U.S. Representative · D-Oregon-5

Bynum, Janelle S.

Janelle Bynum is the U.S. representative for Oregon's 5th congressional district, a position she has held since 2025. She is the first Black member of Congress from Oregon. Before her election to Congress, Bynum spent eight years in the Oregon House of Representatives, where she represented two different districts c…

Chamber

U.S. Representative

Party

Democratic

State

Oregon

District

5