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Cliff Bentz's Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (OR) - District 2

Contact Information

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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

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