Cliff Bentz
Bentz voted for every tracked aid bill and against both amendments to cut aid to Israel. In March 2024 he touted the funding law he backed for defunding UNRWA, citing employees who participated in the October 7 attack. His fullest Israel statement is on the research page.
Bentz has represented Oregon’s 2nd District since 2021. His six recorded votes appear as badges on this card: Yes on all four tracked aid measures, No on both amendments to cut aid to Israel.
His most complete Israel statement, a November 16, 2023 release, is on the research page. Later, his March 2024 release on the fiscal-year funding laws lists among the wins that the package "defunds UNRWA, which has employees that participated in the October 7th attack on Israel", his stated position on the U.N. relief agency.
In June 2025 he endorsed U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, material that stays on the research page. In 2022 he participated in a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on violence against minority and religious institutions.
AIPAC’s tracked support appears as a badge on this card. Nothing else located has him addressing U.S. aid to Palestinians beyond the UNRWA-defunding position.
Tracked votes: backed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 6 of 6 recorded votes.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- His recorded votes appear as badges on this card: Yes on H.R. 6126, H.R. 8034, H.R. 8369, and H.R. 7217; No on both amendments to cut aid to Israel.
- His November 16, 2023 statement backing security assistance, Iron Dome funding, and emergency resupply is off the card; the page is retrieved and verified for the record, including "supporting Israel is not only the right thing to do, but it is also in America’s national interest".
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- [Position, 2024-03-22] The funding-law release, verified: the UNRWA-defunding win, quoted on the card.
Characterization of the conflict
- His October 7 characterizations (horrifying attacks, senseless war started and perpetuated by Hamas, innocent victims in both Israel and Gaza) all sit in the November 16, 2023 release, off the card.
- His October 2023 co-sponsorship of H.Res. 771 supporting Israel is likewise inside the window.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- [Iran, 2025-06-23] The Iran-strikes statement, verified by date and title; Iran material, research page only.
- Tracked committee support appears as a badge on this card.
Safety and antisemitism
- [Context, 2022-02-17] The House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on violence against minority and religious institutions, per the hearing record.
Race and status context
- Sitting member, nominated. His Democratic challenger’s card carries its own record.
Also in this race: Chris Beck (Democrat) · All Oregon candidates.
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