Janelle S Bynum
Democratic · OR · U.S. Representative for Oregon's 5th Congressional District
A U.S. representative, former Oregon legislator, engineer, and small-business owner, Bynum emphasizes lowering housing and health-care costs, job creation, education, climate action, reproductive rights, and ending homelessness.
Where Janelle S Bynum stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (6 records), Environment and Public Health (6 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (11 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Campaign Finance Information — United States Representative, Congressional District 5
Campaign Finance Information
Data last updated September 21, 2026
- Raised
- $3,760,212
- Spent
- $1,089,484
- Cash on hand
- $2,715,860
- Debts
- $0
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- NOT EMPLOYED$2,654,258
- RETIRED$689,369
- ATTORNEY$384,878
- CEO$168,490
- PHYSICIAN$120,717
PAC money by interest
Finance and investment · 67 PACs$245,500
- BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC)$10,000
- INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)$10,000
- MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- ROCKET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PAC (ROCKET PAC)$10,000
- SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNCPAC)$10,000
- and 62 more
Insurance · 39 PACs$98,000
- NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
- THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC)$6,000
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)$5,000
- and 34 more
Labor unions · 19 PACs$95,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$10,000
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$10,000
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$6,000
- and 14 more
Healthcare · 16 PACs$38,500
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$4,500
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$3,500
- HCA HEALTHCARE, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$2,500
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$2,000
- and 11 more
Other issue groups · 10 PACs$37,050
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PAC$5,050
- 314 ACTION FUND$5,000
- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC$5,000
- DEFEND THE VOTE$5,000
- HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
- and 5 more
Donations sent through groups
- EMILYS LIST$57,082
Group that works to elect Democratic women who support abortion rights. · emilyslist.org · fec.gov
- SWING LEFT$23,410
Democratic group. It raises money and volunteers to help Democrats win close House races. · swingleft.org · fec.gov
- END CITIZENS UNITED$10,500
Group that wants to overturn the Citizens United ruling, limit big money in politics and expand voting rights. · endcitizensunited.org · fec.gov
- DCCC$8,500
The official campaign arm of House Democrats. It works to elect Democrats to the U.S. House. · dccc.org · fec.gov
Environmental group. It backs candidates who support laws to fight climate change and protect nature. · lcv.org · fec.gov
Source: FEC · 2026 cycle · fec.gov
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 6 support
Introduced the Launching with Healthcare Act to let young adults remain on a parent's health plan through age 30.
September 3, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization Act to extend Medicare payment-model support for rural hospitals for five years.
May 22, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Save SNAP Act and Rural Health Resilience Act to preserve federal food-assistance funding and create low-interest loans for rural health centers.
April 27, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against H.R. 1, citing its reductions to Medicaid and food-assistance access, after offering six amendments to protect health coverage and SNAP benefits.
May 22, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Submitted testimony supporting Oregon House Bill 2395 to expand overdose-reversal medication access, decriminalize fentanyl test strips, and standardize overdose-data reporting.
January 31, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Testified in support of Oregon House Bill 2949, which funded recruitment and retention incentives for the behavioral-health workforce and became law.
March 3, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 6 support
Led an Oregon delegation letter urging the Army Corps of Engineers to protect drinking water and prepare communities before a deep drawdown of Detroit Reservoir.
July 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced 13 Farm Bill amendments addressing immigrant protections, housing costs, farm tariff reimbursements, conservation funding, and food assistance.
April 24, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Helped pass the bipartisan Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act through the House to study and address drone incursions that interrupt aerial firefighting.
March 24, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Microplastics Safety Act requiring the FDA to study the health effects of microplastics in food, water, and other products.
July 17, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act to renew federal support for water-quality improvement and conservation projects.
April 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Submitted testimony supporting Oregon House Bill 2395 to expand overdose-reversal medication access, decriminalize fentanyl test strips, and standardize overdose-data reporting.
January 31, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 11 support
Introduced the Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act to lower school-supply costs for students and teachers.
September 3, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Credit Union Investment Authorities Act to expand federal credit unions' investment options and support competitive member products.
August 13, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Had three bipartisan housing bills signed into law after passage by the House and Senate.
July 13, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced 13 Farm Bill amendments addressing immigrant protections, housing costs, farm tariff reimbursements, conservation funding, and food assistance.
April 24, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Native American Housing and Self-Determination Modernization Act to reauthorize tribal housing programs through 2032 and provide regulatory relief.
March 26, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted to pass the bipartisan Accelerating Home Building Act as part of a House package intended to streamline construction approvals and reduce housing costs.
February 11, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Homeless Children and Youth Act to expand federal eligibility for housing and homelessness services to more children and young people.
December 10, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Junk Fee Prevention Act to require upfront pricing, restrict excessive fees, strengthen refund protections, and authorize federal enforcement.
December 4, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Credit Access and Inclusion Act to let rent, utility, phone, and internet payments count toward consumers' credit histories.
September 19, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan College SPORTS Act to establish national name-image-likeness standards and academic, health, and financial protections for college athletes.
June 10, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act to remove a securities-rule barrier to investment in small and medium businesses.
March 18, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 support
Introduced the bipartisan Federal Jobs for STARs Act to reduce unnecessary degree requirements and expand skills-based federal hiring.
July 7, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan College SPORTS Act to establish national name-image-likeness standards and academic, health, and financial protections for college athletes.
June 10, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Introduced the bipartisan Federal Jobs for STARs Act to reduce unnecessary degree requirements and expand skills-based federal hiring.
July 7, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 2 support
Introduced 13 Farm Bill amendments addressing immigrant protections, housing costs, farm tariff reimbursements, conservation funding, and food assistance.
April 24, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Led a letter opposing use of FEMA funds for Florida's immigrant-detention facility known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' and requesting federal records about the facility.
July 2, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted against H.R. 1, citing its reductions to Medicaid and food-assistance access, after offering six amendments to protect health coverage and SNAP benefits.
May 22, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 8 support
Introduced the Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act to lower school-supply costs for students and teachers.
September 3, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan SAFEGUARD Veterans Act to restore criminal penalties for unaccredited claims agents who charge veterans for benefits assistance.
June 2, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Save SNAP Act and Rural Health Resilience Act to preserve federal food-assistance funding and create low-interest loans for rural health centers.
April 27, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced 13 Farm Bill amendments addressing immigrant protections, housing costs, farm tariff reimbursements, conservation funding, and food assistance.
April 24, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Homeless Children and Youth Act to expand federal eligibility for housing and homelessness services to more children and young people.
December 10, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Credit Access and Inclusion Act to let rent, utility, phone, and internet payments count toward consumers' credit histories.
September 19, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against H.R. 1, citing its reductions to Medicaid and food-assistance access, after offering six amendments to protect health coverage and SNAP benefits.
May 22, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Testified in support of Oregon House Bill 2949, which funded recruitment and retention incentives for the behavioral-health workforce and became law.
March 3, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support
Joined Oregon's congressional delegation in demanding withdrawal of a federal threat against Oregon election officials over a proposed national voter database.
July 15, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Native American Housing and Self-Determination Modernization Act to reauthorize tribal housing programs through 2032 and provide regulatory relief.
March 26, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Led a letter opposing use of FEMA funds for Florida's immigrant-detention facility known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' and requesting federal records about the facility.
July 2, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 4 support
Introduced the bipartisan Credit Union Investment Authorities Act to expand federal credit unions' investment options and support competitive member products.
August 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan SAFEGUARD Veterans Act to restore criminal penalties for unaccredited claims agents who charge veterans for benefits assistance.
June 2, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Junk Fee Prevention Act to require upfront pricing, restrict excessive fees, strengthen refund protections, and authorize federal enforcement.
December 4, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act to remove a securities-rule barrier to investment in small and medium businesses.
March 18, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 4 support
Led an Oregon delegation letter urging the Army Corps of Engineers to protect drinking water and prepare communities before a deep drawdown of Detroit Reservoir.
July 14, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization Act to extend Medicare payment-model support for rural hospitals for five years.
May 22, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Helped pass the bipartisan Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act through the House to study and address drone incursions that interrupt aerial firefighting.
March 24, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act to renew federal support for water-quality improvement and conservation projects.
April 1, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Peaceful Foreign Policy
Peaceful Foreign Policy · 1 support
Voted for a War Powers resolution directing removal of U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran.
July 23, 2026Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Voted against H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.
September 3, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Received the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund's endorsement for reelection to the U.S. House.
October 15, 2025
Source: lcv.org · researched September 20, 2026
Was sworn into the U.S. House for Oregon's 5th Congressional District, becoming Oregon's first Black member of Congress.
January 3, 2025
Source: bynum.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Race Janelle S Bynum is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 5 (119th Congress), Oregon · incumbent
Profile last researched September 19, 2026.