Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Cliff Bentz
- 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 17, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Oregon, District 2
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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H0OR02127 · Principal campaign committee: CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Oregon District 2 | $1,339,191.81 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Oregon District 2 | $1,133,834.48 | Won the general election |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Oregon District 2 | $1,184,427.97 | Won the general election (67.5%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Oregon District 2 | $1,452,634.25 | Won the general election (59.9%) |
Total raised$1,184,427.97
Total spent$601,566.90
Cash on hand$671,914.76
Debts owed by the campaign$48,100.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, 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$775,625.5465%
- PACs and other committees$405,017.0034%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$2,900.000%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$885.430%
Self-funding: $2,900.00 (0% of money raised): $2,900.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
- Energy
- Health
- House Committee on Natural Resources
- Federal Lands
- Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
132 committees reported giving $382,975.00 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.
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$9,000.00
- REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PACConnected PAC$9,000.00
- WOOLPERT, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- AMERICAN FOREST RESOURCE COUNCIL PACPAC$7,000.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
- THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (ACRE) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CALIFORNIA WESTSIDE FARMERS FED PACPAC$5,000.00
- RIGHT TO LIFE/OREGON PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AVANGRID POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
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- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SALT RIVER VALLEY WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE ( SRPPIC)Connected PAC$4,500.00
- NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$4,500.00
- AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- SAWTOOTH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SAWTOOTH PAC)Leadership PAC$4,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,567.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$3,500.00
- IDA-PAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$3,500.00
- J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION GROCERS PAC Company pagePAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC')Connected PAC$2,500.00
- WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ALASKA AIR GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (POTLATCHDELTIC PAC) Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- WINE INSTITUTE PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTEL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IPAC)PAC$2,500.00
- T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- PACIFIC COAST COUNCIL OF CUSTOMS BROKERS AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSNS INC TRADE EXPANSIONPAC$2,500.00
- DULCICH INC DBA PACIFIC SEAFOOD GROUP EMPLOYEE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TRANSCANADA USA SERVICES, INC. PAC (TC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEXSTAR PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$2,000.00
- WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- MDU RESOURCES GROUP GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC (AKA AMBU-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- IHEARTMEDIA INC. PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC (NABIP PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- WALDEN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- US APPLE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA USAPPLE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. BI-PARTISAN COMM. FOR EFFECTIVE GOVTConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLAND PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- COVINGTON AND BURLING LLP PACPAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAFO PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- BYRON DONALDS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- FOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND, INC.Connected PAC$1,500.00
- VIATRIS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VIAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- THOROUGHBRED PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- SILENCER CENTRAL PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS INC NSPS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,250.00
- AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION FRESH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FRESH PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KRAFTHEINZPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INCConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOTPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE (FISHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSN. PAC (CONCRETEPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FINANCIAL SERVICES POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SUPPLY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PARAMOUNT GLOBAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION INC. (CEMENT PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DALLAS SAFARI CLUB PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HARDWOOD FEDERATION-PAC INC Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- CERNER CORPORATION PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- RAYONIER, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- FBB FEDERAL RELATIONS PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LIBERTY FUND; THELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WOOD-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ROUGHRIDER PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FOX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FOX PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- WATERFOWL PAC - FEDERALConnected PAC$1,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING-HEATING-COOLING CONTRACTORS PAC AKA PHCC-PACPAC$500.00
- SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
- THE GOOD FUNDConnected PAC$500.00
- NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION PAC (NMPF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$500.00
- ASSOCIATED OREGON LOGGERS INC FEDERAL PAC (AOL FED PAC)Connected PAC$100.00
- WINREDHybrid PAC$58.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Cliff Bentz$4,923.09
- Independent expenditures opposing Cliff Bentz$0.00
- Company and union communications to members about Cliff Bentz$526.03
FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- OREGON RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY PACSupporting$4,139.00
- RIGHT TO LIFE/OREGON PACSupporting$780.00
The race
Oregon U.S. House, District 2, 2022 · 3 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Bentz (R) | $1,184,427.97 | $671,914.76 | 2022-12-31 |
| Joseph Frederick Yetter III (D) | $100,291.79 | $0.00 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon (retrieved October 23, 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 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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