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Janelle Bynum

Politician

Janelle Bynum is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Janelle Bynum · Janelle S. Bynum · ג'נל ביינום · جانيل بينوم				[sources]
Alias	Bynum, J. · J. Bynum · Janelle Irick · Janelle Sojourner Bynum · Janelle Sojourner Irick				[sources]
Birth date	1975-01-31				[sources]
Place of birth	Washington, D.C.				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (current) · State government (past)				[sources]
E-Mail	rep.janellebynum@oregonlegislature.gov				[sources]
First name	Janelle				[sources]
Last name	Bynum				[sources]
Middle name	S.				[sources]
Political association	Democratic · Democratic Party				[sources]
Previous name	Janelle Bynum				[sources]
Title	Ms.				[sources]
Website	www.janellebynum.com · www.oregonlegislature.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q28507879				[sources]
Position	member of the Oregon House of Representatives (2017-2025) · member of the United States House of Representatives (2025-)				[sources]
Education	Florida A&M University (-1996) · Madeira School (-1992) · University of Michigan (-2000)				[sources]
Source link	pluralpolicy.com				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-07	Last processed	2026-02-24	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

American politician (born 1975)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-08-04

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Oregon House of Representatives	2017-01-09	2025-01-03

Data sources

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,230

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,122

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Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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