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Bruce Westerman

U.S. Representative, AR-4

Republican Arkansas since Jan 3, 2025

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Issue areas

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Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Representative, AR-4 current
Arkansas
Republican Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District AR-4
United States
Republican Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, AR-4
Arkansas
Republican Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, AR-4
Arkansas
Republican Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District AR-4
United States
Republican Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District AR-4
United States
Republican Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, AR-4
Arkansas
Republican Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, AR-4
Arkansas
Republican Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District AR-4
United States
Republican Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, AR-4
Arkansas
Republican Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District AR-4
United States
Republican Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.544, social dim. 0.260. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HRES 481 — Condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals in the United States, including the recent violent assault in… Yea Jun 9, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 488 — Denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado. Yea Jun 9, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2035 — American Cargo for American Ships Act Yea Jun 9, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2966 — American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025 Yea Jun 6, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2987 — CEASE Act of 2025 Yea Jun 5, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2987 — CEASE Act of 2025 Nay Jun 5, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2931 — Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025 Yea Jun 5, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2931 — Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025 Nay Jun 5, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2483 — SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 Yea Jun 4, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2483 — SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 Nay Jun 4, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 458 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2483) to reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention… Yea Jun 4, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 458 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2483) to reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention… Yea Jun 4, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1804 — 7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act Yea Jun 3, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1642 — Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025 Yea Jun 3, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Yea May 22, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Nay May 22, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 31 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Yea May 22, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 436 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Yea May 22, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 436 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Yea May 22, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 436 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Yea May 22, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 436 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Yea May 22, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Adjourn Nay May 21, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 13 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Yea May 20, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1223 — ANCHOR Act Yea May 20, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 426 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 13) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5… Yea May 20, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,003 recorded contributions totalling $2,693,715. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 225 of 1003 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 207 $611,884 23%
Corporate PAC 15 $294,721 11%
Super PAC 3 $1,283 0%
Unclassified 778 $1,785,828 66%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$62,346 WESTERMAN VICTORY FUND WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jun 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$59,875 WESTERMAN VICTORY FUND WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jun 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$48,963 WESTERMAN VICTORY FUND WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$17,392 WESTERMAN VICTORY FUND WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jun 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$17,330 WESTERMAN VICTORY FUND WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$13,395 WESTERMAN VICTORY FUND WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Mar 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$12,854 SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jan 2, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$12,843 SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Apr 2, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$8,300 PUEBLO OF LAGUNA WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS unclassified Aug 1, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$7,831 WESTERMAN VICTORY FUND WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$7,814 SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Oct 17, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$7,672 SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jul 2, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$7,159 WESTERMAN VICTORY FUND WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Dec 31, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$6,600 PATTERSON, CARY WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS Big donor Aug 4, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$6,600 SINGER, PAUL WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS Big donor Jun 12, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (2 as lead sponsor)

  • HR 9250 US · Jun 10, 2026
    To modernize and maintain the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the…
  • HR 8840 US · May 14, 2026
    To address the high costs of health care services, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage in the United States, and for other purposes.

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