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Cliff Bentz

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U.S. Representative · Oregon-2 · 117th-119th, 5 years 8 months
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Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.

About

Bentz, Cliff Stewart a Representative from Oregon; born in Salem, Marion County, Oreg., January 12, 1952; graduated from Regis High School, Stayton, Oreg., 1970; B.S., Eastern Oregon State College, La Grande, Oreg., 1974; J.D., Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oreg., 1977; rancher; farmer; lawyer, private practice; member of the Oregon water resources commission, 1988-1996, chairman, 1994-1996; member of the Oregon state house of representatives, 2008-2018; member of the Oregon state senate, 2018-2020; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventeenth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2021-present).

Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
5
Bills introduced
15
Enacted
0
Cosponsored
101
Committees
7

Performance & Participation

Votes CastTop 25%
100% — Voted in 644 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
2.0% — Voted against their own party majority 12 of 607 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedBottom 25%
52 — Attracted 52 cosponsors across 15 bills.
Avg 300 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
14 — Attracted 14 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 60 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenBottom 25%
101 — 101 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleBottom 25%
6 — 6 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiTop 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03

Committee Assignments

7 committees
Democrat Beck says 2nd Congressional District needs independent voice
East Oregonian · Sep 12, 2026
Cliff Bentz meets Prineville residents over Rowe Creek Complex fire impacts
KTVZ · Aug 28, 2026
Column: Forget the Fix Our Forests Act
The Bend Bulletin · Jul 30, 2026
Letter: Rep. Bentz not doing his job
East Oregonian · Jun 27, 2026
Editorial: Federal privacy bill has a big hole
The Bend Bulletin · Jun 10, 2026
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2026 Campaign Finance
$1.0M
Raised
28%
Individual
58%
PAC
0%
Small $
$1K
Self-Funded
631
Donors
Individual 28%PAC 58%Other 14%
Top PAC Donors
AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$10K
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$8K
CALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLANDPAC)$8K
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Data sourced from official congressional records, CRS, and FEC filings. AllCiv Score methodology available at allciv.com/methodology.