If I am elected to fill Congressman Greg Walden’s Second Congressional District seat, I will continue to be an advocate for the unborn and I will continue the fight for our most vulnerable in Washington DC.
Continue to be an advocate for the unborn and fight for the most vulnerable in Washington, D.C. if elected to Congress.
Occurrences
Evidence
Congressman Bentz (OR-02) on January 21st, voted YES on legislation supporting pregnant and parenting women and families: H.R. 6945, the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, and H.R. 6359, the Pregnant Students’ Rights Act. Together, these bills strengthen access to critical resources for women facing unplanned or difficult pregnancies by ensuring that pregnancy resource centers and institutions of higher education can continue providing meaningful, life-affirming support.
H.R.6945 is titled the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act; the bill text and related materials show it concerns pregnancy resource centers and support for pregnant and parenting women and families.
On passage of H.R. 6945, the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, the House passed the bill 215-209 on January 21, 2026.
The Rules Committee page states H.R. 6945 received committee and floor consideration on January 21, 2026, with a closed rule and floor action that same day.
The Congressional Record index lists Bentz cosponsorship of abortion-related measures including H.R. 7, 'Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions' and H.R. 431, 'protect lives of born and unborn persons.'
Bentz's health issues page repeats that he voted YES on January 21, 2026 for H.R. 6945 and H.R. 6359, describing them as supporting pregnant and parenting women and families and pregnancy resource centers.
Assessments
The promise was framed broadly as continuing to advocate for the unborn and the most vulnerable in Congress, not as achieving a specific final policy enactment. Evidence shows Bentz did continue that advocacy in office during the same term: he voted for H.R. 6945 and H.R. 6359 in January 2026 and publicly described them as supporting pregnant and parenting women, pregnancy resource centers, and life-affirming assistance. Additional evidence of cosponsorship of abortion-related legislation reinforces that he remained active on this issue. Because the promise is about ongoing advocacy rather than a guaranteed legislative end result, these votes and public positions are sufficient to count as fulfillment.