Oregon — Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Oregon), representing the state’s 2nd Congressional District, raised $619,784.65 in total receipts during the 2025 calendar year, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) data covering the period from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025.
Individual contributions totaled $288,844.77, including $246,350.00 in itemized donations and $42,494.77 in unitemized contributions. Other committee contributions, primarily from political action committees, accounted for $330,791.68.
Individual contributions accounted for a significant portion of Rep. Cliff Bentz’s 2025 fundraising, with 168 unique individual donors providing a total of $214,267.15 across itemized records, resulting in an average donation amount of $672.85 per transaction. Many donors contributed multiple times throughout the year, reflecting sustained grassroots support particularly from Oregon residents, business owners, and retirees. In addition, 62 unique political action committees contributed a combined $320,750, making PACs the largest single source of funds. Organizations, including tribal nations and business entities, added another $43,050 from a smaller number of contributors. This diversified base combined local individual engagement with broad national organizational and PAC support.
Analysis of detailed contribution records from the committee’s 2025 filings (Q1 through year-end) shows that political action committees provided the largest share of support, consistent with the FEC summary’s “other committee contributions” category. Individuals represented the second-largest source, with notable participation from Oregon residents and business owners. Organizations, including certain tribal entities and LLCs, contributed a smaller but measurable portion.
Geographically, contributions reflected strong local backing from Oregon alongside national interest, particularly from Washington, D.C.-area PACs and individuals associated with industry and advocacy groups. Top PAC supporters included entities from sectors such as technology, health care, energy, and telecommunications. Prominent individual donors were largely concentrated in Oregon, with several reaching the per-election maximum for individual contributions.
Top 10 PAC Contributors
Political Action Committees (PACs) accounted for the majority of receipts in 2025. The table below shows the leading PAC donors by total amount:
| Rank | PAC Name | Total Contributed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC | $10,000.00 |
| 2 | AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOC. PAC | $7,500.00 |
| 3 | AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC | $7,500.00 |
| 4 | BLUEPAC – BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PAC | $7,000.00 |
| 5 | ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. PAC (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) | $6,000.00 |
| 6 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS PAC (NABPAC) | $6,000.00 |
| 7 | AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION PAC | $5,500.00 |
| 8 | CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC PAC | $5,000.00 |
| 9 | CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS PAC | $5,000.00 |
| 10 | CALPORTLAND CO PAC | $5,000.00 |
Notes on PACs: Additional PACs contributed at the $5,000 level (e.g., CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC, COX ENTERPRISES PAC, FOX PAC, MALLINCKRODT LLC PAC, NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION PAC, UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION PAC, and others), but the above represent the highest cumulative totals. PAC support was diversified across health care, technology, telecommunications, energy, and industry sectors.
Top 10 Organization Contributors
Organizations (including tribal nations, LLCs, and other non-individual, non-PAC entities) provided a smaller but notable share of total receipts. The table below shows the leading organization donors by total amount:
| Rank | Organization Name | State | Total Contributed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE RESERVATION | WA | $5,000.00 |
| 1 | SAN PABLO LYTTON BAND OF POM INDIANS | CA | $5,000.00 |
| 3 | DEL RIO VINEYARDS, LLC | OR | $3,500.00 |
| 4 | AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS | CA | $3,500.00 |
| 4 | PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | CA | $3,500.00 |
| 4 | YOCHA DEHE WINTUN NATION | CA | $3,500.00 |
| 7 | CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF SILETZ INDIANS | OR | $3,300.00 |
| 8 | SOUTHPORT FOREST PRODUCTS, LLC | OR | $3,000.00 |
| 9 | (Additional tribal or business entity at $3,000 level) | — | $3,000.00 |
| 10 | WINRED (as conduit/organization intermediary) | VA | $2,500.00 |
Notes on Organizations: Many of the top organizational donors are federally recognized tribal nations, which are permitted to contribute under FEC rules. Oregon-based LLCs and businesses also appear prominently, often with corresponding individual partner contributions noted in memo text. Several entries reflect partnership or LLC structures where the organization itself is the reported contributor.
During 2025, the committee reported disbursements of $368,410.12, leaving a substantial cash balance entering 2026. Bentz, who won reelection in 2024 with a strong majority in his largely rural and eastern Oregon district, faces potential challengers in the 2026 cycle, though the district is widely viewed as competitive primarily within the Republican primary.
The fundraising figures align with patterns observed among other Oregon congressional incumbents in safe or low-competition districts, where PAC support often supplements in-state individual giving. Detailed transaction-level data from the filings further indicate that no single donor or group dominated the totals, reflecting a diversified base of support.
All figures are drawn from publicly available FEC reports filed by the Cliff Bentz for Congress committee (ID: C00725465). Campaign finance data for the full 2025–2026 election cycle will continue to update with subsequent quarterly filings.
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