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Cliff Bentz
U.S. Representative, OR-2
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, OR-2 current
Oregon |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, OR-2
Oregon |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District OR-2
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, OR-2
Oregon |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District OR-2
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Energy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Health unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Natural Resources unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Natural Resources — Federal Lands unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Natural Resources — Water, Wildlife and Fisheries unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.475, social dim. 0.274. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 275 — Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025 | Yea | Jun 26, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 875 — Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025 | Yea | Jun 26, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jun 25, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Jun 25, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jun 25, 2025 | Agreed to | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 519 — Condemning the attacks on Minnesota lawmakers in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, Minnesota, and calling for unity and the rejection of… | Yea | Jun 25, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| On Motion to Adjourn | Nay | Jun 24, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 530 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3944) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs… | Yea | Jun 24, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 530 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3944) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs… | Yea | Jun 24, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 537 — Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. | Yea | Jun 24, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3422 — Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act | Yea | Jun 23, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3394 — Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act | Yea | Jun 23, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1998 — Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025 | Yea | Jun 23, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2056 — District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025 | Yea | Jun 12, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2056 — District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025 | Nay | Jun 12, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| On Motion to Adjourn | Nay | Jun 12, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Yea | Jun 12, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Nay | Jun 12, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 331 — HALT Fentanyl Act | Yea | Jun 12, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 499 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages… | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 499 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages… | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 884 — To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the… | Yea | Jun 10, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2096 — Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act | Yea | Jun 10, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 489 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 884) to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in… | Yea | Jun 10, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 489 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 884) to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in… | Yea | Jun 10, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
869 recorded contributions totalling $1,052,716. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 95 of 869 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 66 | $194,750 | 18% |
| Super PAC | 2 | $1,041 | 0% |
| Small-dollar | 27 | $-10,872 | -1% |
| Unclassified | 774 | $867,797 | 82% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,600 | GANDER, WILLIAM D. MR. | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Apr 29, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $5,000 | CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Nov 5, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | HUCKPAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jul 15, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | REALTORS PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Aug 23, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 26, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | KOCHPAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jul 9, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Nov 5, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 23, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL PAC (WOODPAC) | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 18, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | May 19, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOC. PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Mar 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | J.R. SIMPLOT COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Mar 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NAB PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Mar 16, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOC PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Oct 24, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Social media
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