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Janelle S. Bynum

Janelle S. Bynum

DDemocratOR-5 · Representative
56
/ 100
Average
Attendance99
Avg: 96
Independence4
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone14
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency49
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
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Janelle S. Bynum

Janelle S. Bynum

DemocratOR-5 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Moderate (-0.297)
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Janelle S. Bynum is a Democrat Representative from OR, District 5. She has served 1 year in Congress across 1 term. Based on her voting record, she is rated as moderate, voting with her party 96.2% of the time.

1
Years in Office
1
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

96.2%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
21 votes against party
0.5%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
17
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Janelle Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+0.3% vs avg
96.2%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-3.1% vs avg
0.5%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored+4.0 vs avg
17
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Financial Services

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-04-29

$2,243,653
Cash on Handⓘ
$3,132,581
Total Receiptsⓘ
$934,061
Disbursementsⓘ
$1,817,903
Individual Donors
$912,260
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2025–2027House · OR-5 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

OR-5 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

711,303
Population
$89,355
Median Income
41.0
Median Age
38.2%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 82.8%Black 1.0%Hispanic 10.2%Asian 3.0%