Congressman Bruce Westerman, who represents Arkansas’ 4th district in the U.S. Congress, has released a statement on the death of Arkansas State Senator Gary Stubblefield. Westerman and Stubblefield began their service together in the Arkansas Legislature. Both attended the University of Arkansas and played for the Razorback football team.
“Gary and I began our service together in the Arkansas Legislature, and from the day I met him, I felt a kindred spirit. Not only did we share a similar college experience at the University of Arkansas, with both of us being former Razorback football players, but we also shared a common faith and a common worldview on the roles of the God-ordained institutions of government, commerce, family, marriage, and the church.”
Westerman added: “Gary was full of grit and relentless in standing up for his constituents and speaking out for right versus wrong. My most sincere condolences go out to all as we mourn the loss of a husband, father, grandfather, friend, champion for the state of Arkansas, and brother in Christ.”
Bruce Westerman has represented Arkansas’s 4th District since 2015 after serving four years in the Arkansas House of Representatives. He succeeded Tom Cotton in Congress that year. Born in Hot Springs in 1967, Westerman graduated from the University of Arkansas with a bachelor’s degree in 1990.
