Dem House candidate introduced 'soft-on-crime' bill backed by defund police groups: 'Slap in the face'

An Oregon Democrat who recently won a congressional primary was behind a progressive criminal justice reform bill in the state legislature backed by defund the police groups that critics say would have made the community less safe.

Janelle Bynum, an Oregon state representative who owns multiple McDonald’s franchises, was the chief sponsor of HB 2002 in the state legislature in 2021 which was described as "an omnibus bill that modifies many aspects of public safety, including a repeal of certain mandatory sentences...