Janelle Bynum
Democratic candidate for Congress, 5th District
Janelle Bynum
• RESIDENCE: Happy Valley.
• OCCUPATION: Oregon's 5th District U.S Representative, small business owner.
• OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY: District 39 State Representative, owner for four McDonald's franchises in the Portland area, engineer.
• PRIOR POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: U.S.. Representative, elected in 2024; State Representative, 2017-24.
• EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering, Florida A&M; MBA, University of Michigan.
• ENDORSEMENTS: janellebynum.com/endorsements.
• VOLUNTEER FOR JANELLE.
• FAMILY: Janelle and her husband Mark have four children.
• HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Champion for historically Black colleges and universities and a lifelong lover of American football, sports of all kinds, the arts and culinary indulgences.
• WHY SHE'S RUNNING:
Janelle Bynum is a United States Congresswoman, former Oregon state legislator, and common-sense, pragmatic leader with a proven track record of delivering for Oregonians. As a businesswoman, engineer, and mom of four, Janelle demands that Oregon’s voices are at the table where decisions are being made. She’s already gotten results, including passing five bipartisan bills through the House and bringing over $160 million in federal funding back to our district.
Her priorities are:
–– Lowering the cost of housing.
–– Strengthening the economy and creating jobs.
–– Improving access to education.
–– Fighting back against cruelty and chaos from the White House.
–– Taking climate action.
–– Lowering the cost of health care.
–– Protecting reproductive rights.
–– Ending homelessness.
• WEBSITE: janellebynum.com
• FACEBOOK: facebook.com/janelle.bynum
• INSTAGRAM: bynum4thewin
• CONTACT: [email protected]
