Candidate · November 3, 2026

Bruce Westerman

On the ballot for U.S. House · Arkansas's 4th District

RepublicanIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$3.0M
cash on hand
$4.5M
issues with public statements
4

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Arkansas's 4th District1,2,3,4
Party on the ballotRepublican1,2
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Arkansas's 4th District in the U.S. House.5
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Bruce Westerman was born and raised in Garland County, graduated from Fountain Lake High School and from the University of Arkansas with a degree in biological and agricultural engineering, and earned a master's degree in forestry from Yale University.6 He worked in engineering and forestry at Mid-South Engineering in Hot Springs for more than 22 years and served on the Fountain Lake School District board.6 He was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 2010, became its minority leader in 2012 and its majority leader in 2013.6 He has represented Arkansas's 4th District in the U.S. House since January 2015 and chairs the House Natural Resources Committee.6,7

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is asking for continued support to push for lower taxes, health care reform and conservative values, and that he ran for Congress to give the next generation a brighter future and a federal government that treats them fairly.6

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, AR-45
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, AR-45

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Taxes and Budget

Federal income tax rates

His campaign website says taxes should be kept low and that he took part in passing tax cuts that let Americans keep more of their earnings.9

Elections and Government Reform

Federal agencies' power to write rules

His campaign website says that in Congress he has helped roll back more than a dozen Obama-era regulations.9

Environment and Public Lands

Wildfire prevention and forest management

His campaign website says he introduced the Resilient Federal Forests Act to address forest management problems, that parts of it have become law, and that federal land managers need more freedom to use science-based management.9

Health Care

Health insurance system

His campaign website says he introduced the Fair Care Act to cover more Americans and lower costs in both private and public insurance while keeping coverage for pre-existing conditions.9

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Bruce Westerman served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Bruce Westerman sponsored or cosponsored 11 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

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§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.62

Raised$2,975,233
Spent$1,506,970
Cash on hand$4,501,823

Where the money came from

Individual donors$976K · 33%
PACs and other political committees$1.3M · 42%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$590K · 20%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$150K · 5%

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.