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Cliff Bentz

Representative · OR · District 2

Republican

Raised $1,011,413 · 16K followers (office + personal) · missed 0.0% of votes

Top contributing industries: not mapped ($80,000), Automotive ($20,000), Agriculture ($20,000), Real Estate ($20,000), Technology ($15,000)

Cliff Bentz is a Republican U.S. Representative for Oregon's 2nd district. He has served 5.7 years in Congress and is up for reelection in 2026. He raised $1,011,413 in the 2026 cycle so far, has 16K followers across office and personal social accounts, sponsored 15 bills in the 119th Congress, scored 1.03 on the 118th Legislative Effectiveness Score.

Service
5.7 years in Congress
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
Next election
2026
Born
January 12, 1952
Birthplace
Salem
Residence
Not listed
Gender
Male
Religion
Catholic
Office
409 Cannon House Office Building
Phone
202-225-6730
Bioguide ID
B000668

Background and career

Cliff Stewart Bentz (born January 12, 1952) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 2nd congressional district since 2021. He previously served in the Oregon Senate from 2018 to 2020 and in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2008 to 2018. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Education

SchoolDegreeYearSource
Eastern Oregon UniversityBA source
Lewis and Clark CollegeJD source

Citizenship

citizen by birth in the United States.

Religion

Catholic (self-reported in Pew survey of Congress)

Name history and family

Children: 2 · Marriages: 1 · Counts reflect publicly documented information; a missing count means not documented, not zero.

Marital status: Not listed

Previously held offices

Campaign fundraising

Raised $1,133,834 in the 2024 cycle and $1,011,413 so far in the 2026 cycle (partial).

Top individual donors, 2024

NameEmployerOccupationCity/StateAmount
GANDER, WILLIAM D. MR.NONERETIREDPORTLAND, ORunder verification
LEVY, ROBERT LOUIS MR.SELF-EMPLOYEDFARMERHERMISTON, OR$11,600
MURPHY, JOHN REDMOND MR.MURPHY FOREST PRODUCTSCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICEREUGENE, OR$6,600
FAISON, JAY MR.CLEAR PATHFOUNDERCHARLOTTE, NC$6,600
SOHN, RICHARD F. MR.NONERETIREDROSEBURG, OR$6,600
SCOTT, GERALD ALAN MR.ELMER'S RESTAURANTS, INCCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICEREUGENE, OR$6,480
SWANSON, STEVEN D MR.SWANSON LUMBERTIMBER EXECUTIVEROSEBURG, OR$6,300
DICE, RICKEY L. MR.PATRICK FIRE COMPANYPRESIDENT/OWNERREDMOND, OR$6,250
BROWN, DAVID W. MR.OBSIDIAN RENEWABLES, LLCSOLAR DEVELOPERLAKE OSWEGO, OR$6,200
WHEELOCK, GINA M. MRS.GRAYBACK FORESTRYOWNERJACKSONVILLE, OR$6,000
FRERES, ROBERT THEODORE MR. JR.FRERES LUMBER CO.CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERLYONS, OR$5,800
CARTER, JOHN D. MR..NONERETIREDBEND, OR$5,300
MALOTT, ANN M. MRS.SELF EMPLOYEDRANCHERPOWELL BUTTE, OR$5,000
DUHAMEL, WILLIAM F.ROUTE 1 INVESTMENTPARTNERSAN FRANCISCO, CA$5,000
LEVY, BARBARA LEE REP.STATE OF OREGONSTATE REP. CANDIDATEECHO, OR$5,000
EMMERSON, MARK D. MR.SIERRA PACIFIC INC.CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERREDDING, CA$4,500
MURPHY, CHRISTINE WALSH MRS.NONEUNEMPLOYEDEUGENE, OR$4,200
RUSSELL, VICTOR R. MR.VIC RUSSELL CONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTIONBEND, OR$4,050
COOK, BRETT MR.COOKS LAND AND WATER CONSULTINGOWNERPENDLETON, OR$3,400
UNGER, PAUL MR.RETIREDRETIREDREDMOND, OR$3,300
STOVALL, KEVIN K MR.BRIGHT WOODVICE PRESIDENTMADRAS, OR$3,300
BENTZ, CLIFF MR.US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCONGRESSMANONTARIO, OR$3,300
RANDALL, KENNETH ALAN MR.SELFREALTORLAKE OSWEGO, OR$3,300
WILLIAMS, JOHN K. MR.QUICKSILVER CONTRACTINGFORESTERBEND, OR$3,300
KIMBELL, PEGGYSELFINVESTORWICHITA FALLS, TX$3,300

319 other donors gave a total of $277,560.

1 donor rows withheld pending verification.

Top individual donors, 2026 (partial)

NameEmployerOccupationCity/StateAmount
GANDER, WILLIAM D. MR.NONERETIREDPORTLAND, OR$7,000
VON SCHLEGELL, FRANRETIREDRETIREDPORTLAND, OR$7,000
VON SCHLEGELL, JOHNENDEAVOUR CAPITALMANAGING PARTNERFORT KLAMATH, OR$7,000
BANEY, CURTSOUTH FORK RANCHAVIATOR,RANCHER,HOTELIERBEND, OR$7,000
HILL, RILEY JOSEPH MR.SELF-EMPLOYEDCONTRACTOR/PROPERTY MANAGERONTARIO, OR$7,000
LEVY, EDWARD MR.EDW C. LEVY CO.CHAIRMANBIRMINGHAM, MI$6,600
WHEELOCK, GINA M. MRS.GRAYBACK FORESTRYADMIN ASSISTJACKSONVILLE, OR$6,000
TENNANT, JOSEPH PATRICK MR.PACIFIC MARINE LEASINGSHIPPING EXECUTIVEPORTLAND, OR$6,000
KREBS, SKYE HENRY MR.KREBS SHEEP COMPANYRANCHERIONE, OR$6,000
UNGER, PAUL MR.RETIREDRETIREDREDMOND, OR$3,500
DERDERIAN, JAMESTHE STANTON PARK GROUPCONSULTANTANNAPOLIS, MD$3,500
BROWN, DAVID W. MR.OBSIDIAN RENEWABLES LLCPRINCIPALLAKE OSWEGO, OR$3,500
SOHN, RICHARD FOHSRETIREDRETIREDWINCHESTER, OR$3,500
THALDEN, BARRYRETIREDRETIREDASHLAND, OR$3,500
GHETIE, SERGIU MR.CLOUD TANK INC.CEOHILLSBORO, OR$3,500
RAINEY, BOBBIE J. MRS.NONERETIREDWHITE CITY, OR$3,500
STEPHEN, STEPHENDVSM LPMANAGING MEMBERLAKE OSWEGO, OR$3,500
PLISKA, JAMESSPACE AGE FUELPRESIDENTCLACKAMAS, OR$3,500
SOHN, RICHARD F. MR.NONERETIREDROSEBURG, OR$3,500
WALKER, KENTGOOGLE LLCEXECUTIVEMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA$3,500
DICE, RICKEY L. MR.PATRICK FIRE COMPANYPRESIDENT/OWNERREDMOND, OR$3,500
MORISSETTE, DONDMHOLDINGSBUILDERLAKE OSWEGO, OR$3,500
FOGG, PHILLIP G. MR. JR.MARQUIS COMPANIESCEOMILWAUKIE, OR$3,500
FLOWERREE, JOHN MR.NONERETIREDRENO, NV$3,500
MORRIS-SINGER, ANDREW F.SELFMANAGEMENTPORTLAND, OR$3,500

230 other donors gave a total of $225,013.

PAC and party committee contributors over $5,000, 2024

CommitteeTypeIndustryAmount
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACAutomotive$5,000
RIGHT TO LIFE/OREGON PACPACnot mapped$5,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACTelecommunications$5,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)PACAgriculture$5,000
HUCK PACPACnot mapped$5,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PACLeadership PAC$5,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACReal Estate$5,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACPro-Israel$5,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACAutomotive$5,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACPro-Israel$5,000
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. BI-PARTISAN COMM. FOR EFFECTIVE GOVTPACnot mapped$5,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACTelecommunications$5,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)PACAgriculture$5,000
AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WOOD-PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)PACReal Estate$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000

Gross receipts from FEC filings, not net of refunds. Industry mappings are the directory's own classification; see methodology.

PAC and party committee contributors over $5,000, 2026 (partial)

CommitteeTypeIndustryAmount
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)PACAgriculture$5,000
WOOLPERT, INC. PACPACnot mapped$5,000
CALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLANDPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)PACReal Estate$5,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PACPACTechnology$5,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACAutomotive$5,000
AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WOOD-PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PACPACTechnology$5,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACAgriculture$5,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPACnot mapped$5,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)PACReal Estate$5,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACInsurance$5,000
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PACLeadership PAC$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACAutomotive$5,000
GOOGLE LLC NETPACPACTechnology$5,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000

Gross receipts from FEC filings, not net of refunds. Industry mappings are the directory's own classification; see methodology.

Outside money

2024

Independent expenditures by super PACs and other outside groups concerning the member. A committee name links to its page here, with its contributors and every member it spent for or against.

CommitteeSupporting the memberOpposing the memberTotalSingle-candidate (80%+)FEC record
OREGON RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY PAC$1,040$0$1,040NoFEC

Donors to the member's leadership PAC, OREGON FRONTIER PAC: individuals at $50,000 or more, organizations and PACs at $5,000 or more.

DonorTypeNet
LYTTON BAND OF POMO INDIANSother$5,000
THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE RESERVATIONother$5,000

2026 (partial)

Leadership PAC: OREGON FRONTIER PAC. No donors met the reporting thresholds.

Independent expenditures are reported to the FEC by the spending committee, not the member's campaign. A committee is marked single-candidate when 80% or more of its cycle independent-expenditure dollars concern one candidate. Donors are named only at $50,000 or more to a super PAC or joint fundraising committee. For leadership PACs, individuals are named at $50,000 or more; organizations and PACs at $5,000 or more. The 2026 cycle is still in progress.

Amounts are each donor's net total of itemized contributions across the cycle (primary, general, and runoff elections combined), after subtracting refunds, not single gifts. Receipts marked as received in error, returned, or refunded are excluded, and refunds to the donor are subtracted. Joint-fundraising shares are included: the member committee's itemized share of joint-fundraising proceeds (FEC transaction type 15J) counts toward the donor's total, while the joint fundraising committee's own transfers are not counted separately. Donors are named only when their net cycle total is $1,000 or more; smaller donors appear only in the aggregate count and total below each table. Where a returned receipt of $10,000 or more affects a total, it is noted below the table. Lists cover itemized individual gifts to the member's principal campaign committee only. Employer and occupation are self-reported. The 2026 cycle is still in progress.

Donor figures are net of refunds from the FEC individual-contribution bulk files (2024 and 2026 cycles, each itemization taken at its latest amended version before any exclusion), rebuilt and reconciled row by row against the previous release on 2026-10-02; see methodology for the method and the reconciliation counts.

Money and finances

Estimated net worth

at least $3,398,091 (Annual Report for CY 2025 (filed 05/11/2026)). Earliest on record (2025): at least $3,398,091. disclosure

Estimates are summed from ranges reported on financial disclosures, so they are approximate. Ranges are wide by design.

Stock trades (last 12 months)

Trade data not retrieved for this member.

Top assets

AssetTypeValueOwner
Moonriver LLC ⇒ 2nd St., Ontario, OR L: Ontario, OR, US D: Outdoorsman propertyreal estate$500K-$1MSelf
The Bentz Farm ⇒ 71 acre farm - Ontario, Oregon L: Ontario, OR, US D: Ownership - Spouse - Property includes residence.real estate$500K-$1MSpouse
Building, SW Fourth St. Ontario, OR L: Ontario, OR, USreal estate$250K-$500KJoint
Charles Schwab IRA ⇒ Schwab Prime Advantage Money Fund- Investor Shares (SWVXX)mutual fund$250K-$500KSelf
Charles Schwab IRA ⇒ Vanguard 500 Index Fd Admiral Shs (VFIAX)mutual fund$250K-$500KSelf
Charles Schwab IRA ⇒ Vanguard Growth Index Fd Admiral Shs (VIGAX)mutual fund$250K-$500KSelf
RB2EH Enterprises L: Ontario, OR, US D: Building and parking lot - 25% ownershipreal estate$100K-$250KSelf
Rental home - Morgan Ave L: Ontario, OR, USreal estate$100K-$250KJoint
Charles Schwab IRA ⇒ Dodge & Cox Income Fund - Class I (DODIX)mutual fund$100K-$250KSelf
Charles Schwab IRA ⇒ PIMCO Income Fund Insti Class (PIMIX)mutual fund$100K-$250KSelf

Disclosed real estate

LocationTypeValue
Ontario, OR, USreal property$250K-$500K
Ontario, OR, USland$100K-$250K
Ontario, OR, USresidential rental$100K-$250K
Ontario, OR, USreal property$100K-$250K
Ontario, OR, USreal property$15K-$50K
Ontario, OR, USland$100K-$250K
Ontario, OR, USreal property$500K-$1M
Ontario, OR, USreal property$50K-$100K
Ontario, OR, USreal property$100K-$250K
Ontario, OR, USfarm/ranch$100K-$250K

Primary residences are generally exempt from congressional financial disclosure and do not appear here.

Influence in Congress

Legislative effectiveness

1.03 on the 118th Legislative Effectiveness Score (House). thelawmakers.org

Bipartisanship

Lugar Bipartisan Index: -1.53, ranked #408 (118th (first session, 2023)) Lugar Center

Ideology

DW-NOMINATE first dimension: 0.476 (conservative end of the scale), chamber rank #307 of the 119th Congress. Voteview

Interest group ratings

GroupRatingScorecard year
NRAA2026
LCV32025
AFL-CIO02025
Club for Growth842025
Planned Parenthood02025
ACU712025

Bills enacted

0 sponsored bills enacted into law in the 119th Congress.

2026 election

District lean

Cook Partisan Voting Index (2025): R+14. Last election margin: 31.09 points (2024). Cook PVI

2026 election

No notable challenger declared.

Notable family

No notable relatives found under this methodology.

Voting record (2026)

314 roll-call votes in 2026 · missed 0.0% · party unity 99.0

DateMeasureQuestionPosition
2026-01-08H R 6938On PassageYea
2026-01-08H R 504Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary NotwithstandingNay
2026-01-08H R 131Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary NotwithstandingNay
2026-01-08H R 1834On PassageNay
2026-01-14H R 7006On PassageYea
2026-02-03H R 7148On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentsYea
2026-03-05H CON RES 38On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-04-16H CON RES 40On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-04-16H RES 965On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-04-29S CON RES 33On Agreeing to the ResolutionYea
2026-04-30H R 7567On PassageYea
2026-05-14H CON RES 75On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-06-03H CON RES 86On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-06-03H RES 518On Motion to DischargeNay
2026-06-04H R 2913On PassageNay
2026-06-09S 2On PassageYea
2026-06-09H R 5408On PassageNay
2026-07-14H R 139On PassageYea
2026-07-15H R 8595On PassageYea
2026-07-21H R 9770On PassageYea
2026-07-22H R 8800On PassageYea
2026-07-22H R 7008On PassageYea
2026-07-22H CON RES 113On Agreeing to the ResolutionYea
2026-07-23H CON RES 89On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-09-01H R 9436On PassageYea
2026-09-02H R 1501On PassageYea
2026-09-15H CON RES 93On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay

Legislation

Sponsored 15 bills and cosponsored 104 bills in the 119th Congress.

BillTitleStatus
H.R. 655Dalles Watershed Development ActPassed House (Senate next)
H.R. 1655Wildfire Communications Resiliency ActIntroduced
H.R. 1777SECURE Notarization Act of 2025Introduced
H.R. 5133Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2025Introduced
H.R. 5171Pacific Northwest Gray Wolves Relief Act of 2025Introduced

Latest statements

Latest official press releases and statements from the member's official site. This section requires periodic refresh; always check the source site for the newest items.

Social following

PlatformOffice accountPersonal account
X@RepBentz (10K)not found
Instagram@RepBentz (count n/a)@cliff.bentz (count n/a)
Facebook@RepBentz (6K)@100009089495653 (count n/a)
YouTubenot found@cliffbentzforcongress6881 (count n/a)
LinkedInnot found@cliff-bentz-b235376a (count n/a)
Threadsnot foundnot found
TikToknot foundnot found

Office total: 16K · Personal total: no counts retrieved · Combined: 16K

Collected 2026-09-29. Office accounts are the member's official congressional accounts; personal accounts are their own campaign/personal accounts. Totals sum only accounts with a retrieved count and are never zero-filled. X counts are approximate (logged-out page variance). A missing account means none was verified, not that none exists.

Committee assignments

CommitteeRole
House Committee on Natural ResourcesMember
House Committee on Energy and CommerceMember
Water, Wildlife and FisheriesMember
Federal LandsMember
EnergyMember
Commerce, Manufacturing, and TradeMember
HealthMember

Caucus memberships

Only documented caucus memberships are listed; memberships are never inferred.

Staff

Chief of staff

Nicholas L. Strader · (202) 225-6730

Communications director

Alexia E. Spentzas · (202) 225-6730

Staff data from House and Senate payroll filings; roles can change and filings can lag.

Offices

Washington, D.C. office

409 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-6730

District/state offices

CityAddressPhone
Medford14 N. Central Avenue Suite 112, Medford, OR 97501(541) 776-4646
Ontario4th Avenue Suite 2, Ontario, OR 97914(541) 709-2040

Connections

Connected toTypeDetail
Andrew S. ClydeStaff connectionAlexia E. Spentzas (comms_director to Cliff Bentz) previously Press Assistant for Andrew S. Clyde

Connections are derived from documented public records: family ties, shared schools, shared employers, fraternities and sororities, and staff career histories. Committee ties are excluded here and shown on committee pages.

Profile compiled 2026-10-03 from House Clerk, Senate, FEC, GovTrack, and Wikidata records. Enrichment collected September 2026; campaign finance from the FEC bulk files of October 2026. See methodology.