Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Cliff Bentz

Official portrait of Cliff Bentz
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Oregon’s 2nd district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Ontario, OR
Born
1952
In Congress
House since 2021 · 5 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
BENTZ, CLIFF
Next election
Primary May 19, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Oregon with the current district highlighted

Oregon, District 2

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · Oregon District 2IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H0OR02127 · Principal campaign committee: CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Oregon District 2$1,339,191.81General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Oregon District 2$1,133,834.48Won the general election
2021–2022U.S. House · Oregon District 2$1,184,427.97Won the general election (67.5%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Oregon District 2$1,452,634.25Won the general election (59.9%)
Total raised$1,339,191.81
Total spent$955,440.24
Cash on hand$1,440,096.37
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $602,473.54PACs and other committees: $735,041.68Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $1,676.59
  • Individual contributions$602,473.5445%
  • PACs and other committees$735,041.6855%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,676.590%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$96,288.3919%
  • Contributions over $200$400,345.3081%
  • Itemized from inside Oregon$273,389.6468%
  • Itemized from other states$129,891.0032%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $36,270.00 · Virginia $24,520.00 · District of Columbia $14,750.00 · Washington $13,750.00 · Maryland $11,000.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$1.5M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $100,681.69APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $117,331.68JULY QUARTERLY: raised $240,942.55JULY QUARTERLY: spent $104,582.73OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $183,816.55OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $100,229.80YEAR-END: raised $94,343.86YEAR-END: spent $46,265.91APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $144,887.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $52,131.67PRE-PRIMARY: raised $38,552.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $48,925.65JULY QUARTERLY: raised $208,189.64JULY QUARTERLY: spent $177,515.96OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $266,048.52OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $228,832.722025-032025-092026-032026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea517
Voted nay156
Did not vote1 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored17
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored106

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10647 IMD CARE Act
    Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 10616 Public Access to HHS Health Data Act of 2026
    Introduced Sep 28, 2026 · Latest action Sep 28, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Workforce, and Natural Resources, for a …
  • H.R. 9827 Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026
    Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Latest action Jul 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 9695 McCarty and Heideman Air Safety Enhancement Act
    Introduced Jul 15, 2026 · Latest action Jul 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  • H.R. 9337 Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act
    Introduced Jun 18, 2026 · Latest action Jun 18, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 8958 To grant to Crook County, Oregon, a right-of-way for the construction of a new road in Juniper Canyon, and for other purposes.
    Introduced May 21, 2026 · Latest action May 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • H.R. 8259 Federal Water Projects Consultation Improvement Act of 2026
    Introduced Apr 14, 2026 · Latest action Apr 29, 2026: Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • H.R. 8132 Bonneville Power Leadership Recruitment Act
    Introduced Mar 27, 2026 · Latest action Mar 27, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 7862 National Flood Insurance Program Clarification Act of 2026
    Introduced Mar 9, 2026 · Latest action Mar 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.R. 7603 O&C Renewal Act of 2026
    Introduced Feb 20, 2026 · Latest action Feb 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

215 committees reported giving $637,250.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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The race

Oregon U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 11 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Cliff Bentz (R)$1,339,191.81$1,440,096.372026-10-14
Chris Beck (D)$255,756.24$125,315.732026-09-30
Dawn Rasmussen (D)$71,006.14$0.002026-06-30
Patty Snow (D)$27,274.20$0.002026-07-15
Rebecca McKay Mueller (D)$20,409.36$0.002026-07-31
Peter James Larson (R)$7,797.19$0.002026-05-20
Mary Doyle (D)$6,474.00$0.002026-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RSeptember 18, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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