Service history
6 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2021
- Representative OR-2 2021–present
Background
- background Born January 12, 1952; a lawyer before entering politics
- role Member of the Republican Party
- role Served in the Oregon House of Representatives (2008-2018) and the Oregon Senate (2018-2020)
- role U.S. Representative for Oregon's 2nd congressional district since 2021, first elected in 2020 and re-elected in 2022 and 2024
- role Since 2025, the sole Republican in Oregon's congressional delegation and the only man representing Oregon in the U.S. House
Campaign finance
2026 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House OR-02 · 2026 General Election
- $1,011,413 raised
- $646,983 spent
- $1,420,775 cash on hand
| $1.01M | |
| $1.01M | |
| $448.53K | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $403.81K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $44.71K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $561.54K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $1.35K |
| $646.98K | |
| Operating expenditures | $527.88K |
| Loan repayments | $48.10K |
| Contribution refunds | $8.75K |
| Other disbursements | $62.25K |
| Cash on hand | $1.42M |
| Debts owed by committee | $0.00 |
Through June 30, 2026 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,452,634 | $1,363,581 | $89,054 |
| 2022 | $1,184,428 | $601,567 | $671,915 |
| 2024 | $1,133,834 | $749,404 | $1,056,345 |
| 2026 | $1,011,413 | $646,983 | $1,420,775 |
Contributions received — 2026 cycle
Data from FEC
Recorded individual contributions in the 2026 cycle: $96,891 ·
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 100 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 15 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.
- Disclosed stock trades →
3 tickers · 3 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees
Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.
- Documented relationships →
neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)
A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.
Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Cliff Bentz. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (7)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Energy and Commerce Committee · oversees Energy, Health, Technology, Telecom
- Natural Resources Committee · oversees Energy
- Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee · oversees Technology, Telecom
- Energy Subcommittee · oversees Energy
- Federal Lands Subcommittee
- Health Subcommittee · oversees Health
- Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
Issue positions (1)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesFull support from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Bentz, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
- Committee oversight & trading — health coverage: high
Sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Health, which oversee the health sector, and disclosed 1 health-sector trade (disclosed amounts up to $15,000) in Jun 2025.
Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.
- Committee oversight & trading — technology coverage: high
Sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, which oversee the technology sector, and disclosed 1 technology-sector trade (disclosed amounts up to $15,000) in Apr 2026.
Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.
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Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (115)
- HR 9827Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026sponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HR 9695McCarty and Heideman Air Safety Enhancement ActsponsoredJul 14, 2026
- HR 9701Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
- HR 9535Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
- HR 9337Hydropower Licensing Affordability ActsponsoredJun 17, 2026
- HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
- HR 8958To grant to Crook County, Oregon, a right-of-way for the construction of a new road in Juniper Canyon, and for other purposes.sponsoredMay 20, 2026
- HR 8259Federal Water Projects Consultation Improvement Act of 2026sponsoredApr 13, 2026
- HRES 1169Honoring the 2026 Olympians and Paralympians from Oregon.cosponsoredApr 13, 2026
- HR 8271ICU Bed Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 13, 2026
- HR 8132Bonneville Power Leadership Recruitment ActsponsoredMar 26, 2026
- HR 8092Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 25, 2026
- HR 7862National Flood Insurance Program Clarification Act of 2026sponsoredMar 8, 2026
- HRES 1073Expressing support for the designation of February 21 through February 28, 2026, as "National FFA Week", recognizing the important role of the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization in developing the next generation of globally conscious leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the chartering of the State of Alaska as a State FFA Association.cosponsoredFeb 22, 2026
- HR 7603O&C Renewal Act of 2026sponsoredFeb 19, 2026
- HR 7356To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of Federal funds for election administration in States that permit ballot harvesting.cosponsoredFeb 3, 2026
- HR 7096Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care ActcosponsoredJan 14, 2026
- HR 7008Stop Insider Trading ActcosponsoredJan 11, 2026
- HR 6906Protecting Patients from Rehab Fraud Act of 2025cosponsoredDec 17, 2025
- HR 6777Oregon Owyhee Wilderness and Community Protection ActsponsoredDec 16, 2025
- HR 6290Safe Social Media ActsponsoredNov 24, 2025
- HR 6130ASAP ActcosponsoredNov 18, 2025
- HRES 864Honoring the service and sacrifice of America's veterans on Veterans Day, 2025.cosponsoredNov 6, 2025
- HR 5454Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay ActcosponsoredSep 17, 2025
- HR 5401Pay Our Troops Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 15, 2025
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Committee activity
Committee votes cast
- NayMagaziner #1 to ANS to HR 9436
- YeaOn Favorably Reporting, as amended, HR 9436
- YeaOn Favorably Reporting, as amended, HR 2317
Proceedings attended
- Full Committee Markup of Twenty-Nine Pieces of Legislation
- State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight Deficiencies.
- Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills
Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.
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