Official portrait of Janelle Bynum

Janelle Bynum

DEMHouseOregonSince 2025Representative

Total raised: $7.52M  -  Donor-aligned votes: 0/0  -  Stock conflicts: 0  -  Legal actions: 0

Independent View Summary

Janelle Bynum raised $7.5M in reported campaign funds (2024). About 75% came from large donors, PACs and committee transfers ($4.7M itemized, $769K PAC), while 25% ($1.9M) came from small grassroots donors. This funding mix leans heavily on big-money sources, a higher influence-risk signal. Largest individual donors on record: ACTBLUE $1.2M; KELLY, JAMES (SELF EMPLOYED) $53K; HEISING, MARK (MEDLEY PARTNERS LLC) $53K. Outside groups reported $53.2M in independent expenditures for or against Janelle Bynum, led by CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND $15.9M (oppose); DCCC $13.4M (support). This is separate from money the campaign itself raised. Tracked industry/PAC contributions identified so far total $659K.

Campaign Finance

Total raised (through 2024): $7.52M

Funding sourceAmountShare
Large itemized donors$4.73M63%
PAC / committee money$769K10%
Party committees$1K0%
Transfers$149K2%
Small grassroots donors$1.86M25%

Big-money share (large donors + PACs + transfers): 75% - Grassroots share: 25%

Top individual donors

DonorAmount
ACTBLUECONDUIT TOTAL LISTED IN AGG. FIELD$1.19M
KELLY, JAMESRANCHING - SELF EMPLOYED$53K
HEISING, MARKMANAGING DIRECTOR - MEDLEY PARTNERS LLC$53K
CLEM, BRIANSMALL BUSINESSMAN - SELF EMPLOYED$53K
TRIPPLETT, LARRYNOT EMPLOYED - NOT EMPLOYED$52K

Outside spending (independent expenditures)

Reported by outside groups for or against this official. Separate from money the campaign raised.

SpenderAmountPosition
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDHybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Qualified$15.94Moppose
DCCCParty - Qualified - DEMOCRATIC PARTY$13.38Msupport
NRCCParty - Qualified - REPUBLICAN PARTY$11.52Moppose
HMPHybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Qualified$3.00Msupport
314 ACTION FUNDHybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Qualified$2.84Msupport

Source: FEC candidate totals.

Lobby Contributions Received

Lobby / DonorAmountWhat They Want
Other PAC & Corporate Money
Other Organized Money
$413K
support
$139K
support
Ideological / Single-Issue Groups
Ideological / Single-Issue
$34K
support
$25K
support
$16K
support
American Petroleum Institute (API)
Oil & Gas / Fossil Fuels
$16K
support
AIPAC
Foreign Policy / Israel
$8K
support
$5K
support
Electric Utilities & Energy
Utilities / Energy
$3K
support

Stock Trades While in Office

Stock-trade disclosures are not currently available from an authoritative free data source; this section will populate when one is connected.

Legal Actions & Investigations

- No lawsuits, investigations, or legal actions on record.