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Bruce Westerman
United States House of Representatives

Bruce Westerman

US Representative
Republican
🗺️ Arkansas home
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
70 / 100 C
Raw: 28 of 40 dynamic max · 20 of 50 answered · -10 foreign-influence adjustment
Last verified: · scorecard-level timestamp
✝ God First 28/ 60
🇺🇸 America First 10/ 40
National Rank
#4,497 of 8,776 · bottom 48.8% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Score adjustments

Foreign-lobby money compromises America First. The U.S. has no formal mutual-defense treaty with Israel; AIPAC operates a super-PAC (United Democracy Project) that spent over $100M during the 2024 cycle on independent expenditures against U.S. candidates who criticize Israeli government policy. A candidate who has accepted that money has, in their own revealed preference, accepted a foreign-policy filter on their congressional vote. The same logic covers China-linked donations, where federal law also prohibits CCP members from contributing.

For every candidate with a documented donor record, two things happen: (1) the specific category question is marked False (foreign_policy_restraint[q4] for AIPAC + China; economic_stewardship[q5] — the WEF/ESG/Davos capture question — for Soros-network donors), so the per-category subscore drops by 2 points; (2) an additional dollar-bracket adjustment is applied to the total, making the penalty proportional to the magnitude of the funding. Both impacts are visible on this page.

Full methodology, bracket schedules, and primary sources →

Base score 38/100 → Adjusted 28/100

Contact This Official

Call202-225-3772Send MessageOfficial PageX / Twitter@RepWestermanFacebook/RepWestermanYouTubeChannel
📍 Local district offices (4)
El Dorado, AR · 501-609-9796 · 101 N. Washington Ave., Suite 406 71730
Hot Springs, AR · 501-609-9796 · 101 Reserve St., Suite 200 71901
Pine Bluff, AR · 501-609-9796 · 211 W 3rd Ave., Suite 245 71611
Russellville, AR · 501-609-9796 · 500 W. Main St., Suite 110 72801

Reach out directly. Your voice matters. Proverbs 29:2 — When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice.

Next Election
November 3, 2026
Primary · Seat up at next election
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Official Profile

Religion: Baptist — denomination confirmed via Presidential Prayer Team profile; specific congregation in Hot Springs AR not publicly named in surveyed sources
Background: U.S. Representative AR-4 (R), in office since Jan 2015. Chairman, House Committee on Natural Resources (118th & 119th). Only forester in Congress: B.S. Biological & Ag Engineering, Univ. of Arkansas; M.F. Yale School of Forestry. 22 yrs at Mid-South Engineering, Hot Springs. AR State House 2011-2014 (Majority Leader 2013-14). Author, Resilient Federal Forests wildfire legislation. Wife Sharon; four children. AR GOP primary March 3, 2026 CANCELED (unopposed); advances to Nov 3, 2026 general vs. Dem Rus Russell III in safe-R district.
X / Twitter: @RepWesterman
U.S. Rep AR-4 (R), in office since 2015; House Natural Resources Chair since 2023; only forester in Congress. [2026-06 federal autopilot] Heritage Action 119th 83% / 117th 88%; NRA-PVF A; SBA Pro-Life pro-life voting record. Hard-evidence wins: cosponsor Life at Conception Act HR 431; floor UC request for Born-Alive Survivors Act; NO Respect for Marriage Act HR 8404 (Dec 2022 RC 513) with on-record column 'Marriage between one man and one woman predates any government'; NO Equality Act 117th (only 3 R defectors, not Westerman); cosponsor + YES HR 734 Women's Sports; YES OBBBA (contained ECCA July 2025); YES HR 2 Secure the Border Act; YES SAVE Act HR 22 119th (cosponsor); cosponsor + YES HR 5403 CBDC Anti-Surveillance Act; NO 2nd Trump impeachment Jan 2021; NO J6 Commission establishment; joined Texas v. PA 2020 SCOTUS amicus. DEVIATION: $55,630 career-total from AIPAC/RJC/AMP pro-Israel PACs per TrackAIPAC — triggers automatic -10 RESOLUTE foreign-influence adjustment. Probable Ukraine HR 8035 YEA (NOT independently confirmed via clerk.house.gov in this sweep — flagged null on F-row to avoid fabrication). Iran/Yemen war-powers individual roll calls not located. Religion: Baptist.

Category Breakdown

Sanctity of Life

6/10
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
TRUE (+2)[1,2]
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
TRUE (+2)[4]

Biblical Marriage

8/10
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
TRUE (+2)[5]
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
TRUE (+2)[6,5]
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
TRUE (+2)[7,8]
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
TRUE (+2)[9]

Family & Child Sovereignty

4/10
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
TRUE (+2)[10,11]
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
TRUE (+2)[12]
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
Not yet verified
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
Not yet verified
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
Not yet verified

Christian Liberty

2/10
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
TRUE (+2)[5,13]
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
Not yet verified

Economic Stewardship

4/10
Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
TRUE (+2)[14,15,16]
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
TRUE (+2)[13,10]
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
Not yet verified

Election Integrity

4/10
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
Not yet verified
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
TRUE (+2)[17,18]
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
TRUE (+2)[19]

Border & Immigration

6/10
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
TRUE (+2)[20,21]
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
TRUE (+2)[21,22]
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
TRUE (+2)[22]
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
Not yet verified

Self-Defense & 2A

4/10 ✉️ Petition your reps
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
TRUE (+2)[23]
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
TRUE (+2)[23]
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
Not yet verified
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
Not yet verified

Foreign Policy Restraint

0/10
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
Not yet verified
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
FALSE (0)[24]
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
Not yet verified

Industry Capture & Sovereignty

0/10
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
Not yet verified
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
Not yet verified
Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
Not yet verified

Sources & Evidence

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Official House PageOfficial
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
Congress.gov — Official RecordOfficial
Heritage Action ScorecardRight Advocacy
Official House PageOfficial
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_WestermanEncyclopedia
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
Heritage Action ScorecardRight Advocacy
Heritage Action ScorecardRight Advocacy
NRA Political Victory FundRight Advocacy
www.trackaipac.com/congressReference
OpenSecrets — Campaign FinanceReference
Official House PageOfficial
Official House PageOfficial
Official House PageOfficial
Official House PageOfficial
Official House PageOfficial
Official House PageOfficial
Official House PageOfficial
Official House PageOfficial
Congress.gov — Official RecordOfficial
Congress.gov — Official RecordOfficial
www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/118/hr431/cosponsorsReference
www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2024/h230Reference
www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h209Reference
accountability.gop/profile/rep-bruce-westerman/Unclassified
www.metroweekly.com/2021/02/for-shame-heres-every-re...Unclassified
www.presidentialprayerteam.org/2024/08/28/bruce-west...Unclassified

Bias ratings sourced from AllSides and Ad Fontes Media. Classifications for government, reference, and advocacy domains are maintained by U.S.M.C. Ministries; see source_bias.json.

References & footnotes

Every answer above with a [n] marker corresponds to one of the footnotes below. Wayback-archive links preserve the page as it read at our access date so a reader can verify the citation even if the original URL changes or disappears.

  1. [1]
    Cosponsor Life at Conception Act HR 431 (118th) — defines personhood at fertilization. Reference
    govtrack.us · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Cosponsor Life at Conception Act HR 431 (118th) — defines personhood at fertilization.
  2. [2]
    Cosponsor Life at Conception Act HR 431 (118th) — defines personhood at fertilization. Official
    congress.gov · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Cosponsor Life at Conception Act HR 431 (118th) — defines personhood at fertilization.
  3. [3]
    Made House-floor unanimous-consent request to bring Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to a vote — direct on-record advocacy. Official
    westerman.house.gov · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Made House-floor unanimous-consent request to bring Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to a vote — direct on-record advocacy.
  4. [4]
    OpenSecrets donor records show no Planned Parenthood / NARAL / EMILY's List PAC contributions. Reference
    OpenSecrets · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    OpenSecrets donor records show no Planned Parenthood / NARAL / EMILY's List PAC contributions.
  5. [5]
    On-record column: 'The institution of marriage between one man and one woman predates any government.' Official
    westerman.house.gov · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    On-record column: 'The institution of marriage between one man and one woman predates any government.'
  6. [6]
    NO Respect for Marriage Act HR 8404 (Dec 8, 2022, RC 513) with public column citing religious-liberty and 501(c)(3) tax-status risk. Official
    clerk.house.gov · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    NO Respect for Marriage Act HR 8404 (Dec 8, 2022, RC 513) with public column citing religious-liberty and 501(c)(3) tax-status risk.
  7. [7]
    Cosponsor + YEA HR 734 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (Apr 20, 2023). Official
    westerman.house.gov · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Cosponsor + YEA HR 734 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (Apr 20, 2023).
  8. [8]
    Cosponsor + YEA HR 734 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (Apr 20, 2023). Official
    congress.gov · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Cosponsor + YEA HR 734 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (Apr 20, 2023).
  9. [9]
    NO Equality Act HR 5 (117th, Feb 25, 2021) — only 3 R defectors (Fitzpatrick, Katko, Reed); Westerman voted with party. Unclassified
    metroweekly.com · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    NO Equality Act HR 5 (117th, Feb 25, 2021) — only 3 R defectors (Fitzpatrick, Katko, Reed); Westerman voted with party.
  10. [10]
    YEA OBBBA (House passage 218-214 May 22 2025; signed July 4 2025) — contained Educational Choice for Children Act federal scholarship tax credit. Official
    westerman.house.gov · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    YEA OBBBA (House passage 218-214 May 22 2025; signed July 4 2025) — contained Educational Choice for Children Act federal scholarship tax credit.
  11. [11]
    YEA OBBBA (House passage 218-214 May 22 2025; signed July 4 2025) — contained Educational Choice for Children Act federal scholarship tax credit. Official
    congress.gov · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    YEA OBBBA (House passage 218-214 May 22 2025; signed July 4 2025) — contained Educational Choice for Children Act federal scholarship tax credit.
  12. [12]
    Party-line YEA Parents Bill of Rights HR 5 (Mar 24, 2023, RC 161, 213-208 with 5 named R defectors; Westerman not among them). Reference
    govtrack.us · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Party-line YEA Parents Bill of Rights HR 5 (Mar 24, 2023, RC 161, 213-208 with 5 named R defectors; Westerman not among them).
  13. [13]
    RFMA opposition column expressly cites religious-liberty and 501(c)(3) tax-status risk for marriage-as-man-woman institutions; Heritage Action 83% covers conscience-exemption / religious-liberty roll calls. Right Advocacy
    heritageaction.com · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    RFMA opposition column expressly cites religious-liberty and 501(c)(3) tax-status risk for marriage-as-man-woman institutions; Heritage Action 83% covers conscience-exemption / religious-liberty roll calls.
  14. [14]
    Cosponsor + party-line YEA HR 5403 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act (May 23, 2024). Right Advocacy
    heritageaction.com · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Cosponsor + party-line YEA HR 5403 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act (May 23, 2024).
  15. [15]
    Cosponsor + party-line YEA HR 5403 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act (May 23, 2024). Reference
    govtrack.us · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Cosponsor + party-line YEA HR 5403 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act (May 23, 2024).
  16. [16]
    Cosponsor + party-line YEA HR 5403 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act (May 23, 2024). Official
    congress.gov · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Cosponsor + party-line YEA HR 5403 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act (May 23, 2024).
  17. [17]
    Cosponsor + YEA SAVE Act HR 22 (119th, passed House Apr 10, 2025) — proof-of-citizenship voter registration. Official
    congress.gov · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Cosponsor + YEA SAVE Act HR 22 (119th, passed House Apr 10, 2025) — proof-of-citizenship voter registration.
  18. [18]
    Cosponsor + YEA SAVE Act HR 22 (119th, passed House Apr 10, 2025) — proof-of-citizenship voter registration. Official
    westerman.house.gov · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Cosponsor + YEA SAVE Act HR 22 (119th, passed House Apr 10, 2025) — proof-of-citizenship voter registration.
  19. [19]
    Joined Texas v. Pennsylvania SCOTUS amicus (Dec 2020) challenging electors in PA/MI/GA/WI — election-integrity / federalism posture. Unclassified
    accountability.gop · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Joined Texas v. Pennsylvania SCOTUS amicus (Dec 2020) challenging electors in PA/MI/GA/WI — election-integrity / federalism posture.
  20. [20]
    YEA HR 2 Secure the Border Act (May 11, 2023, RC 209). Official
    westerman.house.gov · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    YEA HR 2 Secure the Border Act (May 11, 2023, RC 209).
  21. [21]
    YEA HR 2 Secure the Border Act (May 11, 2023, RC 209). Reference
    govtrack.us · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    YEA HR 2 Secure the Border Act (May 11, 2023, RC 209).
  22. [22]
    Party-line YEA HR 2 — included sanctuary-city defunding and mandatory E-Verify provisions. Official
    congress.gov · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    Party-line YEA HR 2 — included sanctuary-city defunding and mandatory E-Verify provisions.
  23. [23]
    NRA-PVF A grade + endorsement — HARD evidence of 2A alignment per scorecard convention. Right Advocacy
    nrapvf.org · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    NRA-PVF A grade + endorsement — HARD evidence of 2A alignment per scorecard convention.
  24. [24]
    DEVIATION: $55,630 career-total from AIPAC/AMP/RJC pro-Israel-lobby PACs per TrackAIPAC — RESOLUTE rubric flags foreign-lobby PAC money. Triggers -10 bracket adjustment. Reference
    trackaipac.com · accessed 2026-06-02 · Fetch Wayback archive
    DEVIATION: $55,630 career-total from AIPAC/AMP/RJC pro-Israel-lobby PACs per TrackAIPAC — RESOLUTE rubric flags foreign-lobby PAC money. Triggers -10 bracket adjustment.
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