Bishop C.T. Wells and the ministry of Emmanuel Church.
    Introduced Sep 21, 2026 · Latest action Sep 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 10252 Launching with Healthcare Act
    Introduced Sep 3, 2026 · Latest action Sep 3, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 10082 Credit Union Investment Authority Act
    Introduced Aug 13, 2026 · Latest action Aug 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.J.Res. 182 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Bulletin 2023-01: Unfair Billing and Collection Practices After Bankruptcy Discharges of Certain Student Loan Debts".
    Introduced May 12, 2026 · Latest action May 12, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.J.Res. 183 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2023-01: Unlawful Negative Option Marketing Practices".
    Introduced May 12, 2026 · Latest action May 12, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.Res. 1276 Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Bend Chamber of Commerce.
    Introduced May 12, 2026 · Latest action May 12, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 8041 Supporting VA Families Act
    Introduced Mar 24, 2026 · Latest action Apr 15, 2026: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  • H.R. 7244 First-Time Home Buyers Match Act
    Introduced Jan 27, 2026 · Latest action Jan 27, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.R. 7243 SPUR Housing Act
    Introduced Jan 27, 2026 · Latest action Jan 27, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.R. 7242 Homebuilders Corps Act of 2026
    Introduced Jan 27, 2026 · Latest action Jan 27, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

387 committees reported giving $1,215,998.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Janelle Bynum$125.33
  • Independent expenditures opposing Janelle Bynum$0.00

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Oregon U.S. House, District 5, 2026 · 7 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Janelle Bynum (D)$4,737,331.62$2,175,981.112026-10-14
Patti Adair (R)$682,238.95$122,584.642026-10-14
Jonathan Lockwood (R)$15,181.29$0.002026-12-31
Jo Rae Perkins (R)$10,577.14$179.592026-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DJuly 16, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DDecember 5, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely DSeptember 18, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: JANELLE BYNUM FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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