On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (OR) - District 5
10121 Southeast Sunnyside Road, Number 300
Clackamas, OR 97015
900 Court Street Northeast, H-276
Salem, OR 97301
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, Oregon State House of Representatives, District 39, 2023-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Oregon, District 5, 2024
Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, District 51, 2017-2023
Candidate, Oregon State House of Representatives, District 39, 2022
Member, Interim Committee On Business and Labor, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2021-present
Chair, Interim Committee On Economic Recovery and Prosperity, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2021-present
Member, Interim Committee On Judiciary, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2021-present
Member, Joint Interim Committee On Ways and Means, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2021-present
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 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