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U.S. House, District 2: who gets your vote?

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Cliff Bentz

Cliff Bentz

U.S. House · Oregon District 2

NationalRepublican

Candidate
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Chris Beck

Running for U.S. House · Oregon District 2

NationalDemocrat

Cliff BentzCurrent repChris BeckChallenger

Job fit

Cliff Bentz

Offices held

  • In January of 2008, Cliff Bentz was appointed to the Oregon House of Representatives District 60 seat, and later that year, he was elected to his first of five two-year terms as Oregon State Representative. 1

Education

  • Following college, he attended and graduated with a juris doctorate from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, OR. 1
  • Following graduation from high school, he attended and graduated cum laude from Eastern Oregon State College. 1

Chris Beck

Offices held

  • elected to the Oregon House of Representatives 2

Other work

  • (USDA) national headquarters as a policy advisor on rural economic development. 2

Education

  • I attended public schools in Portland and ventured east to study history at Brown University. 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Cliff Bentz

No stated positions on file yet.

Chris Beck

  • Health care costs
    We must immediately repeal HR-1, the Big Beautiful Bill, which is devastating rural healthcare through drastic cuts to Medicaid, a lifeline for nearly 40% of people in District 2, including over half of its children. 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    I want to support and preserve our working lands for economic use for generations to come, by expanding proven federal programs such as the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program and the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 3
  • Climate & energy
    Chris Beck Supports: ... Protecting Oregon's wildlands, rivers, forests, and public lands. 4

No public stance found on: Guns, Crime & safety, Immigration

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How they voted on top issues

Cliff Bentz

  • Clean water and pipes that work → Federal money for water and stricter standards (9 of 9 votes) 5
  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (6 of 6 votes) 5
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 5

Chris Beck

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Cliff Bentz

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$45Klarge donors$404Kcompanies$258Kindustryassociations$180Kmembershiporganizations$52KOther kinds ofdonors$76K$1.0M raised
$44,7136Small individual donors
$403,8136Large individual donors

Chris Beck

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorsother politicians
small donors$21Klarge donors$66Kotherpoliticians$3K$109K raised
$20,9457Small individual donors
$65,9557Large individual donors

Checks

Cliff Bentz

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 2 since 2025. 8

Chris Beck

No voting record to check yet

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. About | Representative Cliff Bentz · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  2. Chris Beck for Congress · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  3. chrisbeckforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  4. oregonvotes.gov used in: Top issues
  5. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  8. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2026-05-04 used in: Checks