Oregon’s Republican challengers for US House trail Bynum in pre-primary spending
U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum, a Clackamas County Democrat, raised and spent more money in the month leading up to the May primary than any other candidate running to represent Oregon in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Bynum represents Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, which stretches from the suburbs of southeastern Portland, across parts of the Willamette Valley and past the Cascade Mountains into Bend. She reported raising more than $96,000 between April 1 and April 29. She spent $138,250 in that same time period.
That’s according to the pre-primary report that congressional candidates who have spent or raised more than $5,000 had to submit to the Federal Election Commission by Thursday. That report doesn’t include the additional $12,000 in fundraising Bynum has raised in May as of Friday.
Bynum’s campaign is well-funded, with more than $2.2 million left in her campaign account as of April 29. However, her district is expected to be one of Oregon’s most competitive congressional dis…