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Oregon · U.S. House · District 02 · 2026

Oregon District 02 House race

General election in 50 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Oregon District 02 House race

Cliff Bentz has raised more than 11 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Oregon District 02 House race, 2026 report raising $1.2M between them. Cliff Bentz reports $1M and Chris Beck reports $94,774, a gap of $916,639. Of what Cliff Bentz reports, 44% came from individuals and 56% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Cliff Bentz

Cliff Bentz

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 56% from PACs and 44% from individuals.

44% individuals56% PACs0% other
$1.0M
raised
CB

Chris Beck

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 3% from PACs.

92% individuals3% PACs5% other
$95K
raised
DR

Dawn Rasmussen

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 91% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

91% individuals1% PACs8% other
$71K
raised
PS

Patty Snow

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

99% individuals0% PACs1% other
$27K
raised
RM

Rebecca Mueller

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 95% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

95% individuals0% PACs5% other
$20K
raised
PL

Peter Larson

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$8K
raised
MD

Mary Doyle

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 8% from PACs.

92% individuals8% PACs0% other
$6K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Health & Pharma$44K
Small donors & unclassified$32K
Sports, Media & Entertainment$11K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Transportation$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Banking & Financial$8K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) · pac$11K
  • AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) · pac$10K
  • NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC · pac$10K
  • SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC · pac$10K
  • REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC · pac$9K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

46%53%
46% PACs53% individuals1% other

The incumbent's record

Cliff Bentz is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$6.3M
$3.4M+. up $720K since 2020.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Natural Resources
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Health & Pharma$44K
Small donors & unclassified$32K
Sports, Media & Entertainment$11K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Transportation$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
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The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Cliff Bentz
R · incumbent
Cliff Bentz
vs
CB
Chris Beck
D · challenger
$1.0M
Raised
$95K
$1.4M
Cash on hand
$54K
56%
From PACs
3%
44%
From individuals
92%
Health & Pharma
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No