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BENTZ, CLIFF

RepublicanFEC reportedRepublican candidate · U.S. House · Oregon · District 2 · Election 2026 · IncumbentH0OR02127

Overview

Raised: $1.3Mvs $1.1M 2023–2024
Spent: $1Mvs $749.4K 2023–2024
Cash on hand: $1.4Mvs $1.1M 2023–2024
Debts owed: $0vs $48.1K 2023–2024

OpenFEC processed candidate totals through Oct 14, 2026, across every authorized committee; figures change when amended reports are filed.

Raised is total receipts and Spent is total disbursements as reported for the candidate's authorized committees together; both can include transfers, loans and refunds. Cash on hand and debts are the balances at the end of the last report. The comparison is the same figure for 2023–2024.

Race forecast

Chance of winning: 99%
Rating: Safe R
Predicted margin: R+20.9

VotePredictor gives Cliff Bentz a 99% chance of winning as of November 2, 2026. No polls of the race: based on the district's lean, incumbency and the national environment, with published race ratings.

Cliff Bentz’s chance of winning

Data

Date	Chance of winning
Sep 25, 2026	99%
Nov 2, 2026	99%

As VotePredictor published it each day since September 25, 2026, including changes to its model.

Forecast by VotePredictor , updated daily. Its probabilities stay between 1% and 99%; no race is called before it is decided.

Compliance review indicators

2 open

Automated review indicators, not findings of a violation. Exact reported records are linked; identity is not independently verified. Reported lobbyist-bundling disclosures are not counted as issues.

Latest cycle-wide scan: Oct 18, 2026 · Index refreshed: Oct 18, 2026. Coverage is limited to loaded records and implemented checks.

Scan coverage and freshness

Receipt eligibility: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Oct 18, 2026).
Integrity: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check succeeded (Oct 18, 2026).
Fundraising patterns: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Oct 18, 2026).

2 receipt eligibility · 0 integrity · 0 fundraising patterns

Apparent corporate or labor receipt →Associated amount: $750
Reported organization name appears incorporated, a bank, or a labor organization; direct treasury contributions to candidate committees are generally prohibited. Verify entity form and source of funds.
Evidence date: Oct 30, 2025
LLC or partnership eligibility →Associated amount: $150
Reported contributor appears to be an LLC or partnership. Verify permissible tax status, written eligibility notice, member or partner attribution, and contribution limits.
Evidence date: Jun 9, 2026

Across the cycle, some findings could not be linked safely to entities; ambiguous identities are withheld.

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Candidate & race

Office & constituency: U.S. House · Oregon · District 2
Reported party: Republican
Election year: 2026
Race status: Incumbent
Candidate status: Current candidate
Principal campaign committee: CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS (C00725465)

The principal campaign committee is the reported connection to this candidate. Transaction details below cover that committee; candidate-wide totals can also cover other authorized committees.

Money in

Who's funding Cliff Bentz? Read the article →

Sources

Itemized individual contributions$508K
Unitemized individual contributions$94.4K
Other committees$735K

Top contributors

GANDER, WILLIAM D. MR.RepublicanDerived from contributions$11K2 contributions
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PACMixed activity · 53% Democratic / 44% Republican · 3% unclassifiedInferred from activity$10K2 contributions
BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PACRepublicanFEC reported$9,000

Money out

Spending by kind

Operating expenditures$676.8K
Loan repayments$48.1K
Contribution refunds$8,750
Other disbursements$221.8K

Largest operating payments

BENTZ, CLIFF MR.$48.1KMar 10, 2025
VOYAGEUR COMPANY$27.5KDIRECT MAIL · Apr 1, 2025
VOYAGEUR COMPANY$25.2KDIRECT MAIL · Jun 29, 2026
TG FUNDRAISING LLC$23.9KFUNDRAISING CONSULTING · Jun 9, 2026
GRAND VALLEY CONSULTING LLC$17.8KFUNDRAISING CONSULTING/EVENT CATERING/TRAVEL · Jul 9, 2025
BLACK BUTTE RANCH RESORT$17.1KTRAVEL/EVENT SITE RENTAL · May 27, 2025
BLACK BUTTE RANCH RESORT$15.8KEVENT CATERING/SITE RENTAL · Jun 22, 2026
TG FUNDRAISING LLC$14.3K

Over time

Itemized receipts and reported spending by month

Data

Month	Raised	Spent
Jan 25	$100	$0
Feb 25	$8,600	$0
Mar 25	$15,850	$48,100
Apr 25	$54,900	$6,000
May 25	$28,050	$0
Jun 25	$29,100	$0
Jul 25	$29,650	$0
Aug 25	$17,500	$0
Sep 25	$26,000	$0
Oct 25	$6,850	$0
Nov 25	$11,400	$2,000
Dec 25	$9,850	$0
Jan 26	$7,600	$0
Feb 26	$19,350	$0
Mar 26	$26,651	$0
Apr 26	$24,440	$0
May 26	$31,100	$34,000
Jun 26	$46,822	$4,000

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2025–2026 election cycle · dated records

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Records

Registration

Office sought: U.S. House
State / district: Oregon · District 2
Party affiliation: Republican
Race status: Incumbent
Candidate status: Current candidate
Election year: 2026
Registration snapshot cycle: 2025–2026
Cycles loaded: 2026, 2024
Registered address: 660 MORGAN AVENUE · ONTARIO, Oregon, 97914
Compliance screening: View review flags

Relationships

FEC-reported relationships

Registration evidence · 2025–2026

Reported relationships are not contributions or transfers. They do not establish that any money changed hands. The reporting committee and related entity are shown separately. Only loaded relationship types are shown; this is not a complete organization chart.

SECURING THE FUTURE FUNDC00951913 Joint fundraising participantCLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESSC00725465
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1979992Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESSC00725465 Authorized candidateBENTZ, CLIFFH0OR02127
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate–committee linkage. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESSC00725465 Connected organizationGT FARM TEAM IIIReported name only · no identity match assumed
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 6, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC committee master: reported connected organization / affiliated committee name. This name-only field does not establish an entity identity match. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
OREGON FRONTIER PACC00761528 Leadership PAC sponsorBENTZ, CLIFFH0OR02127
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1477417Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.

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Filings

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Reconciliation

Coverage: Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026
Contribution refunds: $8,750
Debts owed by committees: $0
Last report: PRE-GENERAL

Source and provenance

Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Local row ingestedSep 6, 2026

Source row hashfc2492523eeaa17fdb57f2558e328f0d2ef7f297246d6582c47333b3cfa3cffb

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BENTZ, CLIFF

Overview

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Money out

Spending by kind

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