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Meet Chris Beck, opponent to Cliff Bentz
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Meet Chris Beck, opponent to Cliff Bentz

  • By Nathan Wilson, Columbia Gorge News

THE DALLES — Chris Beck, the Democratic and Independent candidate challenging Rep. Cliff Bentz for Oregon’s massive 2nd Congressional District…

Your Voice: July 1, 2026
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Your Voice: July 1, 2026

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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
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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
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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.