Oregon’s most closely watched race for Congress draws big names, huge spending

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries rallies for Janelle Bynum in key Oregon race • Oregon Capital Chronicle

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries watches as Democratic Congressional candidate Janelle Bynum speaks at a press conference supporting on Oct. 2, 2024. (Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle)CLACKAMAS— In 2023, top congressional Democrat Hakeem Jeffries urged Oregon state Rep. Janelle Bynum to run for one of the country’s closest U.S. House races. On Wednesday, he stood side-by-side with Bynum at her campaign headquarters, telling reporters …

Big-name Democrat urges support for Janelle Bynum in heated Oregon Congressional race

Editor’s note: Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Stay informed with OPB on the presidential race, key congressional battles and other local contests and ballot measures in Oregon and Southwest Washington at opb.org/elections.House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined Oregon Democrats Wednesday in a crowded press conference in the Portland area, urging support for Democratic congressional candidate Janelle Bynum.It’s the latest sign that the rac…

NRCC Statement on Extreme Democrat Hakeem Jeffries’ Lie-Filled Press Conference With Radical Janelle Bynum

The National Republican Congressional Committee released the following statement on extreme Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries holding a lie filled press conference with soft-on-crime radical Janelle Bynum today. “It’s no surprise Hakeem Jeffries is stumping for radical Janelle Bynum and spewing lies about the second most bipartisan member of Congress, Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer, because Jeffries knows […]

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries campaigns for Janelle Bynum in tight race for Oregon's District 5

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was in Clackamas to campaign for fellow Democrat Janelle Bynum in her hotly contested race against an incumbent congresswoman, Republican Lori Chavez-Deremer, on Wednesday. Congressional District 5 spans from the eastern suburbs of Portland to central Oregon. It’s a target for both parties nationally, and it would be an important win as Republicans hold a razor-thin advantage and…

Oregon’s most closely watched race for Congress draws big names, huge spending

The top dog in the U.S. House Democratic Caucus, Hakeem Jeffries, made a pit stop in Oregon on Wednesday to stump for state lawmaker Janelle Bynum, who is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer in the nationally watched 5th Congressional District race.