Candidates for U.S. Representative
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Suzanne BonamiciCongressional District 1Democratic · Current term 2025 to 2027 - View profile
Cliff BentzCongressional District 2Republican · Current term 2025 to 2027 - View profile
Maxine E. DexterCongressional District 3Democratic · Current term 2025 to 2027 - View profile
Val HoyleCongressional District 4Democratic · Current term 2025 to 2027 - View profile
Janelle S. BynumCongressional District 5Democratic · Current term 2025 to 2027 - View profile
Andrea SalinasCongressional District 6Democratic · Current term 2025 to 2026
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About U.S. Representative
About this position
- Office level
- Federal
- Election frequency
- Every 2 years
- Typical salary
- $174,000/year
- Commitment level
- Full Time
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for U.S. Representative
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Representative must be at least twenty-five years old, have been a citizen of the United States for at least seven years, and be an inhabitant of the state they seek to represent.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee is $100; signature requirement of the lesser of either 1,000 signatures or 2% of the number of votes cast for the candidates of that major political party for presidential electors at the last presidential election (major party candidates), nominated by party convention or by-laws (minor party candidates), or number of signatures equal to 1% of number of votes cast for president, or 1,000 signatures gathered at a nominating convention (independent candidates).
- Filing period
- June 3, 2026 - August 25, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the Secretary of State's office.
- Where to file
- Public Service Building Suite 501 255 Capitol St. NE Salem OR 97310
- Filing phone
- 503-986-1518
- Step 3
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