Oregon — 5th District

Janelle Bynum

Supports job creation and cost reduction

Bynum emphasizes lowering the cost of living by supporting small businesses, local job creation, and strategic investments in tech manufacturing. In the state legislature, she co-chaired the Joint Committee on Semiconductors and helped pass the Oregon CHIPS Act to spur local workforce expansion. In Congress, she supported regulatory frameworks for emerging financial tools like payment stablecoins through the GENIUS Act.

• Co-chaired Oregon's Joint Committee on Semiconductors and led passage of the Oregon CHIPS Act.
• Supported the GENIUS Act (S. 1582) to establish a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins.
• Focuses on lowering everyday expenses while building clean energy and tech industry workforces.

“Our country doesn’t thrive unless our local economies thrive, and that means creating good jobs close to home, supporting small businesses, and bringing down the cost of living.”

Patti Adair

Supports small business and affordability

Adair focuses on making daily life affordable for working-class Oregonians through economic growth and fiscal oversight. Drawing on her experience as a CPA and Deschutes County Commissioner, she highlights overseeing local economic growth and responsible tax dollar management. She advocates unleashing economic development and removing burdens on small businesses.

• Pledges to make everyday life more affordable for working-class families.
• Highlights oversight of Deschutes County as the most pro-small business county in Oregon.
• Leverages her professional background as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) at Moss Adams.

“Make everyday life more affordable for working-class Oregonians”

Janelle Bynum

Supports targeted safety and accountability

Bynum links her public safety philosophy to her family ties with law enforcement while advocating for targeted crime legislation and criminal justice accountability. In the 119th Congress, she voted for the bipartisan Laken Riley Act to detain non-citizens arrested for burglary or theft, though she voted against making DUIs automatic grounds for deportation.

• Voted Yea on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) requiring DHS detention for individuals arrested for theft or burglary.
• Voted Nay on H.R. 875 regarding making DUIs grounds for deportation or inadmissibility.
• Prioritized law enforcement accountability and criminal justice reform during her state legislative career.

“I learned from my grandfather, a police officer for 36 years, that you don’t stop working hard until the hard job is done.”

Patti Adair

Supports increased law enforcement funding

Adair makes community safety a cornerstone of her platform, advocating full support and funding for law enforcement. As a county commissioner, she increased funding for local law enforcement and worked to secure new judgeships to process criminal cases.

• Pledges to fully support and fund law enforcement agencies to maintain safe communities.
• Increased funding for law enforcement during her tenure as Deschutes County Commissioner.
• Delivered additional judgeships to county courts to manage criminal prosecution dockets.

“Fully support law enforcement to keep our communities safe”

Janelle Bynum

Supports shelter expansion and housing supply

Bynum views homelessness and housing costs as urgent economic challenges requiring federal and state coordination. In the Oregon legislature, she supported legislation to prevent homelessness, expand shelter capacity, and increase mental health services, and she advocates cutting red tape for housing construction.

• Advocates removing regulatory red tape to boost housing construction and protect tenants.
• Helped pass state measures expanding shelter capacity, homelessness prevention, and mental health services.
• Pledges to direct federal funding to local communities to address homelessness.

“Homelessness is one of the greatest social and economic challenges of our lifetime, and it’s critical we get people off our streets.”

Patti Adair

Supports direct crisis intervention programs

Adair addresses homelessness through local crisis intervention and community fundraising. In county government, she confronted drug abuse and homelessness directly while raising funds for programs serving vulnerable women and children.

• Fought the local drug and homelessness crisis head-on as a county commissioner.
• Helped raise millions of dollars for programs supporting homeless women and children.
• Emphasizes combining local program funding with public safety measures.

“Fought the drug and homelessness crisis head-on”

Janelle Bynum

Supports clean energy and climate action

Bynum supports federal initiatives to combat climate change, reduce carbon emissions, and expand clean energy manufacturing. In the state legislature, she sponsored clean energy bills intended to position Oregon as a green industry hub while creating union jobs.

• Advocates federal policies to reduce carbon emissions and build clean energy infrastructure.
• Sponsored state legislation to position Oregon as a clean energy hub.
• Links climate action directly to wildfire prevention and union job creation.

“The effects of climate change are felt close to home with brutal summers and the threat of wildfires year-round.”

Patti Adair

Supports sustainable natural resource management

Adair emphasizes sustainable management of natural resources to support local land users and rural economies. Drawing on her background growing up on a ranch, she prioritizes practical conservation over federal regulatory mandates.

• Prioritizes sustainable management of Oregon's natural resources.
• Draws on personal experience living on a Sisters horse ranch and growing up on a Heppner family ranch.
• Focuses on balancing land stewardship with local economic needs.

“Ensure sustainable management of our natural resources”

Janelle Bynum

Supports expanding healthcare and lowering costs

Bynum advocates strengthening federal healthcare programs, expanding Medicaid, and lowering prescription drug prices. She focuses on preventing medical bankruptcies and expanding access to both primary care and mental health services.

• Pledges to protect Medicare and expand Medicaid coverage.
• Supports federal policies to reduce prescription drug costs.
• Worked in the state legislature to expand healthcare and mental health access.

“No person should be a medical emergency away from bankruptcy, but sadly that happens all too often in our country.”

Patti Adair

Supports local medical infrastructure funding

Adair approaches healthcare through local community fundraising and institutional support. Prior to entering county office, she helped raise millions of dollars to support local hospital facilities.

• Helped raise millions of dollars for local hospital development.
• Focuses on strengthening local community healthcare capacity.

Janelle Bynum

Opposes conservative federal house bills

Bynum positions herself as a check on White House initiatives and congressional Republican legislation. In the 119th Congress, she voted against the budget reconciliation package (H.R. 1), the SAVE Act (H.R. 22), and limits on federal court injunctions (H.R. 1526), while voting to require DOJ publication of unclassified Epstein investigation records.

• Voted Nay on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) reconciliation bill.
• Voted Nay on the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) regarding proof of citizenship for voting.
• Voted Yea on the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405).

Patti Adair

Supports congressional insider trading ban

Adair advocates reform in government operations by banning insider trading by members of Congress and reducing special interest influence. She stresses placing public interest ahead of political parties.

• Proposes a formal ban on insider stock trading by Members of Congress.
• Pledges to prioritize citizens over political parties and special interest groups.

“Ban insider trading by Members of Congress”

Janelle Bynum

Supports codifying federal abortion rights

Bynum strongly advocates for reproductive freedom and codifying the protections of Roe v. Wade into federal law. She actively opposes federal restrictions on abortion access and has earned endorsements from reproductive rights organizations like EMILY's List.

• Committed to codifying Roe v. Wade in federal statute.
• Opposes national abortion bans and restrictions on healthcare decisions.
• Endorsed by EMILY's List for the 2026 election cycle.

“I’m running to defend reproductive rights and codify Roe v. Wade at the federal level.”