Cliff Bentz

Cliff Bentz
Member of the Oregon Senate
from the 30th district
Assumed office
January 4, 2018
Preceded by Ted Ferrioli
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 60th district
In office
January 22, 2008 – January 4, 2018
Preceded by Tom Butler
Succeeded by Lynn Findley
Personal details
Born (1952-01-12) January 12, 1952
Salem, Oregon
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Lindsay Norman
Profession Attorney

Cliff Bentz (born January 12, 1952) is a Republican politician from the US state of Oregon. He serves in the Oregon Senate, representing District 30 in Eastern Oregon. Previously, he served in the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 30, which encompasses the counties of Malheur, Baker, and Harney, Grant County and part of Lake County, and which includes the cities of Baker City, Burns, and Ontario.[1]

Early life and career

Bentz was born in Salem, Oregon, and was raised on ranches in the eastern Oregon communities of Fields and Drewsey. He graduated from Regis High School in the Willamette Valley city of Stayton, Oregon in 1970.[1][2]

He received a bachelor's degree from Eastern Oregon State College (now Eastern Oregon University) in 1974 and a J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School in 1977.[1][2] From 1977 to 1980, he was a law associate with the Ontario law firm Yturri Rose, and was made a partner in the firm in 1980, a position he still holds. He specializes in agricultural, water, and real property law. He also owns a 100-acre alfalfa farm.[1][2]

Political career

In 2008, Bentz was appointed by county commissioners in House District 60 to replace Tom Butler in the Oregon House of Representatives following Butler's resignation to pursue a church mission.[3] He defeated Tim K. Smith in the Republican primary in May 2008, and then was unopposed in the 2008 general election.[4][5] In 2010, Bentz won another term, and was unopposed in both the primary and the general election.[6]

On January 8, 2018, he was sworn in as state senator to replace Ted Ferrioli who resigned to take a political appointment.[7] Bentz resigned his seat in the Oregon House at that time, and was appointed to the senate seat by the county commissioners in the senate district.[7]

Since 2018, Cliff Bentz's largest campaign contributors have been Ironside Associates, a London based security firm; his brother James Bentz; and his farm Actin Ranch.[8]

Personal

Bentz and his wife Lindsay, a veterinarian, live in Ontario and have two children.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Representative Cliff Bentz". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cliff Bentz". Project VoteSmart. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Attorney Cliff Bentz to finish Butler's term". The Oregonian. January 22, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  4. ↑ "May 20, 2008, Primary Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  5. ↑ "November 4, 2008, General Election Abstracts of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  6. ↑ "November 2, 2010, General Election Abstracts of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  7. 1 2 Friedman, Gordon R. (January 8, 2018). "Cliff Bentz sworn in to Oregon Senate". OregonLive.com. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Orestar Elections Data". April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
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