Bruce Westerman

Campaigns on 'Environmental Stewardship' through active, science-based management of national forests; as the self-described only forester in the House he introduced the Resilient Federal Forests Act and says pieces of the forestry reform package were signed into law.

“As the only forester in the House of Representatives, I have been dedicated to restoring the health of our national forests. Arkansas is home to some of the most productive forests in the South, and we have to manage them properly. … My policies promote science based management practices to care for our national forests. … Healthy forests mean both cleaner air and cleaner water.”

brucewesterman.com·As of August 2026

Backs market-oriented healthcare reform via his Fair Care Act: cover more Americans and lower costs through private/public insurance competition, prescription-drug pricing, provider competition and innovation, while covering pre-existing conditions. Note: the campaign issues page copy still references the 2019/2020 versions of the bill.

“The goal of the Fair Care Act is simple; cover more Americans and lower the costs they pay for healthcare both through their private plans and the public health insurance they fund through their tax dollars. This can be done while ensuring that pre-existing conditions are covered.”

brucewesterman.com·As of August 2026

Campaign plank 'Reducing Regulations': touts rolling back more than a dozen 'job-killing Obama-era regulations' and standing up for Main Street against federal bureaucracy as the driver of low unemployment, real economic growth and rising median household income in Arkansas.

“As a member of Congress, I have helped roll back more than a dozen job-killing Obama-era regulations and stood up for Main Street in the face of an overreaching federal bureaucracy. As a result, we have not only seen record low unemployment, but real, inflation adjusted, economic growth and increases in the median household income that benefits families right here in Arkansas.”

brucewesterman.com·As of August 2026

Platform plank 'Lower Taxes & Fiscal Responsibility': keep taxes lower so individuals can invest in small businesses and families can make ends meet; cites the tax cuts passed during his time in Congress; frames the alternative as taking more money from taxpayers to fund Washington, D.C.

“In order to create jobs and grow prosperity, we must keep taxes lower, so that individuals can invest into their small businesses and families can make ends meet. During my years as a Member of Congress, I was a part of the historic tax cuts that now allow Americans to keep more of their hard earned dollars in their own pockets.”

brucewesterman.com·As of August 2026