Janelle S. Bynum

Details

Party Affiliation: Democratic
In Office Since: Jan 1, 2025
Organization: United States Federal Government

Federal Roster & Campaign Finance

Bioguide ID: B001326
Chamber: US House
State: OR
District: 5

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Meetings

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Election History

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Recent Bills Sponsored

No bills sponsored by Janelle S. Bynum are on file.

Recent Votes

Bill	Chamber	Roll call	Vote
Ratepayer Protection Act	house	—	Yea
Retire through Ownership Act	senate	—	Yea
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.	house	—	Yea
Stop Insider Trading Act	house	—	Nay
Stop Insider Trading Act	house	—	Yea

Bill title and chamber are the only bill details held for these votes; see Bills for the fuller record. “Roll call” is the upstream roll-call identifier, not a date no vote date is recorded in this dataset.

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Biography

Janelle Sojourner Bynum (née Irick; born January 31, 1975) is an American politician and businesswoman serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 5th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2017 to 2025. First elected to Oregon's legislature in 2016, Bynum previously represented the state's 51st district, which covered southern Multnomah County and northern Clackamas County, including the southeasternmost part of Portland, most of Happy Valley and Damascus and the surrounding area. She later represented the 39th district, which covers northern Clackamas County, including most of Happy Valley and parts of Oregon City, Milwaukie and the surrounding area. On November 5, 2024, Bynum was elected to the United States House of Representatives to represent Oregon's 5th district after defeating incumbent Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer in a close race. She is the first black member of Congress from Oregon.