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.

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.

Following the departure of Lori Chavez-DeRemer in 2025, Bentz is the sole Republican in Oregon's congressional delegation.[2].

[8] On January 8, 2018, Bentz was sworn in as state senator to replace Ted Ferrioli, who resigned to take a political appointment.

Their aim was to prevent a vote on HB2020, a cap-and-trade proposal that could lower greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to combat climate change, in part by increasing fuel taxes.

[11][12] Republican state senators, including Bentz, continued their boycotts in 2020 to prevent the passage of climate change mitigation response, and 2021, after he left for Congress.

[14] He won the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Alex Spenser and Independent Patrick Archer in the general election.

[15] In the aftermath of the January 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol, Bentz was reported to have been sheltering in place during the event.

[26] On January 12, 2022, Bentz voted against the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act, which would expand eligibility for educational assistance under the G.I.

I believe Obamacare should be replaced with solutions that focus on free market principles to help drive down the skyrocketing cost of healthcare.

[31] Bentz joined the Republican members of Congress who sided with the Trump campaign's attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election.

He was born to Kenneth and Anne Bentz and raised on family ranches in Harney County.