- OFFICE
- House
- DISTRICT
- Oregon · 02
- PARTY
- REPUBLICAN PARTY
- STATUS
- Incumbent
- ELECTION
- 2026-11-03
The record (18)
FEC-recorded money between Second Amendment committees and this candidate, and recorded floor votes on gun bills, each with its official source. Community sentiment below never moves this grade.
- 2026-07-23PRORecorded money Accepted $1,000 from NSSF PACFEC Schedule B, committee C00480863, transaction 8EBA70EEA689E203596, 2026 cycle.
- 2026-07-14PRORecorded vote Voted YES on HR 1181 (119th), Protecting Privacy in Purchases ActOfficial House roll call 240.
- 2026-07-09PRORecorded money Accepted $1,000 from NRA Political Victory FundFEC Schedule B, committee C00053553, transaction SB23.19, 2026 cycle.
- 2026-05-21PRORecorded vote Voted YES on HR 1041 (119th), Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActOfficial House roll call 190.
- 2025-05-15PRORecorded vote Voted YES on HR 2255 (119th), Federal LEO Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025Official House roll call 130.
Contact Cliff Bentz
- DISTRICT · 14 North Central Avenue Suite 112 · Medford, OR · 97501
- CAMPAIGN · Post Office Box 1048 · Ontario, OR · 97914
Interest-group scorecards (5)
How advocacy groups on both sides score this candidate, reprinted as published. These are the groups’ judgments, not ours, and they never enter the grade above.
4 earlier ratings
- 2023100%
- 2021-202292%
- 202192%
- 202092%
About this group
Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. GOA sees firearms ownership as a freedom issue.
The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.
6 earlier ratings
- 202292%
- 202092%
- 201892%
- 2016-202292%
- 201693%
- 201293%
About this group
The NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is NRA's political action committee. The NRA-PVF ranks political candidates - irrespective of party affiliation - based on voting records, public statements and their responses to an NRA-PVF questionnaire. NRA relies on a very simple premise: when provided with the facts, the nation's elected officials will recognize that "gun control" schemes are an infringement on the Second Amendment and a proven failure in fighting crime. The importance of this premise lies in the knowledge that, as one U.S. Congressman put it: "The gun lobby is people."
The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.
1 earlier rating
- 2008≈95%
About this group
The NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is NRA's political action committee. The NRA-PVF ranks political candidates - irrespective of party affiliation - based on voting records, public statements and their responses to an NRA-PVF questionnaire. [...] NRA relies on a very simple premise: when provided with the facts, the nation's elected officials will recognize that "gun control" schemes are an infringement on the Second Amendment and a proven failure in fighting crime. The importance of this premise lies in the knowledge that, as one U.S. Congressman put it: "The gun lobby is people.
The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.
About this group
To promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports. Formed in 1961, NSSF has a membership of more than 12,000 manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen's organizations and publishers.
The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.
6 earlier ratings
- 202092%
- 201892%
- 201693%
- 201471%
- 201267%
- 201083%
About this group
The Oregon Firearms Federation was founded in 1998. After several years of watching other local gun organizations give away the store, it became obvious that Oregon needed a no-compromise voice for gun owners.
The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.
Background
- BS, Eastern Oregon State College, 1974
- JD, Lewis and Clark Northwestern School of Law, 1977
- Associate, Yturri Rose, Limited Liability Partnership, 1977-1980
- Partner, Yturri Rose, Limited Liability Partnership, 1981-present
- Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2008-present
- Assistant Republican Leader, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2017-2018
- Senator, Oregon State Senate, 2018-2020
+4 more
- Candidate, Oregon Senate, 2018
- Former Deputy Republican Leader, Oregon State Senate
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, Oregon, 2021-present
- Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Oregon, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2026
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