Representative · Arkansas's 4th district

Bruce Westerman

Bruce Westerman is a Republican representative for Arkansas's 4th district, in Congress since 2015. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 3, and cast 456 of 468 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Republican
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 6, 2015
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	0.4%3 of 675 · rank 370 of 439	97%456 of 468 · rank 275 of 439	120 became law	11%11 of 102
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	0.5%6 of 1,222 · rank 401 of 442	97%822 of 849 · rank 240 of 442	162 became law	14%23 of 166
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	1.6%16 of 997 · rank 157 of 443	98%555 of 565 · rank 202 of 443	190 became law	25%59 of 239

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.54+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Yea
Jul 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 265–161· Against party
H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.Nay
May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
H.R. 7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Jan 14, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–291· Against party
H.R. 7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Jan 14, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 163–257· Against party
H.R. 3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Yea
Sep 10, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 261–167· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–297· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–302· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–307· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Arkansas's 4th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026: $249.4M
Per resident: $333
Rank in Arkansas: 3 of 4
Contract actions: 2,408; New awards: 1,641

By fiscal year

174.6MFY2017
273.1MFY2018
261.5MFY2019
253.6MFY2020
518.8MFY2021
318.3MFY2022
631.6MFY2023
1.2BFY2024
684.6MFY2025
249.4MFY2026

Top buyers

Department of the Army$52.1M21%
Department of Defense
Public Buildings Service$39.1M16%
General Services Administration
Department of State$33.5M13%
Department of the Navy$25.8M10%
Department of Defense
Defense Logistics Agency$19.9M8.0%
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force$18.1M7.3%
Department of Defense
Food and Drug Administration$15.2M6.1%
Department of Health and Human Services
Forest Service$12.5M5.0%
Department of Agriculture

Top recipients

ARMTEC COUNTERMEASURES CO$47.5M19%
4 awards
ROSS GROUP CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, LLC$36.2M15%
1 award
CGI FEDERAL INC.$33.5M13%
2 awards
RED EAGLE 3 JV$22.9M9.2%
1 award
AMERICAN FUEL CELL AND COATED FABRICS COMPANY, LLC$13.1M5.3%
48 awards
ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.$9.1M3.6%
3 awards
ECLIPSE COMPANIES, LLC$5.7M2.3%
1 award
GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.$5.7M2.3%
3 awards
PAFFORD MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.$5.5M2.2%
5 awards
TOXICOLOGIC PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC$5.1M2.1%
2 awards

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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised: $2.6M; through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand: $4.7M
From committees: $1.1M; 274 committees
From contractor PACs: $273.5K; 54 PACs · 24% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
chevron corporationchevron employees political action committee - chevron corporation	$10K	CHEVRON U.S.A. INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$713.4K
united parcel service, inc.united parcel service, inc. pac (upspac)	$10K	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$685.7K
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)	$10K	HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$260.5M
american electric powerthe american electric power committee for responsible government	$10K	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$5M
l3harris technologies, inc.l3harris technologies, inc. pac	$10K	L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$115.4M
firstenergy corp.firstenergy corp political action committee	$10K	FIRSTENERGY PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANYAI match · 99% · of one corporate family	$5.4M
caterpillar inc.caterpillar inc. political action committee (catpac)	$10K	CATERPILLAR INCAI match · 100% · the same organization	$188.3M
tyson foods inc.tyson foods inc political action committee (typac)	$10K	TYSON FOODS INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$226.3M
ameren corporationameren corporation federal political action committee (ameren fedpac)	$10K	AMEREN SERVICES COMPANYAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$2M
entergy corporationentergy corporation employee political action committee (enpac)	$10K	ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$7.5M

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$2.6M	$1.1M	$273.5K54 PACs · 24% of committee money
2024	$2.7M	$1.3M	$270.3K60 PACs · 21% of committee money
2022	$1.9M	$921.8K	$169.5K41 PACs · 18% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

House · Arkansas's 4th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Arkansas's 4th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · Arkansas's 4th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · Arkansas's 4th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
House · Arkansas's 4th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
House · Arkansas's 4th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: westerman.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-3772
Office: 202 Cannon House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)

Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.