Representative Bruce Westerman voted to nullify protections on 225,504 acres of Minnesota National Forest lands, allowing Oil & Gas exploration and development in the region. Westerman voted YEA on hjres140-119. Oil & Gas donors represent 11.8% of his identifiable donor base ($0.72M, ranking #3 in his party), while Oil & Gas companies filed 12,331 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.

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◈ Ask the Analyst about Bruce Westerman →How we built this: a statistical pattern surfaced from public records — FEC campaign finance, Senate/House Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, and Congress.gov. The donor concentration and the legislative action are concurrent facts; this does not imply contributions caused the action, that the member acted improperly, or that the bill specifically benefits the named sector. Generated July 27, 2026 · internal signal score 82/100.