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But in JB, the Democratic party leadership has a candidate that it likes, not someone who unseated a long-time incumbent. AOC recalls that in her first term in Congress, many fellow Democrats were not very friendly to her, because she deposed a long-time friend of theirs.
JmLS ran in 2022, beating long-time incumbent Kurt Schrader in the D primary 54.6% - 44.8%, but losing in the general election to LCdR 50.9% - 48.8% - others 0.3%Another state representative, Janelle Bynum, won the Democratic primary in Oregon's 5th Congressional District with 68.9% of the vote, defeating progressive candidate Jamie McLeod-Skinner in a race in which outside spending was also somewhat lopsided, according to OpenSecrets data. 314 Action Fund poured nearly $500,000 into the race. The Intercept's Ryan Grim argued that the PAC's involvement in this race revealed the hollowness of its claim to support scientists and pro-science candidates—Bynum is a McDonald's franchise owner.
Unlike Oregon's 3rd District, its 5th District will likely have a competitive race in November, with Bynum seeking to unseat incumbent Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), who narrowly defeated McLeod-Skinner in 2022. National Democrats have their eyes on the seat, which is seen as highly winnable, with President Joe Biden having won the district handily in 2020. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee supported Bynum with more than $1 million in the primary, according to CNN.
As elsewhere, pro-Israel groups funded ads in Oregon that had nothing to do with Israel or Palestine.
But in JB, the Democratic party leadership has a candidate that it likes, not someone who unseated a long-time incumbent. AOC recalls that in her first term in Congress, many fellow Democrats were not very friendly to her, because she deposed a long-time friend of theirs.