
Cliff Bentz
U.S. Representative for Oregon's 2nd District
Republican · Since 2021 · Next election: 2026 · Age 74
Last updated · 7 sources
Cliff Bentz is the U.S. Representative for Oregon's 2nd District, a Republican serving since 2021.
Bentz has served in the House longer than 161 of its 438 other members and longer than 4 of Oregon's 5 other House members.
Bentz sits on 2 committees: Natural Resources and Energy and Commerce.
In the House's last 30 days in session (May 19 – Oct 2, 2026), Bentz voted in 139 of 139 roll calls (100%). In that period, 27 bills Bentz sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.
Bentz has filed with the FEC to run for this seat in 2026. 7 candidates for the seat have reported receipts to the FEC.
This week (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026)
Full schedule →House: pro forma sessions Mon and Thu
Votes
All of them →Voted in 139 of 139 roll calls (100%), May 19 – Oct 2, 2026.
Bentz voted with the majority of House Republicans on 138 roll calls and against it on 1.
Votes against the party majority
Legislation
17 bills sponsored and 106 cosponsored in the 119th Congress
H.R. 10647 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicaid State plan amendment option to provide medical assistance to individuals with a serious mental illness who are patients in certain institutions for mental diseases.
Sponsor · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 253.
This bill generally prohibits Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from purchasing stocks and requires public notice before these individuals may sell stocks.
H.R. 10616 Public Access to HHS Health Data Act of 2026
Sponsor · Latest action Sep 28, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Workforce, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Campaign finance
- Raised
- $1,011,413
- Spent
- $646,983
- Cash on hand
- $1,420,775
2026 election cycle, through Jun 30, 2026 · FEC H0OR02127
Oregon senators
Jeff MerkleyU.S. Senator for Oregon · Democrat
Ron WydenU.S. Senator for Oregon · Democrat
Sources
- congress-legislators (member data, CC0) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Portrait: Public domain (U.S. government work)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk)
- Bill status (Congress.gov / GovInfo BILLSTATUS) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Campaign finance (Federal Election Commission) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- District profile (Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates)