Cliff Bentz

Cliff Bentz
Official portrait, 2020
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2021
Preceded by	Greg Walden
Member of the Oregon Senate from the 30th district
In office January 4, 2018 – January 2, 2020
Preceded by	Ted Ferrioli
Succeeded by	Lynn Findley
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 60th district
In office January 22, 2008 – January 4, 2018
Preceded by	Tom Butler
Succeeded by	Lynn Findley
Personal details
Born	Cliff Stewart Bentz (1952-01-12) January 12, 1952 (age 72) Salem, Oregon, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lindsay Norman ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	2
Education	Eastern Oregon University (BA) Lewis and Clark College (JD)
Website	House website

Cliff Stewart Bentz (born January 12, 1952) is an American lawyer, rancher, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he is the ranking member on the House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife and sits on the House Judiciary Committee.^[1] He previously served in the Oregon Senate, representing the 30th district in Eastern Oregon. He also served in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing the 60th district, which encompasses Malheur, Baker, Harney, and Grant counties, and part of Lake County, and includes the cities of Baker City, Burns, and Ontario.^[2]

In May 2020, Bentz won the Republican primary for Oregon's 2nd congressional district and faced Democrat Alex Spenser and Independent Patrick Archer in November. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 3, 2020.

In February 2021 he was made ranking member of the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife.