Bruce (Bruce) Westerman (R-04)

US Representative Bruce Westerman

Bruce (Bruce) Westerman (R-04)
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Capitol: 202.225.3772
FAX: 202.225.1314
District: 501.609.9796
Representative
Room 202 CHOB- Cannon House Office Building 25 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20515-0404
100 East Eighth Avenue
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Residence:Hot Springs, AR

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U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman is a Hot Springs native currently serving his fifth term as representative from the Fourth District of Arkansas, having first been elected in 2014. Westerman serves on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and as Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources. Prior to serving in Congress, Westerman was elected to two terms in the Arkansas General Assembly, where he was the state's first Republican House Majority Leader since Reconstruction following the 2013 GOP takeover of the Arkansas House of Representatives. An engineer and forester by trade, Westerman worked for 22 years at Mid-South Engineering in Hot Springs. He was named Engineer of the Year by the Arkansas Society of Professional Engineers in 2013. A 1990 graduate of the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Westerman was a four-year walk-on member of the Razorback football team. He was awarded the Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2005 and the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2012. Westerman is also a graduate of Yale University, earning a Master of Forestry degree in 2001. Westerman lives in Hot Springs with his wife, Sharon, and their four children. He enjoys hunting and fishing. To receive Westerman's updates, follow him on Twitter and Facebook or sign up for his weekly newsletter. Residence Hot Springs, Arkansas Education B.S., University of Arkansas, 1990 M.F., Yale University, 2001 Occupation Professional Engineer and Forester Political Career U.S. House of Representatives, 2015 - Present Arkansas House of Representatives, 2011 - 2014 Arkansas House Majority Leader, 2013 - 2014 Arkansas House Minority Leader, 2012 - 2013 Fountain Lake School Board, 2006 - 2010 Fountain Lake School Board President, 2009 - 2010

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