One emphasizes housing access and health coverage; another emphasizes affordability, law enforcement and congressional ethics. A current profile for the third candidate remains a research gap.
Draft; human review pending.
Key
Said
A campaign statement, in our summary or their words.
Voted
A recorded Council roll call.
— Not found
Not in the sources we reviewed. A research gap, not a position.
Her questionnaire answers put a Green alternative on the ballot: deeply affordable social housing, tenant protections, redirecting war spending to human and ecological needs, and climate action that protects land, water and biodiversity.
Wants deeply affordable social housing (publicly owned) and tenant protections.
—not found in the sources we reviewed
Wants war spending redirected to human and ecological needs.
Wants climate action protecting land, water and biodiversity; transportation and energy within planetary limits.
Names affordability, law enforcement, natural resources, business growth and congressional ethics as priorities.
—not found in the sources we reviewed
Supports fully funding law enforcement to keep communities safe.
Would make no-tax-on-tips permanent, raise the child tax credit, ban congressional insider trading.
Would require data-center disclosure of air, water and electricity impacts; sustainable resource management.
Summaries are our one-line readings of what each candidate says. Issue lines are short forms of the positions in each brief, AI-drafted and awaiting human review; “—” means not found in the sources we reviewed.
Four votes that split this Council
No candidate in this race sits on Council today.
— Not foundNo featured votes are selected for this race yet.
Candidate briefs, A–Z
ATPortrait to come
U.S. House · District 5 candidate · U.S. Congress · November 3, 2026
Andrea Townsend
Pacific Green nominee; answered her party’s 2026 candidate questionnaire.
In their words
Said: I want to pursue this role to ensure that voters in Oregon’s Fifth Congressional District have a Green candidate on the ballot and a meaningful alternative grounded in peace, ecological responsibility, social justice, and care for future generations.
Campaign site
Candidate statement · Posted July 17, 2026; extracted September 21, 2026
Verbatim opening of the candidate's written answer to the party's first question (“Why do you want to pursue this role?…”), the only candidate statement found. No pamphlet statement was filed; her state filing lists no website.
No pamphlet statement was published; this is the verbatim opening of their written questionnaire answer.
What they say they would do
Our summary of their platform, in our words
Her questionnaire answers put a Green alternative on the ballot: deeply affordable social housing, tenant protections, redirecting war spending to human and ecological needs, and climate action that protects land, water and biodiversity.
Deeply affordable social housing and tenant protections.
Redirect war spending toward human and ecological needs.
Confront climate change while protecting land, water and biodiversity.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their words
Peace dividend
Ecological limits
Redirecting war spending to social housing and climate work is a direction, not a bill; the questionnaire names the priorities and none of the amounts or mechanisms.
Said: Would address the housing crisis through deeply affordable social housing and tenant protections.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Public safety and immigration
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Taxes, spending and your bills
Redirect war spending
What
Said: Would end war and redirect resources toward human and ecological needs, and build an economy that supports working people, young people and communities excluded from political power.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Transportation, energy and climate
Protect land and water
What
Said: Would confront climate change while protecting land, water and biodiversity, with housing, transportation, food and energy systems built to work with planetary processes.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 8 questions. Andrea Townsend is on record on 2, with 6 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could find
Keep H.R. 1’s Medicaid work rules, six-month renewals and SNAP cuts, or repeal them?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Restore the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that expired December 31, 2025?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
End the tariffs and take tariff power back from the president?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Fund the $70 billion expansion of ICE and Border Patrol through 2029 (the Secure America Act)?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Pass the Fix Our Forests Act: faster thinning and logging on federal forests with shorter windows to sue?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Should federal policy rein in data centers’ power, water and cost impacts, or keep fast-tracking them?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
On record
Direct the president to end U.S. military involvement in the war with Iran?
Said: Would end war and redirect resources toward human and ecological needs; her questionnaire does not name the Iran war or the war-powers resolutions.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Expand the federal role in housing, from the new ROAD to Housing law to more vouchers and tax credits?
Said: Would address the housing crisis through deeply affordable social housing and tenant protections; she does not address the ROAD Act, vouchers or tax credits.
Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the state does not verify the claims. Nothing was skipped before it.
The verbatim opening of their voters’ pamphlet statement, the same rule for every candidate. We chose nothing.
What they say they would do
Our summary of their platform, in our words
Emphasizes housing supply and homeownership, protection of Medicare and Medicaid, and lower prescription costs.
Address construction-workforce and financing barriers to housing.
Support pathways to ownership and responses to youth homelessness.
Protect Medicare, expand Medicaid and lower drug prices.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their words
Housing supply
Health-coverage protection
Her pages describe bills introduced and money brought home rather than a costed program; lowering housing and health costs through Congress depends on which of those bills can pass.
Said: Would tackle housing shortages, construction-workforce gaps and financing barriers through legislation, expand pathways to homeownership and address youth homelessness.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Public safety and immigration
Shelter and mental health
What
Said: Wants people off the streets through homelessness prevention, more shelter capacity and mental-health services, and opposes what she calls a federal takeover of communities by ICE.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Taxes, spending and your bills
Protect Medicaid, Medicare
What
Said: Would lower costs from groceries to housing to health care, protect Medicare, expand Medicaid, defend the Oregon Health Plan against federal cuts, and lower prescription prices.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Transportation, energy and climate
Clean energy, wildfire
What
Said: Would generate more clean energy, transition away from fossil fuels and protect communities and land from wildfires.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 8 questions. Janelle S Bynum is on record on 8. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
On record
Keep H.R. 1’s Medicaid work rules, six-month renewals and SNAP cuts, or repeal them?
Said: Voted no on final House passage of H.R. 1 on July 3, 2025 (218–214), a vote on the whole package, including the Medicaid work rules, six-month renewals and SNAP cuts.
Restore the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that expired December 31, 2025?
Said: Voted yes on January 8, 2026 on H.R. 1834, a three-year restoration of the enhanced premium tax credits; it passed 230–196 and awaits the Senate.
End the tariffs and take tariff power back from the president?
Said: Voted yes on February 11, 2026 on H.J.Res. 72 to end the national emergency behind the Canada tariffs; it passed 219–211.
Fund the $70 billion expansion of ICE and Border Patrol through 2029 (the Secure America Act)?
Said: Voted no on June 9, 2026 on the Secure America Act’s $70 billion for ICE and Border Patrol through 2029; it passed 214–212.
Direct the president to end U.S. military involvement in the war with Iran?
Said: Voted yes on July 23, 2026 on H.Con.Res. 89 directing the president to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran (214–208), as on June 3.
Pass the Fix Our Forests Act: faster thinning and logging on federal forests with shorter windows to sue?
Said: Voted yes on January 23, 2025 on the Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471), which passed 279–141.
Expand the federal role in housing, from the new ROAD to Housing law to more vouchers and tax credits?
Said: Voted yes on June 23, 2026 on final passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (358–32), now Public Law 119-101.
Should federal policy rein in data centers’ power, water and cost impacts, or keep fast-tracking them?
Said: Introduced the BILL Drivers Act on July 10, 2026 to have the Energy Information Administration report what is driving electricity bills, including data centers; it takes no position on fast-tracking or who pays.
Voted No on the final House motion accepting the Senate’s H.R. 1 amendment, July 3, 2025. It passed 218–214. This records a vote on the entire package, not a separate vote on each provision.
Oregon voters’ pamphlet candidate statement · PDF page 23Candidate statement · Filed for the November 2026 pamphlet; posted by the Secretary of State September 9, 2026; reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
Bynum · ending homelessnessCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
Bynum · taking climate actionCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
U.S. House · District 5 candidate · U.S. Congress · November 3, 2026
Patti Adair
Deschutes County commissioner.
Photo: Campaign photo · pattiforcongress.com
In their words
Said: I am running for Congress to help make healthcare more accessible and affordable for working-class families, to support sustainable management of our natural resources, address rising electricity costs, and to support policies that help businesses and families thrive in Oregon.
Voters’ pamphlet
Candidate statement · Filed for the November 2026 pamphlet; posted by the Secretary of State September 9, 2026; extracted September 21, 2026
Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the state does not verify the claims. Skipped before it: the heading “AN OREGON-FIRST FIGHTER”. The statement sets this passage in quotation marks with no attribution line, so it counts as the first sentence; the marks are not reproduced.
The verbatim opening of their voters’ pamphlet statement, the same rule for every candidate. We chose nothing.
What they say they would do
Our summary of their platform, in our words
Names affordability, law enforcement, natural resources, business growth and congressional ethics as priorities.
Support law-enforcement resources.
Promote sustainable natural-resource use and business growth.
Ban congressional insider trading.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their words
Fiscal oversight
Law-enforcement support
Permanent no-tax-on-tips, overtime and Social Security plus a larger child tax credit reduce revenue while she promises to eliminate waste; the reviewed pages do not size either side.
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Public safety and immigration
Fully support police
What
Said: Would fully support law enforcement to keep communities safe; cites working with law enforcement and adding two circuit judges as a county commissioner.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Taxes, spending and your bills
No tax on tips
What
Said: Would make no tax on tips, overtime and Social Security permanent and raise the limits, increase the child tax credit, ban congressional insider trading and pay during shutdowns, and eliminate wasteful spending.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Transportation, energy and climate
Data-center disclosure
What
Said: Would require Big Tech to disclose data centers' effects on air, water and electricity costs, address rising electricity costs, and support sustainable management of natural resources.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 8 questions. Patti Adair is on record on 3, with 5 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could find
Restore the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that expired December 31, 2025?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
End the tariffs and take tariff power back from the president?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Direct the president to end U.S. military involvement in the war with Iran?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Pass the Fix Our Forests Act: faster thinning and logging on federal forests with shorter windows to sue?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Expand the federal role in housing, from the new ROAD to Housing law to more vouchers and tax credits?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
On record
Keep H.R. 1’s Medicaid work rules, six-month renewals and SNAP cuts, or repeal them?
Said: Would make no tax on tips, overtime and Social Security permanent and raise the limits, and increase the child tax credit; she does not address Medicaid or SNAP.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Fund the $70 billion expansion of ICE and Border Patrol through 2029 (the Secure America Act)?
Said: Criticized Rep. Bynum’s February 3, 2026 vote against a bipartisan funding package that included a short Homeland Security extension; she has not said whether she would fund the $70 billion ICE expansion.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Should federal policy rein in data centers’ power, water and cost impacts, or keep fast-tracking them?
Said: Would propose legislation requiring Big Tech to be transparent about the impacts data centers have on air quality, water quality and electricity costs.
Oregon voters’ pamphlet candidate statement · PDF page 25Candidate statement · Filed for the November 2026 pamphlet; posted by the Secretary of State September 9, 2026; reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
