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Former Democratic Oregon lawmaker will face Bentz in sprawling 2nd Congressional District

  • Alex Baumhardt

A former Democratic state lawmaker is leading the Democratic primary to take on Oregon’s lone Republican member of Congress in the state’s sprawling 2nd Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, of Ontario, was fending off primary challenges from Peter Larson, a former teacher, and Andrea Carr, a former rodeo queen and barrel racer, claiming nearly […]

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Six rural Oregon Democrats compete to oust U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz

  • Mia Maldonado

Six Democrats are facing off in the primary in May for Oregon’s most rural congressional district.  The winner will likely compete in November against Republican U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, an Ontario attorney and former state lawmaker who has held the seat since 2021. Bentz has two challengers in the Republican primary, but is expected to […]

Revised district and seated incumbent inspired Yetter's challenge
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Revised district and seated incumbent inspired Yetter's challenge

  • By Mark Gibson Columbia Gorge News
  • Updated

Joe Yetter is the Democrat candidate in Oregon’s recently revised 2nd Congressional District. Yetter is running against the Republican incumbent, Rep. Cliff Bentz. He was interviewed at Cousin’s Inn and Restaurant in The Dalles as he concluded a road trip that included an appearance at the Pendleton Round-Up.

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Bentz fundraising swamps congressional challenger

  • By Gary A. Warner Oregon Capital Bureau
  • Updated

U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, has raised 32 times more in campaign contributions than Democrat Joe Yetter in the race for the 2nd Congressional District, according to federal reports.