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|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]<ref>[https://cliffbentz.com/2020/03/life/ Life - Cliff Bentz for Congress]</ref>
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]<ref>[https://cliffbentz.com/2020/03/life/ Life - Cliff Bentz for Congress]</ref>
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{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Oregon
|district=2nd
|terms=January 3, 2021 – present
|preceded=[[Greg Walden]]
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'''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]] from Oregon's 2nd congressional district to replace the retiring [[Greg Walden]], who is not running for re-election in 2020.<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>
'''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 successfully ran for [[United States House of Representatives]] from Oregon's 2nd congressional district to replace the retiring [[Greg Walden]], who did not seek re-election in [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020]].<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==
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===2020 U.S. House election in Oregon's 2nd district===
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 the 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> The seat is considered to be a safe red hold in the general election.<ref>Multiple references:
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 the 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> The seat was considered to be a safe red hold in the general election.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings 2020 Senate Race Ratings | The Cook Political Report]
*[https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings 2020 Senate Race Ratings | The Cook Political Report]
*[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/race-forecasts-and-predictions/house/ Who wins 2020? House Election Predictions & Key Races - Politico]
*[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/race-forecasts-and-predictions/house/ Who wins 2020? House Election Predictions & Key Races - Politico]
*[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/house/2020_elections_house_map.html Battle for the House 2020 - RealClearPolitics]</ref>
*[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/house/2020_elections_house_map.html Battle for the House 2020 - RealClearPolitics]</ref>
Running in a solidly Republican district, Bentz easily won the general election to succeed Walden by a margin of over twenty points.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-oregon-house-district-2.html Oregon Election Results: Second Congressional District]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved January 10, 2021.</ref>
===Tenure===
===Tenure===