THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Westerman's fundraising is roughly balanced between PAC/committee sources (54%) and individual donors (46%), with $353K in separate party and single-issue contributions. His industry-tied donor base concentrates in extractive and energy sectors—oil and gas, mining and materials, and electric utilities together account for roughly one-third of industry contributions—while individual donors employed in legal, investment, and mining fields form a secondary pattern. Over 338 recorded votes, he has disclosed 2 stock trades under the STOCK Act.
Raised · all cycles$6.1M▲ 28% in ’24 vs ’22#77 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share13%Oil & Gas
Donor-sector votes22on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Westerman (ribbon width = dollars) · right: their votes on bills classified as favoring vs limiting those sectors
“Favors / limits” is an AI classification of each bill's likely effect on the sector — a factual reading of the bill, not a claim about motive. Correlation, not causation. The named bills are in DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES? below.
DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES?
How Westerman voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 22 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Westerman's total from that donor sector — shown on each related vote, not a per-vote amount. Correlation between funding and votes, not causation; many factors shape any single vote.
TOP SOURCES
1$90K
THE DISABLED VETERANS COALITION PAC
PAC
2$74K
SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK
corporation
3$55K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC
PAC
4$48K
BANK OZK
corporation
5$36K
ENCORE BANK
corporation
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Committee–Donor Overlap93%
Bruce Westerman (R) chairs the Natural Resources committee overseeing Oil & Gas — their largest tracked donor sector (12%)
Bruce Westerman (R-AR) chairs the House Committee on Natural Resources, which has jurisdiction over the Oil & Gas sector. Oil & Gas comprises 11.9% of his identifiable donor base ($0.73M), ranking third among donors to Republican members of Congress.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap82%
Bruce Westerman (R) voted YEA hjres140-119; Oil & Gas is their largest tracked donor sector (12%) with 17042 active lobbying filings
Representative Bruce Westerman voted YEA on hjres140-119, which would nullify protections for approximately 225,504 acres of Minnesota National Forest lands and allow Oil & Gas mineral and geothermal leasing. Westerman voted in favor of the bill. Oil & Gas comprises 11.9% of his identifiable donor base ($0.73M, ranking #3 among his party), and Oil & Gas companies filed 17,042 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap81%
Bruce Westerman (R) voted YEA hjres131-119; Oil & Gas is their largest tracked donor sector (12%) with 17042 active lobbying filings
This joint resolution nullifies protections on 400,000 acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, reopening the area to Oil & Gas leasing and development. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR) voted YEA on hjres131-119. Oil & Gas represents 11.9% of Westerman's identifiable donor base ($730,000, ranking third among his party), while Oil & Gas companies filed 17,042 lobbying reports on related issues since 2022.
LEGISLATION
2 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Natural Resources · Chair
Transportation and Infrastructure
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Michael Cloud
R-TX · House
Oil & GasAgricultureConstruction & Engineering
Julie Fedorchak
R-ND · House
Oil & GasAgricultureElectric Utilities
Cliff Bentz
R-OR · House
AgricultureConstruction & EngineeringElectric Utilities
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
R-AR · House
AgricultureMining & MaterialsConstruction & Engineering
Jodey C. Arrington
R-TX · House
Oil & GasAgriculture
Randy K. Weber, Sr.
R-TX · House
Oil & GasConstruction & Engineering