Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, OR-01
Suzanne Bonamici
American politician (born 1954)
- Over
- Barbara J Kahl (Republican), 28.6%
- Votes
- 230,771 (138,096 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +33.7, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Suzanne Marie Bonamici is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 1st congressional district, a seat she was first elected to in a 2012 special election.
More
The district includes most of Portland west of the Willamette River, along with most of Portland's western suburbs such as Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard, and Lake Oswego.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- October 14, 1954 (age 72)
- Education
- Lane Community College, associate degree, 1978
- University of Oregon, Bachelor of Arts, 1980
- University of Oregon, Juris Doctor, 1983
- University of Oregon School of Law
- Occupation
- lawyer
- In Congress
- 8 House terms, since February 7, 2012
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
U.S. House, OR-01. Won with 71.3%, 42.7 points ahead over Barbara J Kahl.
- Suzanne Bonamici Democratic · winner71.3%
- Suzanne Bonamici Democratic · winnern/a
- Barbara J Kahl Republican28.6%
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +33.7, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- D +42.7
- Difference
- 9.0 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: BONAMICI FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
14.8% of the $491,970 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)7.1%$72,627
- Individuals, itemized40.9%$419,343
- Other political committees (PACs)51.8%$531,100
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts0.2%$2,069
Employers donors listed
- VERNIER SCIENCE EDUCATION$11,0005 contributions
- METRO WEST AMBULA$7,0002 contributions
- DIGITAL VISION INC$5,8496 contributions
- ESCAPE LODGING$5,5003 contributions
- CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES$5,0002 contributions
- CFM STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS$5,0007 contributions
- METRO WEST$5,0002 contributions
- SCHAEFFER MFG.$5,0003 contributions
- BREWSTER & MAYNE PC$4,0524 contributions
- ADVOCATES FOR CLIMATE INNOVATION$3,5001 contribution
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-10 · filings can be amended · response hash 9a1c6cc00e06
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
2 subcommittees
- Higher Education and Workforce Development
- Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education (Ranking Member)
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
2 subcommittees
- Environment
- Investigations and Oversight
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 71 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 655 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10975: Fair Manufactured Housing Lending ActIntroduced November 10, 2026. Latest action November 10, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.Res. 1625: Expressing support for a whole child approach to education and recognizing the role of parents, educators, and community members in providing a whole child approach to education for each student.Introduced October 15, 2026. Latest action October 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.Res. 1607: Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "National Workforce Development Month".Introduced October 5, 2026. Latest action October 5, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 10649: Safe Disposal of Opioids Act of 2026Introduced October 1, 2026. Latest action October 1, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.R. 10515: Artificial Intelligence Education and Workforce Readiness Act of 2026Introduced September 21, 2026. Latest action September 21, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 10421: Transforming Education for the Future ActIntroduced September 16, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Armed Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-13 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 614b23a5159c
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- bonamiciforcongress.com official
- Office phone
- 202-225-0855
- Washington office
- 2231 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3701
- Campaign email
- Not on file
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 9:17 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, OR-01 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, OR-01 · General · won · 210,682 votes (67.9%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, OR-01 · General · won · 297,071 votes (64.6%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, OR-01 · General · won · 231,198 votes (63.6%) Vugol.Me record
- 2012 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2008 to 2011member of the State Senate of Oregon Wikidata
- 2007 to 2008member of the Oregon House of Representatives Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q45946). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oregon&oldid=1384139171
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 9:17 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Bonamici
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45946
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2OR01133/
- Name re-derived from FEC filing
- photo_gallery https://bonamici.house.gov
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Suzanne_Bonamici_2015.jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Suzanne-bonamici-8-10-11_(cropped).jpg
- photo_gallery https://bonamici.house.gov/biography
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- photo_gallery https://bonamici.house.gov
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