Black US politician reported to police while canvassing for votes

A black Democratic politician in the US state of Oregon says the police were called on her while she was out campaigning for re-election.

Janelle Bynum was knocking on doors in Clackamas County on Tuesday when a patrol car pulled up alongside her.

In a Facebook post, she said one of her constituents had thought she was acting suspiciously and called the police.

“I was going door to door and spending a lot of time typing on my cell phone… aka canvassing,” she wrote.

“I asked to meet my constituent who thought I was suspicious, but she was on the road by then.”