Issue positions (3)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesPartial support from votes
- Foreign PolicyFull support from votes
- Voting & ElectionsFull support from votes
Campaign finance
2026 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House AR-04 · 2026 General Election
- $2,562,973 raised
- $928,087 spent
- $4,668,447 cash on hand
| $2.56M | |
| $1.92M | |
| $863.97K | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $825.89K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $38.09K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $1.05M |
| Transfers from other committees | $531.12K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $2.10K |
| Other receipts | $112.23K |
| $928.09K | |
| Operating expenditures | $904.59K |
| Contribution refunds | $23.50K |
| Cash on hand | $4.67M |
| Debts owed by committee | $0.00 |
Through June 30, 2026 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $1,047,441 | $955,240 | $92,201 |
| 2016 | $716,791 | $464,459 | $344,534 |
| 2018 | $1,624,217 | $1,297,141 | $671,610 |
| 2020 | $1,428,508 | $1,123,312 | $976,806 |
| 2022 | $1,944,291 | $1,445,546 | $1,475,551 |
| 2024 | $2,736,567 | $1,178,558 | $3,033,560 |
| 2026 | $2,562,973 | $928,087 | $4,668,447 |
Contributions received
Data from FEC
Recorded individual contributions: $106,728 ·
Top contributors (FEC)
Outside spending on this race
Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures
Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Westerman, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
- Committee oversight & trading — energy coverage: high
Sits on the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Water Resources and Environment, which oversee the energy sector, and disclosed 6 energy-sector trades (disclosed amounts up to $90,000) between Mar 2025 and Apr 2025.
Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.
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Congressional testimony
- Legislative hearing on: H.R. 642 (Rep. Steube), “Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025”; H.R. 5470 (Rep. LaHood), “Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act”; H.R. 6788 (Rep. Downing), “Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act”; H.R. 9269 (Rep. Clyburn), “Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act”; H.R. 9600 (Rep. Raskin), "Common Sense Act 250 Act of 2026"; H.R. 9779 (Rep. Gonzalez), “Hands Off Our Boca Chica Beach Act of 2026” ; H.R. 10128 (Rep. McClintock), To codify Secretary's Order No. 3434 of the Department of the Interior; H.R. 10136 (Rep. Westerman), “Crossett Experimental Forest Act of 2026”; S. 675 (Rep. Hoeven) “Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Act”
- Legislative hearing on: • H.R. 573 (Rep. Yakym), “Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act” • H.R. 4503 (Rep. Johnson), “ePermit Act” • H.R. 4776 (Rep. Westerman), “Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act” or the “SPEED Act”
- Legislative hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 276 (Rep. Greene), “Gulf of America Act of 2025” • H.R. 845 (Rep. Boebert), “Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025” • H.R. 1897 (Rep. Westerman), “ESA Amendments Act of 2025” and • H.R. 1917 (Rep. Dingell), “Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025.”
- Full Committee Hearing: "Part 1: Committee Funding for the 119th Congress
- Leg Hrg on the following bills: • Discussion Draft of H.R. ____ (Rep. Westerman), To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes; • H.J. Res. 168 (Rep. Graves of LA), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to “National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2”; and • H.R. 6129 (Rep. Yakym), “Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act”.
- Legislative hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 7544 (Rep. Maloy), “Water Rights Protection Act of 2024”; • H.R. 8308 (Rep. Harder), “Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2024”; • H.R. 8811 (Rep. Wittman), “America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024”; and • Discussion Draft of H.R. ___ (Rep. Westerman), “ESA Amendments Act of 2024.”
- Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 4235 (Rep. Kim of CA), “Wildfire Technology Demonstration, Evaluation, Modernization, and Optimization Act” or the “Wildfire Technology DEMO Act”; • H.R. 4353 (Rep. Salinas), “Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2023”; • H.R. 4717 (Rep. Lamborn), “Locally Led Restoration Act of 2023”; • H.R. 5582 (Rep. Barr), “White Oak Resilience Act”; • H.R. 5665 (Rep. Stansbury), “Promoting Accessibility on Federal Lands Act of 2023”; • H.R. 6070 (Rep. Amodei), To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 to clarify the authority of Department of Defense to conduct certain military activities at the Nevada test and training range, and for other purposes; and • Discussion draft of H.R. ____ (Rep. Westerman),“Biochar Innovations and Opportunities for Conservation, Health, and Advancements in Research Act” or the “BIOCHAR Act”.
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