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{{Officeholder
|name=Cliff Bentz
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Lindsay Norman
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]<ref>[https://cliffbentz.com/2020/03/life/ Life - Cliff Bentz for Congress]</ref>
|offices=
{{Officeholder/state senator
|state=Oregon
|district=30th
|terms=January 4, 2018 – January 2, 2020
|preceded=Ted Ferrioli
|former=y
|succeeded=Lynn Findley
}}
{{Officeholder/state representative
|state=Oregon
|district=60th
|terms=January 22, 2008 – January 4, 2018
|preceded=Tom Butler
|former=y
|succeeded=Lynn Findley
}}
}}
'''Cliff Stewart Bentz''' (born January 12, 1952, age {{age|1952|1|12}}) is a rancher and lawyer who previously served in the [[Oregon]] Senate from 2018 to 2020, representing the 30th district. Prior to that, he was a state representative from the 60th lower legislative district from 2008 to 2018. A [[conservative]] [[Republican]], Bentz is currently running for [[United States House of Representatives]] form Oregon's 2nd congressional district to replace the retiring [[Greg Walden]], who is not running for re-election in the [[2020 U.S. House elections]].<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/28/oregon-republican-greg-walden-to-retire-059814 Greg Walden to retire in latest sign of GOP doubts about retaking House]</ref>
==2020 U.S. House election in Oregon's 2nd district==
===Republican primary===
Bentz won the [[Republican]] primary for [[Oregon]]'s 2nd congressional district in the [[2020 U.S. House elections]], garnering a plurality of just over 30% of the vote in a heavily contested election.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/19/us/elections/results-oregon-house-district-2-primary-election.html Oregon Primary Election Results: Second House District]</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://cliffbentz.com/ Official Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Cliff_Bentz Cliff Bentz - Ballotpedia]
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[[Category:Oregon]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:State Representatives]]
[[Category:State Senators]]