Congressman Cliff Bentz, who represents Oregon’s 2nd district in the U.S. Congress, recently shared updates on meetings with local leaders and healthcare professionals in Wheeler County and Heppner.
On August 26, 2025, Bentz posted about his meeting with officials in Fossil: “Today, I met with Fossil Mayor Carol MacInnes, Wheeler County Sheriff Jeremiah Holmes, Fossil Public Works Director Bill Potter, and City Recorder Lea Moyer. I appreciated the opportunity to hear directly from these local leaders about the challenges facing Fossil, which include https://t.co/k46SXHxHqX”.
Later that day, he highlighted a visit to a local clinic: “Today I met with Teresa Hunt and her team at the Asher Clinic in Fossil. I learned more about the important work being done at the facilities in Mitchell and Spray. Together, these clinics do an excellent job serving all of Wheeler County. We had a great discussion about the https://t.co/rATwllay6b”.
On August 27, 2025, Bentz visited an independent pharmacy in Heppner: “In Heppner, I visited with Ann Murray at Murray’s Drug. We discussed the many challenges independent pharmacies face with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and how PBM practices make it harder for local pharmacies to serve their communities. Thank you Ann for sharing your thoughts https://t.co/TkKHI0ran5”.
Cliff Bentz has served as Oregon’s 2nd District representative since 2021 after succeeding Greg Walden. Before his tenure in Congress, he was a member of both the Oregon House of Representatives from 2008 to 2018 and the Oregon State Senate from 2018 to 2020. Born in Salem in 1952 and currently residing in Ontario, Bentz earned his BA from Eastern Oregon University in 1974 and his JD from Lewis and Clark College in 1977.
