Congressman Cliff Bentz, who represents Oregon’s 2nd district in the U.S. Congress, recently shared updates on his activities and priorities through a series of posts on social media.
On April 10, 2026, Bentz thanked hospital leadership for their engagement: “Thank you to Bob Gomes and the leadership team at Harney District Hospital for an important discussion on the Rural Health Transformation Program and the challenges frontier hospitals face. I support strengthening rural health programs, addressing workforce shortages, and https://t.co/otJWh1H3BG”.
Later that day, he described a radio appearance: “It was great to join KJDY Coffee Time with Logan Bagett. We discussed my priorities for the remainder of the 119th Congress, the political landscape in Oregon, and what’s happening in Washington, D.C. We also spoke about the importance of the Working Families Tax Cuts and how it https://t.co/eRy0asaFWT”.
On April 11, 2026, Bentz posted about meetings with local officials: “I had a productive meeting with Commissioner Rowell and mayors from across Grant County, including Ron Ford, Steve Fischer, Don Porter, Andrea Officer, Daniel LaPlaca, and Sherrie Rininger. We discussed opportunities to improve wildfire preparedness and strengthen critical water https://t.co/OqXvI2l4vP”.
Cliff Bentz has represented Oregon’s 2nd District in Congress since 2021 after succeeding Greg Walden. Before his current role in Congress, he served in both chambers of Oregon’s state legislature—from 2008 to 2018 in the House of Representatives and from 2018 to 2020 in the State Senate. Born in Salem in 1952 and now residing in Ontario at age 71, Bentz holds degrees from Eastern Oregon University (BA) and Lewis & Clark College (JD).
