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2026 candidates we're tracking in OR-2
Chris Beck
Top priorities
- Supports ending the Iran war and canceling tariffs to reduce fuel and other prices, and wants affordable housing and low interest financing for first time homebuyers in rural areas.
- Wants an affordable public care option and incentives for medical professionals to work in rural communities.
- Supports restoring federal wildfire prevention funding and conservation programs for working lands.
Per the campaign site.
About Chris Beck
Chris Beck served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1997 to 2003, representing the 12th district, per Oregon Public Broadcasting. He holds a bachelor's degree in history from Brown University and a Master of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, per the same source. After his legislative service, he spent six years as a policy adviser on rural economic development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, per Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Cliff Bentz
Top priorities
- Supports water rights for farmers and ranchers, the USMCA trade agreement, and increased border security.
- Favors reduced federal regulation and lower taxes, opposes cap and trade legislation, and supports Second Amendment rights.
- Describes his position on abortion as opposing it, and supports holding the federal government accountable for forest management and wildfire prevention.
Per the campaign site.
About Cliff Bentz
Cliff Bentz earned a law degree from Lewis and Clark Law School and joined a law firm in Ontario, Oregon in 1977, later becoming a partner with a practice focused on ranch reorganizations and water law, per his official House website. He was appointed to the Oregon House in 2008 and later to the Oregon Senate, resigning the Senate seat in January 2020, per the same source. Bentz was elected to the U.S. House on November 3, 2020, to represent Oregon's 2nd Congressional District, per his official House website.
About this race
Oregon's 2nd Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Oregon primary is Tuesday, May 19, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.