Congresswoman Janelle Bynum
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And, you know, sometimes it feels like this administration, not sometimes, they want to go to a period in time where things just weren't fair for the average working American. And I think that's where she's going to take us.
So I'm a mom, I'm an electrical engineer, I'm a four-term state legislator, and now Congresswoman. Here's the thing that matters the most that people need to remember. This is all about math. pure and simple. And so I had run against Laurie Chavez de Reimer twice before and had two more very difficult elections in a purple seat.
So I'm a mom, I'm an electrical engineer, I'm a four-term state legislator, and now Congresswoman. Here's the thing that matters the most that people need to remember. This is all about math. pure and simple. And so I had run against Laurie Chavez de Reimer twice before and had two more very difficult elections in a purple seat.
So I'm a mom, I'm an electrical engineer, I'm a four-term state legislator, and now Congresswoman. Here's the thing that matters the most that people need to remember. This is all about math. pure and simple. And so I had run against Laurie Chavez de Reimer twice before and had two more very difficult elections in a purple seat.
You have to, number one, know where you can win, which precincts you can win in. That's kind of the math part. The other part is the messaging. I'm a mom. I've got two kids in college and they're trying to make their way in the world. And I've just talked about the real world things that we are experiencing as a working family.
You have to, number one, know where you can win, which precincts you can win in. That's kind of the math part. The other part is the messaging. I'm a mom. I've got two kids in college and they're trying to make their way in the world. And I've just talked about the real world things that we are experiencing as a working family.
You have to, number one, know where you can win, which precincts you can win in. That's kind of the math part. The other part is the messaging. I'm a mom. I've got two kids in college and they're trying to make their way in the world. And I've just talked about the real world things that we are experiencing as a working family.
And so that's why I focused on cost jobs, quality of life across the political spectrum. Doesn't matter whether you're red, blue, independent. That was the message that resonated with people. They wanted to know that a real and authentic working person was going to represent them in Congress.
And so that's why I focused on cost jobs, quality of life across the political spectrum. Doesn't matter whether you're red, blue, independent. That was the message that resonated with people. They wanted to know that a real and authentic working person was going to represent them in Congress.
And so that's why I focused on cost jobs, quality of life across the political spectrum. Doesn't matter whether you're red, blue, independent. That was the message that resonated with people. They wanted to know that a real and authentic working person was going to represent them in Congress.
Well, we had two town halls this weekend and I've made thousands of calls across the district. One that I remember the most is a mom telling me that she hoped that her son would build like a mother-in-law unit or get a house with an extra unit on it because her social security wasn't keeping up with the rise in rent. And she was scared.
Well, we had two town halls this weekend and I've made thousands of calls across the district. One that I remember the most is a mom telling me that she hoped that her son would build like a mother-in-law unit or get a house with an extra unit on it because her social security wasn't keeping up with the rise in rent. And she was scared.
Well, we had two town halls this weekend and I've made thousands of calls across the district. One that I remember the most is a mom telling me that she hoped that her son would build like a mother-in-law unit or get a house with an extra unit on it because her social security wasn't keeping up with the rise in rent. And she was scared.
Another man this weekend at the town hall said he was concerned as to whether his social security money would show up in his account. So people are scared. You know, chaos has been sown. And I think the people deserve better than that. What's also really important is this brain drain that the Trump administration has initiated. We in Oregon experience wildfires.
Another man this weekend at the town hall said he was concerned as to whether his social security money would show up in his account. So people are scared. You know, chaos has been sown. And I think the people deserve better than that. What's also really important is this brain drain that the Trump administration has initiated. We in Oregon experience wildfires.
Another man this weekend at the town hall said he was concerned as to whether his social security money would show up in his account. So people are scared. You know, chaos has been sown. And I think the people deserve better than that. What's also really important is this brain drain that the Trump administration has initiated. We in Oregon experience wildfires.
We need people getting ready for wildfire season to protect life, to protect property, to protect our air. And they let everybody go. That makes zero sense. So people are angry and they want us to fight.
We need people getting ready for wildfire season to protect life, to protect property, to protect our air. And they let everybody go. That makes zero sense. So people are angry and they want us to fight.
We need people getting ready for wildfire season to protect life, to protect property, to protect our air. And they let everybody go. That makes zero sense. So people are angry and they want us to fight.
They just having a good old time. Reminds me of kids in middle school. But here's here's the problem. Number one, Linda McMahon didn't even know what the IDEA stood for. And that is the law that protects disabled children and makes sure that they get a fair and free appropriate education in this country. Full stop.