# Cliff Bentz

Cliff Bentz is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Oregon’s 2nd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Oregon’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2021-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B000668
- FEC candidate IDs: H0OR02127

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B000668 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0.2% of Bentz’s statements use an extreme label, in the bottom tenth of House Republicans (average 3.0%).

## What Bentz says (119th Congress (2025–27))

412 classified statements: 333 posts on X, 51 press releases, 16 Congressional Record speeches, 12 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bentz | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.2% | 2.1% | 109 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 16.0% | 15.1% | 86 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 75.7% | 67.7% | 49 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.9% | 8.9% | 158 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 41.3% | 37.4% | 84 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 3.0% | 204 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Public Lands and Natural Resources 28% (House Republicans 4.0%); Environmental Protection 19% (House Republicans 4.3%); Agriculture and Food 17% (House Republicans 9.0%); Water Resources Development 17% (House Republicans 3.1%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.86 (standard error 0.01), from 1,385 donors and 3,170 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 97.4% (97.1%). 12 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 106. 5.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 186 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10647: IMD CARE Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10647
- H.R. 10616: Public Access to HHS Health Data Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10616
- H.R. 9827: Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9827
- H.R. 9695: McCarty and Heideman Air Safety Enhancement Act (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9695
- H.R. 9337: Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9337
- H.R. 8958: To grant to Crook County, Oregon, a right-of-way for the construction of a new road in Juniper Canyon, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8958
- H.R. 8259: Federal Water Projects Consultation Improvement Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8259
- H.R. 8132: Bonneville Power Leadership Recruitment Act (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8132
- H.R. 7862: National Flood Insurance Program Clarification Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7862
- H.R. 7603: O&C Renewal Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7603

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.3M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 16% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 76% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Press release · Service Academy Nominations Are Closing Soon! · https://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases/service-academy-nominations-are-closing-soon
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBentz/status/2111157826257371282
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBentz/status/2110074171120029958
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBentz/status/2108277678109581422
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBentz/status/2107522058007498909
- 2026-10-05 · Press release · Kingsley Field Authorized to Receive F-35s! · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases/kingsley-field-authorized-to-receive-f-35s
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBentz/status/2105695269207585204
- 2026-10-01 · Press release · Congressmen Bentz and Goldman Introduce the IMD CARE Act for Patients Suffering from Serious Mental Illnesses · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressmen-bentz-and-goldman-introduce-the-imd-care-act-for-patients-suffering-from-serious-mental-illnesses
- 2026-09-29 · Press release · Congressman Bentz Introduces the Public Access to HHS Health Data Act · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bentz-introduces-the-public-access-to-hhs-health-data-act
- 2026-09-29 · Press release · Congressman Bentz Explains the Military Service Academy Nomination Process · labels: policy discussion · https://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bentz-explains-the-military-service-academy-nomination-process

## Links

- Official site: https://bentz.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepBentz
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepBentz
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repbentz
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000668

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B000668