U.S. House · Oregon's 5th District

Central Oregon (Bend, Redmond) and outer-east Portland suburbs in Clackamas County (Happy Valley, Damascus, Estacada).

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

✓ Fact-checked 2026-09-25: 20 claims re-checked against their sources

A second, independent research pass re-opened every cited source for this race and corrected or removed anything the source didn’t support.

On the ballot · 3 candidates

Where they stand — side by side

Only positions documented in a cited source are shown. Where an officeholder’s recorded votes speak to an issue, the votes set the position (marked “votes”). A dash means we found no clear public position — not that the candidate has none.

ISSUEJanelle Bynum
D
Patti Adair
RLIB
Andrea Townsend
Pacific Green Party
Expand immigration enforcement and deportationsMixed[6][7][8][9]votes——
Raise taxes on high earners or corporationsSupports[7][8][9]votes——
Expand public health coverageSupports[7][8][9][10]votes——
Faster transition away from fossil fuelsSupports[7][8][9]votes——
Broad tariffs on imported goodsOpposes[11]votes——

The candidates, in full

Janelle Bynum

DINCUMBENTU.S. Representative (since 2025)

Janelle Bynum is the Democratic nominee for re-election to Oregon's 5th Congressional District, which she has represented since 2025. She previously served eight years in the Oregon House of Representatives, including as a committee chair.[2][3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Key votes in Congress

  • YesWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · H. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · 2026-06-03 roll call ↗The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans.
  • YesResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · H.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · 2026-02-11 roll call ↗The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy.
  • NoConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government funding · H.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · 2026-02-03 roll call ↗The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
  • YesBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · H.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · 2026-01-08 roll call ↗The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans.
  • YesWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela · H. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · 2025-12-17 roll call ↗The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region.
  • YesNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · 2025-12-10 roll call ↗The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year.
  • YesEpstein Files Transparency Act · H.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · 2025-11-18 roll call ↗The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support.
  • NoContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending vote · H.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · 2025-11-12 roll call ↗The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively.
  • YesCLARITY Act — digital asset market structure · H.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries.
  • YesGENIUS Act — stablecoin regulation · S. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law.
  • NoOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · 2025-07-03 roll call ↗H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025.
  • NoRescissions Act of 2025 · H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · 2025-06-12 roll call ↗The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades.
  • NoOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · 2025-05-22 roll call ↗H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients.
  • NoSAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · H.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · 2025-04-10 roll call ↗The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls.
  • NoFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 · H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · 2025-03-11 roll call ↗The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations.
  • YesLaken Riley Act — final passage · S. 5 · Passed 263–156 · 2025-01-22 roll call ↗The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.

On the record — official actions

  • actionIn the 119th Congress (2025-2026), serves on the House Committee on Financial Services.[2]

Positions on the issues

  • MixedExpand immigration enforcement and deportationsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.[6][7][8][9]

  • SupportsExpand public health coverageFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08).[7][8][9][10]

  • SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuelsFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.[7][8][9]

  • SupportsRaise taxes on high earners or corporationsFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.[7][8][9]

  • OpposesBroad tariffs on imported goodsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11).[11]

In their words — priorities

  • Says she is focused on creating good-paying jobs, strengthening public education, addressing the wildfire crisis, and lowering the cost of health care, prescription drugs and housing for working families.[3]

Background

  • Earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Florida A&M University and an MBA from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business; worked as an engineer and as a McDonald's franchise owner.[2]
  • Served eight years in the Oregon House of Representatives, chairing the Committee on Small Business and Economic Development and working on efforts she says added $43 billion and over 6,000 jobs to Oregon's economy.[3]
  • Volunteered with the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon board, Business Oregon, the Center for Women's Leadership, and the Oregon Commission on Black Affairs.[2]

Campaign money

Raised $3.8M · spent $1.1M · $2.7M cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Patti Adair

RLIBDeschutes County Commissioner (since 2019)

Patti Adair is the Republican and Libertarian nominee for Oregon's 5th Congressional District. She is a sitting Deschutes County Commissioner and certified public accountant.[4]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

On the record — official actions

  • actionAs Deschutes County Commissioner, has overseen the county's veterans village program and chairs the Central Oregon Commission on Transportation.[4]

In their words — priorities

  • Fiscal responsibility and oversight of tax dollars, drawing on her accounting background.[4]
  • Public safety, citing her record as county commissioner on what she describes as fighting for safer communities.[4]
  • Support for veterans, citing the county's veterans village program launched during her tenure as commissioner.[4]

Background

  • Born in Pendleton, Oregon, and raised on her family's ranch in Heppner; earned a degree from the University of Oregon and a CPA license from Central Washington University.[4]
  • Worked as an auditor and full-cycle accountant at Moss Adams before being elected to the Deschutes County Commission in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, where she oversees more than 1,200 employees and 22 departments.[4]
  • Chairs the Central Oregon Commission on Transportation and serves as the Deschutes County Fair Association liaison and on the Local Government Advisory Committee, among other boards.[4]

Campaign money

Raised $424K · spent $289K · $135K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Andrea Townsend

Pacific Green Party

Andrea Townsend is the Pacific Green Party nominee for Oregon's 5th Congressional District; she was also the Pacific Green nominee for the seat in 2024.[5]

Little public record found for this candidate.

Research notes & limits

Federal key votes and FEC finance totals for Rep. Bynum are added separately by script.

Sources · 11

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Janelle Bynum · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.About · Office of Rep. Janelle Bynum Candidate's own words
  4. 4.About Patti · Patti Adair for Congress Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Andrea Townsend (Oregon) · Ballotpedia Reference
  6. 6.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  7. 7.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  8. 8.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  9. 9.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  10. 10.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  11. 11.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record