1. Bruce Eugene Westerman was born on November 18,1967 and is an American forester and politician serving as the US representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district.
21 Facts About Bruce Westerman
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In 2014, Westerman was elected to the House to succeed Tom Cotton, who defeated US Senator Mark Pryor in the 2014 Senate election.
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Bruce Westerman was raised in and resides in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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Bruce Westerman graduated as valedictorian of Fountain Lake High School in Hot Springs.
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Bruce Westerman attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, where he played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks football team.
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Bruce Westerman graduated with a Bachelor of Science in engineering in 1990 and subsequently received a master's degree in forestry from Yale University.
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Bruce Westerman worked as an engineer and forester before being elected to the Arkansas House in 2010.
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Bruce Westerman was formerly employed as an engineer and forester by the Mid-South Engineering Company.
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Bruce Westerman served as president of the Arkansas chapter of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering.
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Bruce Westerman is a former chair of the Arkansas Academy of Biological and Agricultural Engineers, and served on the Fountain Lake School District school board.
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Bruce Westerman ran for the Arkansas House of Representatives in 2010.
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Bruce Westerman served as the House Minority Leader in 2012 and House Majority Leader in 2013.
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Bruce Westerman was the first Republican House Majority Leader in Arkansas since Reconstruction.
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In 2015, Bruce Westerman cosponsored a resolution to amend the US constitution to ban same-sex marriage.
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Bruce Westerman voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
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In December 2020, Westerman was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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Bruce Westerman voted to certify both Arizona's and Pennsylvania's results in the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count.
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Bruce Westerman introduced the Trillion Trees Act on April 19,2021, which planned to plant a trillion trees, but the bill was criticized by scientists and environmental groups.
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Bruce Westerman has received consistent "A" ratings from the NRA Political Victory Fund for his pro-gun rights legislative voting record.
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Bruce Westerman voted against the Enhanced Background Checks Act in 2021.
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Bruce Westerman has an "F" rating from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws for his voting history regarding cannabis-related causes.