Cliff Bentz
Republican · OR · U.S. Representative for Oregon's 2nd Congressional District
A U.S. representative, attorney, farmer, and former Oregon legislator, Bentz emphasizes rural water access, trade, border security, lower taxes and regulation, forest management, energy, and gun rights.
Where Cliff Bentz stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (7 records), Government Spending Reduction (1 record),
Campaign Finance Information — United States Representative, Congressional District 2
Campaign Finance Information
Data last updated September 21, 2026
- Raised
- $1,011,413
- Spent
- $646,983
- Cash on hand
- $1,420,775
- Debts
- $0
PAC money by interest
Oil, gas, and energy · 33 PACs$103,000
- KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$10,000
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$10,000
- CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC)$6,500
- TRANSCANADA USA SERVICES, INC. PAC (TC PAC)$5,500
- AVANGRID POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
- and 28 more
Healthcare · 33 PACs$76,500
Insurance · 18 PACs$52,000
Agriculture and food · 17 PACs$47,000
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
- DULCICH INC DBA PACIFIC SEAFOOD GROUP EMPLOYEE PAC$6,000
- AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
- NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAFO PAC)$5,000
- and 12 more
Construction · 11 PACs$43,500
Donations sent through groups
Source: FEC · 2026 cycle
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Reintroduced the Patients' Right to Know Their Medication Act to require standardized printed FDA-approved prescription information.
September 4, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: bentz.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 7 support
Introduced the bipartisan Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act to expand renewable-fuel eligibility for forest biomass.
July 22, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bentz.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act to limit mandatory license conditions to reasonable, project-related mitigation.
June 18, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bentz.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced legislation granting Crook County a road right-of-way and federal parcels for wildfire evacuation and fire-safe zones.
June 1, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bentz.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the 2026 Farm Bill, which passed the House and included farm safety-net, nutrition, and wildfire-management provisions.
April 30, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bentz.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Federal Water Projects Consultation Improvement Act to require local participation and transparency in federal water-project consultations.
April 15, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bentz.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the O&C Renewal Act to prioritize sustained-yield timber production on federal O&C lands.
February 24, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bentz.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Dalles Watershed Development Act to transfer federal land to the city for reservoir expansion and water security.
January 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bentz.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed the House 218-214.
July 3, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted for the 2026 Farm Bill, which passed the House and included farm safety-net, nutrition, and wildfire-management provisions.
April 30, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: bentz.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed the House 218-214.
July 3, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Foreign Trade
Foreign Trade · 1 support
Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.
September 3, 2026Supports Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 4 support
Introduced the Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act to limit mandatory license conditions to reasonable, project-related mitigation.
June 18, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bentz.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced legislation granting Crook County a road right-of-way and federal parcels for wildfire evacuation and fire-safe zones.
June 1, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bentz.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Federal Water Projects Consultation Improvement Act to require local participation and transparency in federal water-project consultations.
April 15, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bentz.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Dalles Watershed Development Act to transfer federal land to the city for reservoir expansion and water security.
January 30, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bentz.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — U.S.-Israel Ties
U.S.-Israel Ties · 5 support
Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.
September 3, 2026Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 8369, which would have ordered delivery of weapons shipments to Israel that the president had paused. It would have frozen some Pentagon, State Department and White House funds until delivery. The House passed it 224-187.
May 16, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 8034, which approved $26 billion in U.S. taxpayer money: military aid for Israel and funds for U.S. forces nearby. About $9 billion of it was humanitarian aid, and none could go to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. It passed 366-58 and became law in April 2024.
April 20, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 6126, which would have sent Israel $14.3 billion in U.S. taxpayer money as military aid. To pay for it, the bill would have taken the same amount from extra funding Congress gave the IRS. The House passed it 226-196.
November 2, 2023Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 5323, which gave Israel $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to restock its Iron Dome rocket-defense system. The House passed it 420-9. The money later became law inside a 2022 spending bill.
September 23, 2021Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Voted for H.R. 6090, which would have told the Education Department to use a set definition of antisemitism in campus discrimination cases. The definition's examples include some statements about Israel. The House passed it 320-91.
May 1, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.Res. 894, a House resolution that condemned antisemitism and stated that anti-Zionism is antisemitism. The House adopted it 311-14, with 92 members voting present.
December 5, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Race Cliff Bentz is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 2 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 2 (119th Congress), Oregon · incumbent
Profile last researched September 19, 2026.