GOTV Intel

Cliff Bentz

U.S. Representative, Oregon 2nd Congressional District · Republican

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Oregon 2nd Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Oregon Secretary of State — ORESTAR Candidate Filing Search, 2026 General Election: US Representative, 2nd District (Nominated) — 'Cliff Bentz', Republican · read Sep 24, 2026

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The District

What Oregon 2nd Congressional District covers

Covers all of Harney County, Malheur County, Lake County, Klamath County, Grant County, Umatilla County, Wallowa County, Baker County, Crook County, Jackson County, Wasco County, Morrow County, Union County, Jefferson County, Wheeler County and 3 more; parts of Douglas County and Deschutes County.

Includes Juniper Canyon, Warm Springs, Adams, Adrian, Altamont, Annex (part), Antelope, Arlington (part), Ashland, Athena, Baker City, Beatty and 151 more.

Map of Oregon 2nd Congressional District with 201 precincts

201 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau plus 2025 mid-decade redraws · Precinct lines: no layer published for the other 20 counties

Results

Certified results for Oregon 2nd Congressional District

US Representative, District 2

2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024
CandidateVotesShare
Cliff BentzRepublican224,60163.9%
Dan RubyDemocrat115,33732.8%
Michael Kurt StettlerConservative11,2553.2%
Miscellaneous (write-ins)2960.1%

Official — Oregon Secretary of State, General Election Abstract of Votes · Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division — General Election Abstract of…

US Representative, District 2

2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Cliff S BentzRepublican208,36967.5%
Joe YetterDemocrat99,88232.4%
Miscellaneous (write-ins)4250.1%

Official — Oregon Secretary of State, General Election Abstract of Votes · Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division — General Election Abstract of…

US Representative, District 2

2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
Cliff BentzRepublican273,83559.9%
Alex SpenserDemocrat168,88136.9%
Robert WerchLibertarian14,0943.1%
Miscellaneous (write-ins)6230.1%

Official — Oregon Secretary of State, General Election Abstract of Votes · Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division — General Election Abstract of…

Key Votes

The record

  • Current office: U.S. Representative, Oregon 2nd District

    House Clerk roll-call records identify the member as B000668. 22 major 119th-Congress House votes loaded (standard set); voted against the majority of the member's own party on 0 of them. Selection, not exhaustive. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · U.S. House (official member site) · source

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 216-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 278 (2026)

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 9770 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 220-205 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 272 (2026)

    Jul 21, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · Passed, 358-32 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 224 (2026)

    Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 2 Secure America Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 214 (2026)

    Jun 9, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 2913 Ukraine Support Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 226-195 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 207 (2026)

    Jun 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 224-200 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 154 (2026)

    Apr 30, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 221-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 87 (2026)

    Mar 5, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
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  • H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted Yes

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Passed, 217-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 53 (2026)

    Feb 3, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 215-201 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 362 (2025)

    Dec 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 216-211 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 349 (2025)

    Dec 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4405 Epstein Files Transparency Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed, 427-1 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 289 (2025)

    Nov 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — voted Yes

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 222-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 285 (2025)

    Nov 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 231-196 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 262 (2025)

    Sep 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed, 399-12 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 218 (2025)

    Jul 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 1582 GENIUS Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 308-122 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 200 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3633 CLARITY Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 294-134 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 199 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 218-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 190 (2025)

    Jul 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4 Rescissions Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 168 (2025)

    Jun 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 215-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 145 (2025)

    May 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 22 SAVE Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 220-208 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 102 (2025)

    Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 217-213 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 70 (2025)

    Mar 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 29 Laken Riley Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 264-159 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 6 (2025)

    Jan 7, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • Roll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)

    Score 0.4760 over 572 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.

    OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$1,017,100cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$1,420,775cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$710,671cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

  • Grand Valley Consulting Llc$118,732.51
  • Voyageur Company$52,672.30
  • Tg Fundraising Llc$52,168.00
  • Huckaby Davis Lisker Inc$28,956.70
  • 4Imprint$15,176.78

Campaign finance — Cliff Bentz For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance — Cliff Bentz For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $1,017,099.59 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $710,671.11 · cash on hand $1,420,774.69 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $452,562.56 (44%); PACs and other political committees $563,191.68 (55%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $1,345.35 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): fundraising $172,726.27; other $87,745.16; direct mail $59,862.51; compliance and treasurer $28,956.70; digital $24,525.00; general consulting $23,682.91.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

  • Stock trades — periodic transaction reports 2024–2026

    3 periodic transaction reports filed with the House Clerk, 2024–2026; 4 transactions transcribed from 3 electronic reports.

    May 9, 2026 · Official · U.S. House Clerk

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Cliff

  • Google/YouTube ads — CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS). No ads in the 2026 cycle; 8 ads Mar–Nov 2020 during the 2020 cycle, $1,000–$1,800 (Google creative spend ranges; 8 text). Earlier-cycle ads are not included in 2026 totals.

    Nov 3, 2020 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website: https://bentz.house.gov/

    Source: house.gov member page

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Public social accounts

    X, Facebook, Instagram

    Self-published · Public accounts posted by the subject

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Oregon 2nd Congressional District

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Oregon 2nd District — November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "Cliff Bentz" (Republican) on the OR official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · OR official election authority · source

  • Sponsored travel — Congressional Institute

    Cambridge, MD, 8/12/2026 to 8/13/2026. Original filing, filed by Sasha Torrealba.

    Aug 12, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Republican Main Street Partnership

    United Kingdom, Ireland, 3/27/2026 to 4/4/2026. Original filing, filed by Cliff Bentz.

    Mar 27, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc. and Luminate Foundation, Inc.

    Colombia, 8/18/2025 to 8/25/2025. Original filing, filed by Cristian Figueredo.

    Aug 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Ripon Society and the Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange

    Switzerland, 8/4/2025 to 8/9/2025. Original filing, filed by Cliff Bentz.

    Aug 4, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Republican Main Street Partnership

    Greece, 4/11/2025 to 4/18/2025. Original filing, filed by Cliff Bentz.

    Apr 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Economic Policy Innovation Center

    Hot Springs, VA, 4/12/2024 to 4/14/2024. Original filing, filed by Cliff Bentz.

    Apr 12, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Conservative Partnership Institute, Inc.

    Cambridge, MD, 4/3/2024 to 4/5/2024. Amendment filing, filed by Damon Sidur.

    Apr 3, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Conservative Partnership Institute, Inc.

    Cambridge, MD, 4/3/2024 to 4/5/2024. Original filing, filed by Damon Sidur.

    Apr 3, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Louisiana Sugar Cane Foundation Inc

    New Orleans, LA, Thibodaux, LA, 11/10/2022 to 11/12/2022. Original filing, filed by Briana Connolly.

    Nov 10, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Conservative Climate Foundation

    Easton, MD, 8/3/2022 to 8/5/2022. Original filing, filed by Briana Connolly.

    Aug 3, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — CRES Forum

    Leesburg, VA, 7/31/2021 to 8/1/2021. Original filing, filed by Nicholas Clemens.

    Jul 31, 2021 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • U.S. Representative · OR-02

    Republican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot

    OSINT

Not on file for Cliff yet: In Their Words, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_r6e70atzz.

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