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Cliff Bentz

Republican Representative of Oregon's 2nd district

  • Representative

    Oregon, district 2

    January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023

  • Representative

    Oregon, district 2

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-6730

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bentz.house.gov

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Congresses Served

2

House Terms

January 12, 1952 (73 years old)

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  • American lawyer, rancher, and politician
  • Serves as the U.S. representative for Oregon’s 2nd congressional district
  • Ranking member on the House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
  • Member of the House Judiciary Committee
  • Previously served in the Oregon Senate and the Oregon House of Representatives
  • Won the Republican primary for Oregon’s 2nd congressional district in May 2020 and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2020
  • Became ranking member of the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife in February 2021
  • Raised on ranches in eastern Oregon and graduated from Regis High School
  • Holds a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Oregon State College (now Eastern Oregon University) and a J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School
  • Worked as a law associate and became a partner at the Ontario, Oregon law firm Yturri Rose, specializing in agricultural, water, and real property law
  • Owns a 100-acre alfalfa farm
  • Began his political career as a member of the Oregon Water Resources Commission
  • Largest campaign contributors have included Ironside Associates, his brother James Bentz, and his farm, Actin Ranch
  • Participated in a boycott with other Republican state senators in Oregon to prevent a vote on a cap-and-trade proposal
  • Voted against certifying Pennsylvania’s electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election but acknowledged Biden’s presidency shortly after
  • Voted for legislation to establish a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol
  • Describes himself as pro-life and opposes government-run healthcare
  • Voted against the Affordable Insulin Now Act and has taken positions on various issues including veterans affairs, abortion, healthcare, the 2020 presidential election, LGBTQ+ rights, and support for Israel
  • Married to Lindsay, a veterinarian, with two children, and is a devout Roman Catholic