Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas · 2026 · IncumbentRunning for U.S. House, AR-4, Arkansas
Biography
Westerman is an engineer and forester who spent 22 years at Mid-South Engineering in Hot Springs as a professional engineer and forester, per the official House biography. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2011 to 2014, becoming the state's first Republican House majority leader since Reconstruction, and holds a bachelor's degree in biological and agricultural engineering from the University of Arkansas and a master's degree in forestry from Yale University, per the official House biography.
Key voting record
- Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the September 2025 stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-212 in September 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-213 in March 2025. Supported
On the ballot
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