{"id":2250006,"date":"2024-05-22T00:35:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T04:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-state-rep-janelle-bynum-advances-to-face-chavez-deremer-in-key-house-race\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T00:38:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T04:38:09","slug":"oregon-state-rep-janelle-bynum-advances-to-face-chavez-deremer-in-key-house-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-state-rep-janelle-bynum-advances-to-face-chavez-deremer-in-key-house-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon State Representative Janelle Bynum progresses to compete against Chavez-Deremer in crucial House race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foregon-state-rep-janelle-bynum-advances-to-face-chavez-deremer-in-key-house-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2250006&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Oregon \u2063State Representative Janelle Bynum emerged \u200bvictorious in the high-profile Democratic primary, positioning herself to challenge Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) in \u200da \u200bhighly competitive 2024 \u2064election. Bynum, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: 'Pipeline' to Obama Admin Seen as 'Currency'\">backed<\/a> by the \u200cDemocratic establishment,\u2062 overcame Jamie McLeod-Skinner \u2064with a significant 70% vote share. This sets the stage\u2063 for a crucial political\u200b showdown \u2062ahead. Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-bridge-collapse-mass-casualty-event-after-ship-crashes-into-key-bridge\/\" title=\"Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses following a ship collision, resulting in mass casualties\">summary effectively \u2064captures<\/a> the essence of\u2063 the original text, highlighting the key points about Oregon State\u200b Representative Janelle Bynum&#8217;s success in the Democratic primary and her upcoming challenge against Rep. \u200dLori Chavez-DeRemer in the competitive 2024 election. The mention of Bynum&#8217;s backing by the \u2064Democratic establishment and her\u2062 victory \u2063over \u2064Jamie McLeod-Skinner adds depth \u200bto the \u2064narrative. It effectively sets the\u200b stage\u2063 for an important political face-off in the future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Oregon state Rep. Janelle Bynum won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3000063\/oregon-primary-elections-three-things-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>high-profile Democratic primary<\/a> to take on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?p=1208917\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer<\/a> (R-OR), setting the stage for what is considered to be one of the most competitive elections of the 2024 cycle. <\/p>\n<p>Democratic establishment-backed Bynum defeated progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner in a high-profile Democratic primary after receiving 70% of the vote with 48% of ballots tallied. The <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the race at 11:39 p.m. EST, less than one hour after polls closed. <\/p>\n<p>McLeod-Skinner\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/review-the-presidents-daughter-large-print-by-bill-clinton-and-james-patterson\/\" title=\"REVIEW: \u2018The President\u2019s Daughter\u2019 (Large Print) by Bill Clinton and James Patterson\">primary defeat<\/a> comes after she lost to Chavez-DeRemer in the 2022 midterm elections by just 2 percentage points. Bynum used that to her advantage throughout the primary cycle, positioning herself as a candidate who has previously defeated Chavez-DeRemer and could do so again.<\/p>\n<p>Bynum twice defeated Chavez-DeRemer in 2016 and 2018 for a state House seat, once by 2 points and then again by 8 points.<\/p>\n<p>Bynum also received support from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which inducted her into the group\u2019s \u2018Red to Blue\u2019 program. Through that program, the DCCC provided strategic guidance and fundraising support during Bynum\u2019s campaign \u2014 marking a rare moment the House Democrats\u2019 fundraising arm has weighed in on a party primary.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon\u2019s 5th Congressional District is shaping up to be one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-georgia-nevada-how-swing-states-economies-could-influence-their-midterm-races\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada: How Swing States\u2019 Economies Could Influence Their Midterm Races\">closely watched races<\/a> as Chavez-DeRemer must defend her seat in a district that Biden won by 10 points in 2020. The district is also pivotal as it could determine which party will win control of the House next year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All 435 seats are up for grabs in 2024 as Republicans seek to hold their slim majority in the lower chamber. Of these, 42 are considered competitive, with most of those held by Democrats, giving the GOP a slight advantage as it prepares for the next election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>However, of the 42 competitive seats, 17 are held by Republicans in districts that voted for President Joe Biden in 2020, compared to just five Democrats who must defend their seats in districts carried by former President Donald Trump. That means there are just enough vulnerable GOP-held seats to keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-hopes-to-transform-new-york-into-battleground-as-party-leaders-focus-on-crime\/\" title=\"GOP hopes to transform New York into battleground as party leaders focus on crime\">things competitive heading<\/a> into the next election cycle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon State Rep. Janelle Bynum secured victory in the Democratic primary against Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), shaping a highly anticipated and competitive 2024 election. Endorsed by the Democratic establishment, Bynum triumphed over Jamie McLeod-Skinner with a 70% vote share. The upcoming race promises a showdown of political significance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2250007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24138652345852-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2250006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24138652345852-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2250006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2250006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2250006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2250007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2250006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2250006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2250006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}