Arkansas GOP Leadership

Republican Party of Arkansas CHAIRMAN: JOSEPH K. WOOD

RPA NATIONAL COMMITTEEWOMAN: MINDY MCALINDON

RPA NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN: EDDIE ARNOLD

RPA 1ST VICE CHAIRMAN: SHARON WRIGHT

RPA 2ND VICE CHAIRMAN: JOHN NABHOLZ

RPA TREASURER: NELDA SPEAKS

RPA SECRETARY: SHARON STUTHARD

RPA 1ST DISTRICT: JENNIFER HOPPER

RPA 2ND DISTRICT: REBECCA SMITH

RPA 3RD DISTRICT: SUSAN GESSLER 

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RPA 4TH DISTRICT: DIANA LOWE

Bruce Westerman represents Arkansas’ Fourth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he serves on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and as Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources. A Hot Springs native, Westerman is an engineer and forester by trade, an avid outdoorsman, and a proud husband and father of four.

After graduating from Fountain Lake High School in Garland County, Bruce went on to attend the University of Arkansas where he played on the Razorback football team and graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree in Biological and Agricultural Engineering. He later received his Master of Forestry Degree from Yale University. 

Prior to serving in Congress, Westerman worked for 22 years at Mid-South Engineering in Hot Springs. He served as a board member for the Fountain Lake School District and was later elected to two terms in the Arkansas General Assembly, where he was the state’s first Republican House Majority Leader since reconstruction. 

Westerman enjoys hunting and fishing, especially on Lake Ouachita.

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