About
Westerman, Bruce Eugene a Representative from Arkansas; born in Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark., November 18, 1967; graduated from Fountain Lake High School, Hot Springs, Ark., 1986; B.S., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., 1990; M.F., Yale Forestry School, New Haven, Conn., 2001; engineer; member of the Fountain Lake, Ark., school board, 2006-2010; member of the Arkansas state house of representatives, 2010-2014, majority leader, 2013-2014; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2015-present); chair, Committee on Natural Resources (One Hundred Eighteenth and One Hundred Nineteenth Congresses).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastTop 25%
100% — Voted in 642 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
1.8% — Voted against their own party majority 11 of 605 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedMiddle 50%
352 — Attracted 352 cosponsors across 11 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleTop 25%
157 — Attracted 157 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenBottom 25%
94 — 94 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleBottom 25%
10 — 10 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
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