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Janelle Bynum

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U.S. Representative · Oregon-5 · 119th, 1 year 8 months
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Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.

About

Bynum, Janelle Sojourner a Representative from Oregon; born in Washington, D.C, January 31, 1975; graduated from Madeira School, McLean, Va., 1992; B.S., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, Fla., 1996; M.B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., 2000; engineer; business owner; member of the Oregon state house of representatives, 2017-2025; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress (January 3, 2025-present).

Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
1
Bills introduced
23
Enacted
0
Cosponsored
366
Committees
4

Performance & Participation

Votes CastTop 25%
100% — Voted in 643 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceTop 25%
3.5% — Voted against their own party majority 21 of 602 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedMiddle 50%
145 — Attracted 145 cosponsors across 23 bills.
Avg 300 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
25 — Attracted 25 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 60 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
366 — 366 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleTop 25%
130 — 130 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03

Committee Assignments

4 committees
Central Oregon nabs $100,000 in federal money for wildfire recovery
The Bend Bulletin · Sep 30, 2026
Federal lawmaker demands action after racist slurs at Oregon high school games
OregonLive · Sep 24, 2026
Column: Forget the Fix Our Forests Act
The Bend Bulletin · Jul 30, 2026
In our Black History spotlight: Oregon Congresswoman Janelle Bynum
KTVZ · Mar 3, 2025
Fired Bend U.S. Forest Service ranger to be Rep. Janelle Bynum's guest at President Trump's Joint Address to Congress
KTVZ · Mar 3, 2025
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2026 Campaign Finance
$3.8M
Raised
41%
Individual
29%
PAC
2%
Small $
4,274
Donors
Individual 41%PAC 29%Other 30%
Top PAC Donors
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10K
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA$10K
BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)$10K
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10K
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Data sourced from official congressional records, CRS, and FEC filings. AllCiv Score methodology available at allciv.com/methodology.