Janelle Bynum

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Janelle Bynum

U.S. Representative · OR-5 · D

U.S. Rep (OR-05)

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. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2024–2026 cycles

$10,657,212 raised

Influence graph
Individual 79%
PAC 16%
Other

Where the $10,657,212 raised came from · FEC · 2024–2026 cycle

$10,657,212
Raised
FEC receipts · 2024–2026 cycle
$1,681,611
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2024–2026 cycles
$4,446,809
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 37 sources
$2,353,916
Spent against them
opposition IEs · 3 edges

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Not employed / self$2,155,702
  • Other / unclassified$949,069
  • Retired$478,027
  • Lawyers & law firms$288,564
  • Securities & investment$187,569
  • Health professionals$182,465
  • Tech$165,694
  • TV, movies & music$139,479

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • GOOGLE$25,061
  • STATE OF OREGON$16,900
  • SELF$13,450
  • MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL$13,200
  • MOTLEY RICE LLC$12,750
  • OHSU$11,888
  • NOT-EMPLOYED$10,900
  • MOTLEY RICE$10,300
  • JANE STREET CAPITAL$10,300
  • UCSF$9,800

Committee assignments · 3

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • House Committee on Financial Services
  • House Committee on Financial Services — Capital Markets
  • House Committee on Financial Services — Housing and Insurance

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 21

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • H.J.Res. 182A joint resolution 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".· Finance and Financial Sector
  • H.J.Res. 183A joint resolution 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".· Finance and Financial Sector
  • H.Res. 1276Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Bend Chamber of Commerce.· Commerce
  • H.R. 8041Supporting VA Families Act· Armed Forces and National Security
  • H.R. 7244First-Time Home Buyers Match Act· Housing and Community Development

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 40 total

People0
  • None on file
Organizations6
PACs / committees34

Connections · explore all 40

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Spent against them · $2,353,916

Outside money spent to defeat them (opposition independent expenditures). Not their own funding.

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