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Janelle Bynum's Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (OR) - District 5

Contact Information

1508 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Full Name:

Janelle S. Bynum

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Mark; 4 Children

Birth Place:

Washington, DC

Home City:

Happy Valley, OR

Religion:

Christian

MBA, Business Administration, University of Michigan, 2000

BS, Electrical Engineering, Flordia A&M University, 1996

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Oregon, District 5, 2025-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Oregon, District 5, 2024, 2026

Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, District 39, 2023-2025

Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, District 51, 2017-2023

Candidate, Oregon State House of Representatives, District 39, 2022

Former Vice Chair, Business and Labor Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives

Former Member, Early Childhood and Family Supports Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives

Former Member, Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Subcommittee on Public Safety, Oregon State House of Representatives

Former Member, Interim Committee On Business and Labor, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2021-2024

Former Chair, Interim Committee On Economic Recovery and Prosperity, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2021-2024

Former Member, Interim Committee On Judiciary, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2021-2024

Former Member, Joint Interim Committee On Ways and Means, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2021-2024

Former Summer Associate, Boeing Defense and Space Systems

Former Steering Systems Engineer, General Motors

Member, Board of Trustees, Ronald McDonald House Charity of Oregon and Southwest Washington, present

Member, Jack and Jill Incorporated, present

Volunteer, North Clackamas Schools, present

Volunteer, Portland Public Schools, present

Board Member, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon & South West Washington, present

Member, Board of Directors, Center for Women's Leadership

Former Soccer Coach, Clackamas United

Commissioner, Oregon Commission on Black Affairs

Member, President's Council, Portland Community College, Southeast

Favorite Book:

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Favorite Movie:

Rush Hour
Like Water for Chocolate
Beverly Hills Cop

Favorite Quote:

"Function in disaster. Finish in style." ~Madeira School
"I did not run away, I walked away by daylight…." ~Sojourner Truth

Favorite TV Shows:

Anything on CSPAN
NFL Sunday Football
Monday Night Football
"Blackish"
"Murder She Wrote"
Do TED talks count?

Favorite Type of Music:

Country,
Neo-Soul,
Motown

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Cooking, gardening, line-dancing, hiking, non-fiction books, reading cookbooks

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