Cliff Bentz profile: Oregon’s 2nd District race

Oregon’s 2nd District race

The Nov. 3, 2026, general election for Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District is contested, with 11 candidates listed. The field includes seven Democrats and four Republicans.

Cliff Bentz is the only candidate identified as an incumbent. He is running as a Republican. No candidate in the field has a biography or documented policy positions on file.

The listed campaign finance figures cover money raised and spent. They do not include cash-on-hand amounts for any candidate.

The candidates

• Chris Beck, Democrat: Campaign finance figures list $94,773.56 raised and $40,996.48 spent. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.

• Cliff Bentz, Republican incumbent: Campaign finance figures list $1,011,413.29 raised and $646,983.40 spent. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.

• Peter Russell Mr. Black, Democrat: Campaign finance figures list $0 raised and $0 spent. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.

• Andrea Carr, Republican: Campaign finance figures list $0 raised and $0 spent. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.

• Mary Doyle, Democrat: Campaign finance figures list $6,474 raised and $6,474 spent. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.

• Mitchel Ian Knight, Democrat: Campaign finance figures list $0 raised and $0 spent. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.

• Peter James Larson, Republican: Campaign finance figures list $7,797.19 raised and $7,797.19 spent. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.

• Russell 5035244864 Mcalmond, Republican: Campaign finance figures list $0 raised and $0 spent. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.

• Rebecca Mckay Mueller, Democrat: Campaign finance figures list $20,409.36 raised and $20,409.36 spent. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.

• Dawn Rasmussen, Democrat: Campaign finance figures list $71,006.14 raised and $71,006.14 spent. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.

• Patty Snow, Democrat: Campaign finance figures list $27,274.20 raised and $27,274.20 spent. No biography or documented policy positions are on file.

Campaign finance snapshot

Four candidates — Peter Russell Mr. Black, Andrea Carr, Mitchel Ian Knight and Russell 5035244864 Mcalmond — list no money raised or spent.

Mary Doyle, Peter James Larson, Rebecca Mckay Mueller, Dawn Rasmussen and Patty Snow each list the same amount raised and spent. Chris Beck and Cliff Bentz each list more money raised than spent. Cash-on-hand figures are not on file for the candidates.

These figures describe campaign financial activity. They do not state a candidate’s background or position on an issue.

Policy positions and election date

No documented policy positions are on file for Chris Beck, Cliff Bentz, Peter Russell Mr. Black, Andrea Carr, Mary Doyle, Mitchel Ian Knight, Peter James Larson, Russell 5035244864 Mcalmond, Rebecca Mckay Mueller, Dawn Rasmussen or Patty Snow.

The candidate entries identify each person’s party, and Bentz’s entry identifies him as the incumbent. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Updates to candidate entries, campaign finance figures and documented policy positions would add new points of comparison before Election Day.