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Republican representative for Oregon’s 2nd district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Bentz votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Bentz’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
| Biden margin | Biden score | Biden plus-minus |
|---|---|---|
| Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s | How often Bentz votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Bentz’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
-13.5% | 13.5% | -7.7 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Bentz vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 1 | Requiring the Bureau of Prisons to provide incarcerated women with certain pregnancy-related care and limiting the use of solitary confinement for pregnant women (324-90) Cliff Bentz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 71.6% | +28.4 |
| Dec. 1 | Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No |  | 36.2% | -36.2 |
| Nov. 30 | Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 54.7% | -54.7 |
| Nov. 16 | Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 66.0% | -66.0 |
| Sept. 30 | Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 17.5% | -17.5 |
| Sept. 29 | Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 36.8% | -36.8 |
| Sept. 29 | Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.9% | -0.9 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 27.6% | -27.6 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.9% | -0.9 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for local governments to train mental health professionals and send them instead of law enforcement officers to respond to emergencies involving people with behavioral health needs (223-206) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.1% | -1.1 |
| Sept. 22 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) Cliff Bentz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 81.0% | +19.0 |
| Sept. 21 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 10.9% | -10.9 |
| Sept. 21 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 11.4% | -11.4 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.2% | -1.2 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.9% | -0.9 |
| Sept. 15 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 6.7% | -6.7 |
| Aug. 12 | Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices; extending Affordable Care Act subsidies; expanding tax credits for renewable and clean energy efforts; establishing a 15 percent corporate minimum tax; and other measures (220-207) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.5% | -0.5 |
| July 29 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 50.6% | -50.6 |
| July 29 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.6% | -0.6 |
| July 29 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.7% | -0.7 |
| July 28 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 25.6% | -25.6 |
| July 27 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) Cliff Bentz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.7% | +3.3 |
| July 27 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 19.7% | -19.7 |
| July 27 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 36.4% | -36.4 |
| July 21 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.7% | -8.7 |
| July 20 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.5% | -0.5 |
| July 19 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) Cliff Bentz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 36.1% | +63.9 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.6% | -1.6 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.5% | -0.5 |
| July 14 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) Cliff Bentz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 75.9% | +24.1 |
| July 13 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 37.5% | -37.5 |
| June 24 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.7% | -12.7 |
| June 23 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.4% | -1.4 |
| June 22 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 74.6% | -74.6 |
| June 22 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) Cliff Bentz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.4% | +5.6 |
| June 16 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 11.1% | -11.1 |
| June 15 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.4% | -0.4 |
| June 14 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 15.8% | -15.8 |
| June 9 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.2% | -3.2 |
| June 8 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.3% | -3.3 |
| May 18 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.4% | -1.4 |
| May 17 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.5% | -1.5 |
| May 13 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 33.7% | -33.7 |
| May 12 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.6% | -0.6 |
| May 11 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 54.0% | -54.0 |
| March 31 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.8% | -8.8 |
| March 18 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 13.7% | -13.7 |
| March 17 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.8% | -3.8 |
| March 9 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 34.4% | -34.4 |
| March 3 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 33.5% | -33.5 |
| Feb. 9 | Imposing visa restrictions on foreign people found responsible for human rights violations related to someone's sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics (227-206) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.0% | -2.0 |
| Feb. 8 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Cliff Bentz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 72.9% | +27.1 |
| Feb. 7 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 70.5% | -70.5 |
| Feb. 4 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.5% | -1.5 |
| Jan. 13 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.4% | -0.4 |
| Jan. 12 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 53.5% | -53.5 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.3% | -1.3 |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.5% | -0.5 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.2% | -1.2 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.3% | -1.3 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.3% | -0.3 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 21.3% | -21.3 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.9% | -3.9 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 7.3% | -7.3 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 45.0% | -45.0 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through December 16, 2022 (219-212) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.1% | -1.1 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.5% | -0.5 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.5% | -0.5 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.5% | -0.5 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.5% | -0.5 |
| July 29, 2021 | Providing emergency funding for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack and for the expansion of the Afghan visa program (416-11) Cliff Bentz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.5% | +1.5 |
| July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 10.7% | -10.7 |
| July 22, 2021 | Increasing the number of and expediting the process for visas available to Afghans who worked on behalf of the U.S. government in Afghanistan (407-16) Cliff Bentz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.5% | +4.5 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 19.9% | -19.9 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 4.0% | -4.0 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.0% | -1.0 |
| June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 7.0% | -7.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 18.3% | -18.3 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.5% | -0.5 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.3% | -1.3 |
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 18.2% | -18.2 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 43.4% | -43.4 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.7% | -12.7 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) Cliff Bentz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 30.3% | +69.7 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) Cliff Bentz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 83.4% | +16.6 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) Cliff Bentz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 67.8% | +32.2 |
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.4% | -0.4 |
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.5% | -0.5 |
| April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.5% | -0.5 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.5% | -0.5 |
| April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 34.5% | -34.5 |
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.5% | -0.5 |
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) Cliff Bentz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 25.1% | +74.9 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 4.7% | -4.7 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 26.1% | -26.1 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.5% | -0.5 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.0% | -3.0 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.3% | -0.3 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.4% | -1.4 |
| March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.8% | -1.8 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.4% | -1.4 |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.8% | -3.8 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) Cliff Bentz's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.9% | -0.9 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) Cliff Bentz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 74.5% | +25.5 |
| Average | 13.5% | 21.1% | -7.7 | |||
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