WHEN: Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: On Zoom (register to join the call)
Three progressive candidates running to represent Oregon in the U.S. Congress in the midterm election Nov. 3 will take questions as special guests at the next COIN meeting, Oct. 6: Chris Beck (ORD-2), Rep. Janelle Bynum (ORD-5), and Rep. Maxine Dexter (ORD-3).
Chris Beck
Oregon native Chris Beck was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1996, representing the 12th district. He served three terms, and was a member of the chamber’s Ways and Means Subcommittee from 1997 to 1999. Beck served as a rural policy advisor for the United States Department of Agriculture during the Obama administration, from 2010 to 2016.
This November, Beck is challenging Republican Cliff Bentz for U.S. Representative for Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District, a seat which Bentz has held since 2021.
Rep. Janelle Bynum
With experience as an engineer and restaurateur, Rep. Janelle Bynum served on the Oregon House of Representatives from 2017 to 2025 for state districts 39 and 51. She retired from the state legislature to successfully run for the U.S. Congress in 2024, representing Oregon’s 5th congressional district.
Having beaten incumbent Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer in a close race two years ago, Bynum now faces Republican and DeSchutes County Commissioner Patti Adair as her challenger in the November midterms.
See Janelle Bynum for Congress.
Rep. Maxine Dexter
Rep. Maxine Dexter, M.D., currently represents Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District and is now campaigning to be re-elected to this seat against challenger Loran Ayles (Republican).
A lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest, Dexter practiced for over 15 years as a lung and critical care physician at Kaiser Permanente. In 2020, she was appointed to serve Oregon’s 33rd District in the Oregon House of Representatives. She was elected to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024.
See Dr. Maxine Dexter for Congress.