Oregon state Rep. Janelle Bynum won the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District on Tuesday, setting her up to face off against Republican incumbent Lori Chavez DeRemer this fall.
Bynum defeated Jamie McLeod-Skinner to advance to a showdown with Chavez-Dellemer in a race widely expected to play a key role in determining which party controls the House of Representatives. .
McLeod-Skinner ran as a left-leaning progressive and defeated longtime Democratic Rep. Kurt Schrader in the 2022 primary two years ago, before narrowly losing to Chavez-DeRemer.
Some Democratic leaders believe Bynum, a state representative from a southeast Portland suburb, has a good chance of winning the general election. Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek and three Democrats from Oregon’s U.S. House delegation have endorsed him.
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Janelle Bynum and Jamie McLeod Skinner (Rep. Janelle Bynum, Rep. Jamie McLeod-Skinner)
Ben Gaskins, an associate professor of political science at Lewis & Clark College, said of Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, “This is one of the biggest battleground districts nationally, with both parties trying to maintain control of the House of Representatives. Or they really want to take it back,” he told The Associated Press. district.
“I think the big question is how much do Democratic voters really prioritize their electoral chances?”
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Mr. Bynum is a native of Washington, D.C., and was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2016 to represent the southeastern suburbs of Portland. She serves on the Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Committee and is the owner of four businesses. McDonald’s franchise.
Oregon’s 5th Congressional District includes all of Linn County, most of Clackamas and Deschutes counties, and parts of Marion and Multnomah counties.
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Chavez-Dellemer, who is unopposed in the primary, is the first Republican woman to represent Oregon in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
