Bruce Westerman
RepublicanU.S. Representative, AR-4| Age | 58 (b. 1967-11-18) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2015-01-06 (~11 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Baptist (Southern Baptist); deacon and Sunday school teacher at Walnut Valley Baptist Church |
| Education | B.S. in biological/agricultural engineering, University of Arkansas (1990); Master of Forestry, Yale University (2001). Valedictorian of Fountain Lake High School. |
| Prior occupation | Engineer and forester; plant engineer at Riceland Foods (1990-1992), then engineer/forester at Mid-South Engineering Company for ~22 years until 2014. Named Arkansas Engineer of the Year (2013). |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| Marital status | Married — Sharon Kay (French) Westerman |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Hot Springs, Arkansas |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2014 |
| Previous offices | Fountain Lake School District school board member/president (2006-2010) · Arkansas House of Representatives, District 30 (2011-2013) · Arkansas House of Representatives, District 22 (2013-2015) |
| Committees | House Committee on Natural Resources (Chairman) · House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |
| Caucuses | Republican Study Committee · Congressional Western Caucus · Working Forests Caucus (co-chair, co-founder) · Dyslexia Caucus (co-chair) · Rare Disease Caucus · Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus · Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus · U.S.-Japan Caucus · Congressional Coalition on Adoption |
| Leadership | Chairman, House Committee on Natural Resources (2023-present) · Arkansas House Majority Leader (2013-2015; first Republican House Majority Leader since Reconstruction) · Arkansas House Minority Leader (2012) |
| Party history | Republican throughout career; no party switches recorded. |
| Ideology | Conservative Republican; lifetime League of Conservation Voters environmental score of 4%; consistent 'A' ratings from NRA. |
| Signature legislation | Resilient Federal Forests Act (H.R.2936, 2017; passed House) · Trillion Trees Act (2021) · Fix Our Forests Act (2025, co-introduced with Rep. Scott Peters) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $483,026–$1,300,000 (2021) · estimate
| Fisher IRA - Invesco QQQ Trust | fund · –$250,000 · 2021 |
| Fisher IRA - iShares Global Tech ETF | fund · –$100,000 · 2021 |
| Discover Savings Account | other · –$100,000 · 2021 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.