Westerman Praises SCOArk Voter ID Decision

Westerman Praises SCOArk Voter ID Decision
Continues to support Act 595

HOT SPRINGS -- Former Arkansas House Majority Leader and Fourth District Congressional Candidate Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) today issued the following statement on today's decision by the Supreme Court of Arkansas to vacate a lower court ruling that struck down the state's Voter ID law:

"I am pleased to see the Supreme Court toss out the ruling that the Arkansas Voted ID law was unenforceable.  The people's representatives in the legislative branch passed this law despite the veto by the governor.  I will continue to support Act 595, which I was proud to co-sponsor, vote for, and lead the effort to override Governor Beebe's veto in order to protect the integrity of the ballot box."

About Rep. Bruce Westerman

A lifelong resident of Garland County, Rep. Bruce Westerman was Arkansas's first Republican House Majority Leader in 138 years and an architect of the House Republican SIMPLE Plan which led to the 2013 Republican takeover of the Arkansas House of Representatives.

An engineer and forester for 22 years at Mid-South Engineering in Hot Springs, Westerman is a registered professional engineer in Arkansas and six other states, and a registered forester in Arkansas. He holds a Master of Forestry degree (2001) from Yale University. In 2013, he was named Engineer of the Year by the Arkansas Society of Professional of Engineers.

Westerman graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological and Agricultural Engineering from the Univesity of Arkansas in 1990. While at Arkansas, Westerman was a four-year walk-on member of the Razorback Football Team. He received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2005 and the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2012.

Westerman is a former board member of the Fountain Lake School District and is a deacon at Walnut Valley Baptist Church. He lives in Hot Springs with his wife Sharon and their four children.

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