$3.8M
Raised, 2025–26
- Individuals$2.2M58%
- PACs$1.1M30%
- Transfers & other$448k12%
22% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).
Top PAC industries
$1.2MOffice
PartyDemocrat
ChamberU.S. House
SeatOregon, district 5
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
OR-5 · Oregon
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On the ballot · Oregon House, district 5 · Nov 397% party to win· vs. Adair ↓
The campaign · in their words
Plank 1 · campaign site
LOWERING THE COST OF HOUSING
“That's why, in Congress, Janelle has worked with both parties on efforts to lower the cost of housing, including introducing legislation to tackle housing shortages, workforce gaps, and affordability barriers while expanding pathways to homeownership and addressing youth homelessness.”
Plank 2 · campaign site
STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMY AND CREATING JOBS
“In the State House, Janelle championed these issues, leading the passage of the Oregon CHIPS Act, the most pro-business, pro-worker, pro-Oregon collaboration in history.”
Plank 3 · campaign site
IMPROVING ACCESS TO EDUCATION
“She believes that every child deserves access to a high-quality education that meets their needs.”
janellebynum.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited
Where They Stand
Position from 546 bills and votes and 24 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Left 28 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.
Bynum (you're viewing)LeftRight
Federal budget, taxes and spendingL-lean
21
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Business, finance and laborL-lean
20
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Trade and industrial policyL-lean
18
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Foreign policy, trade and defenseL-lean
21
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Health careLeft
25
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EducationLeft
24
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ImmigrationLeft
24
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Crime and justiceL-lean
21
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GunsLeft
25
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Civil rights, gender and religionLeft
24
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Elections, representation and accountabilityL-lean
20
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Federal power and civil libertiesL-lean
21
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Energy, environment, land and agricultureL-lean
22
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Housing, transportation, technology and viceLeft
24
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Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.
The 2026 Race
OR-5 race page →Odds · party to winOct 27
97%
2%
The race · OR-5
Janelle BynumDemocrat · incumbent · L-lean 22 on the record97%
Patti AdairRepublican / Libertarian · challenger · Rt-lean 20 from statements2%2022
42 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Janelle Bynum$4.6M$2.8M from individuals · $2.2M itemized
Patti Adair$649k$632k from individuals · $414k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll
What They Care About
How this is measured
Bubble size = how much of Janelle S. Bynum's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 5 sponsored, 269 cosponsored, 98 statements, 385 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.
Rarely breaksOften breaks
Janelle S. Bynum
● Democrat · U.S. House · Oregon
- Raised
- 2025–26 cycle
- Top sector
- other politicians
- Overall
- 22pt left
- Actions
- votes, bills, tweets
The campaign · in their words
LOWERING THE COST OF HOUSING ↗“That's why, in Congress, Janelle has worked with both parties on efforts to lower the cost of housing, including introducing legislation to tackle housing shortages, workforce gaps, and affordability barriers while expanding pathways to homeownership and addressing youth homelessness.”STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMY AND CREATING JOBS ↗“In the State House, Janelle championed these issues, leading the passage of the Oregon CHIPS Act, the most pro-business, pro-worker, pro-Oregon collaboration in history.”IMPROVING ACCESS TO EDUCATION ↗“She believes that every child deserves access to a high-quality education that meets their needs.”From janellebynum.com, unedited
Where They Stand
Overall
L-lean, 22 points from center
Budget and taxes
L-lean, 21 points from center
Business and labor
L-lean, 20 points from center
Trade
L-lean, 18 points from center
Foreign policy
L-lean, 21 points from center
Health care
Left, 25 points from center
Education
Left, 24 points from center
Immigration
Left, 24 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range
The 2026 Race
Race page →Odds · party to winOct 27
97%
2%
The race · OR-5
Janelle BynumDemocrat · incumbent · L-lean 22 on the record97%Patti AdairRepublican / Libertarian · challenger · Rt-lean 20 from statements2%2022
42 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Janelle Bynum$4.6M$2.8M from individuals · $2.2M itemized
Patti Adair$649k$632k from individuals · $414k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll
What They Care About
11% Business and labor8% Education7% Crime and justice7% Energy and land6% Civil rights5% Housing and tech
RarelyOften breaks
Who Pays
PAC money · 2025–26SectorPACsAmountShare
104$295k
76$273k
55$188k
43$133k
19$99k
28$62k
15$43k
15$42k
33$78k
Raised $3.8M · 58% individuals · 30% pacs