On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (OR) - District 2
660 Morgan Avenue
Ontario, OR 97914
Post Office Box 1048
Ontario, OR 97914
14 North Central Avenue
Suite 112
Medford, OR 97501
2430 Southwest 4th Avenue #2
Ontario, OR 97914
409 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Cliff Bentz
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Lindsay; 2 Children: Allison, Scott
Birth Date:
01/12/1952
Birth Place:
Salem, OR
Home City:
Ontario, OR
Religion:
Catholic
JD, Lewis and Clark Northwestern School of Law, 1974-1977
BS, History, Eastern Oregon State College, 1970-1974
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Oregon, District 2, 2021-present
Former Deputy Republican Leader, Oregon State Senate
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Oregon, District 2, 2020, 2022, 2024
Senator, Oregon State Senate, District 30, 2018-2020
Candidate, Oregon Senate, District 30, 2018
Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2008-2018
Assistant Republican Leader, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2017-2018
Former Member, Education Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Member, Energy and Environment Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives
Former Member, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Finance and Revenue Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Member, House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs
Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee On Carbon Reduction, Oregon State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee On Tax Expenditures, Oregon State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee On Transportation, Oregon State Senate
Former Member, Joint Emergency Board, Oregon State Senate
Former Member, Joint Interim Task Force On Addressing Racial Disparities in Home Ownership, Oregon State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Subcommittee on Revenue, Oregon State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Counsel Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives
Former Member, Legislative Policy and Research Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Revenue Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Tax Credits Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Tax Reform Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives
Former Member, Transportation Policy Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Transportation Preservation and Modernization Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives
Partner, Yturri Rose, Limited Liability Partnership, 1981-present
Associate, Yturri Rose, Limited Liability Partnership, 1977-1980
Member, Idaho Bar Association, present
Member, Malheur County Bar Association, present
Member, Oregon Bar Association, present
Member, Oregon Cattleman's Association, present
Committee Person, Republican Committee Precinct, present
Former Member, Church Folk Mass Group
Former Vice Chairman, Project Dove (Domestic Violence Eliminated)
Former Chair, Saint Peter Elementary School Board of Directors
Chair, 8C School District Board of Directors, 2005-2008
Member, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Folk Mass Group, 1990-2008
Former Member, Oregon Historical Society Board of Directors, 2003-2008
Former Member, Eastern Oregon University Foundation Board of Trustees, 2002
Chair, Oregon Water Resources Commission, 1988-1996
Father's Name:
Ken Bentz
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Attending Scott Bentz's Boy Scout functions; Allison Bentz's chorale and school activities; reading; and running
Mother's Name:
Anne Bentz