Rep. Bruce Westerman, who represents Arkansas’ 4th district in the U.S. Congress, recently posted a series of updates on social media highlighting local initiatives and national values.
On September 16, 2025, Westerman announced the opening of registration for the annual Congressional App Challenge, stating: “Registration is now open for students to submit their apps for the annual Congressional App Challenge! I am always excited to see the ingenuity and creativity displayed in our youth every year through this challenge. It also serves as an excellent reminder that the future is https://t.co/ziuVQeaUqL”
The following day, he discussed Hot Springs’ role as a destination for outdoor recreation and his involvement with industry leaders: “Hot Springs is an outdoor recreation destination for folks all across the country and the world. As an avid outdoorsman who loves spending time outdoors in the Natural State, I greatly enjoyed yesterday’s discussion with @ORRoundtable on how we can grow our recreation economy and https://t.co/cZyhdnUxbu” (September 17, 2025).
Later that same day, Westerman referenced foundational American principles by quoting from the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution: “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish https://t.co/bYpKK4AGjO” (September 17, 2025).
Bruce Westerman has served in Congress since replacing Tom Cotton in 2015 after previously serving in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. Born in Hot Springs in 1967—where he continues to reside—Westerman graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1990.
