# Janelle Bynum

Janelle Bynum is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Oregon’s 5th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Oregon’s 5th district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001326
- FEC candidate IDs: H4OR05304

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001326 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

13% of Bynum’s statements criticize a policy, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats (average 28%).

## What Bynum says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,474 classified statements: 1,326 posts on X, 63 Congressional Record speeches, 53 press releases, 32 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bynum | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.0% | 6.6% | 160 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 13.4% | 27.5% | 197 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 71.3% | 73.2% | 141 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.4% | 9.8% | 133 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 19.1% | 22.7% | 134 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.9% | 181 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 29% (House Democrats 20%); Health 24% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (House Democrats 20%); Education 17% (House Democrats 9.8%); Housing and Community Development 13% (House Democrats 5.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.89 (standard error 0.01), from 5,942 donors and 1,627 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 95.2% (96.4%). 25 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 400. 4.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 90 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1568: Recognizing the 25th pastoral anniversary of Bishop C.T. Wells and the ministry of Emmanuel Church. (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1568
- H.R. 10252: Launching with Healthcare Act (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10252
- H.R. 10082: Credit Union Investment Authority Act (in committee, 2026-08-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10082
- H.J.Res. 182: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection… (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/182
- H.J.Res. 183: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection… (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/183
- H.Res. 1276: Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Bend Chamber of Commerce. (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1276
- H.R. 8041: Supporting VA Families Act (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8041
- H.R. 7242: Homebuilders Corps Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7242
- H.R. 7243: SPUR Housing Act (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7243
- H.R. 7244: First-Time Home Buyers Match Act (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7244

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $4.7M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 21% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 32% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBynum/status/2114415286573240465
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBynum/status/2113424577405837359
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBynum/status/2113498385521262925
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBynum/status/2113400981669179492
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBynum/status/2113402542042575109
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBynum/status/2112753686208458928
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBynum/status/2113005687634849817
- 2026-10-21 · Press release · Bynum Calls for Halt on ICE Operations in Bend to Support Grieving Community · labels: policy discussion · https://bynum.house.gov/media/press-releases/bynum-calls-halt-ice-operations-bend-support-grieving-community
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBynum/status/2112339998905373185
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBynum/status/2111984235926200784

## Links

- Official site: https://bynum.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepBynum
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repbynum
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repbynum
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001326

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001326