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Wesley Bell

Wesley Bell

Democratic · MO U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

2 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2025

  • background Born November 5, 1974; an attorney and member of the Democratic Party
  • role Prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County, Missouri, from 2019 to 2025, first elected in 2018
  • achievement Became the first Black prosecuting attorney in St. Louis County history
  • role Won Missouri's 1st district primary in 2024, defeating incumbent Cori Bush 51.12%-45.65%, then won the general election
  • role U.S. Representative for Missouri's 1st congressional district since 2025

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 17 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 34
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 516 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 34 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 8 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 7
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Wesley Bell. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted

Full voting record (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 of 676 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House MO-01 · 2026 General Election

  • $3,561,712 raised
  • $2,901,538 spent
  • $1,094,094 cash on hand
$3.56M
$3.47M
$2.88M
Itemized (≥ $200)$2.82M
Unitemized (< $200)$59.86K
Other committees (PACs)$590.80K
Transfers from other committees$88.85K
Offsets to expenditures$5.87K
Other receipts$472.38
$2.90M
Operating expenditures$2.77M
Contribution refunds$18.15K
Other disbursements$116.79K
Cash on hand$1.09M
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through July 15, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jul 15, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Wesley Bell campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2024$5,386,198$4,952,277$433,921
2026$3,561,712$2,901,538$1,094,094

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $69,370 ·

Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HRES 1593Recognizing the month of October 2026 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.cosponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HR 10654To ensure that a member separated from an Armed Force, solely on the basis that the member has pseudofolliculitis barbae, receives an honorable discharge and veterans benefits.cosponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HR 10640To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to establish an Urban Health Transformation Program.cosponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HR 10612To provide for the basic needs of students at institutions of higher education.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HRES 1574Expressing support for the recognition of September 27, 2026, to October 3, 2026, as "Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week".cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HR 10486Relief Without Delay ActsponsoredSep 16, 2026
  • HR 10393WIC for Kids ActcosponsoredSep 14, 2026
  • HR 10397Survivors’ Rights Restitution Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 14, 2026
  • HR 10360Safeguarding Taxpayer Investment for Executive Airlift Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 13, 2026
  • HRES 1522Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the Missouri-Panama State Partnership Program and celebrating the enduring partnership between the State of Missouri and the Republic of Panama.sponsoredSep 9, 2026
  • HRES 1528Recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September, 2026, as "National Suicide Prevention Month" as well as September 10, 2026, as "World Suicide Prevention Day".cosponsoredSep 9, 2026
  • HRES 1514Recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem, expressing support for the designation of September 8, 2026, as "988 Day" and the role of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and for other purposes.sponsoredSep 7, 2026
  • HR 10277Access to School Supplies Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HRES 1511Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families, and reaffirming the enduring commitment of the United States to never forget.cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HRES 1487Recognizing the 1960 University of Missouri Tigers Football Team for its undefeated regular season, Orange Bowl victory, and claim to the 1960 National Championship.sponsoredAug 23, 2026
  • HR 10115Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026cosponsoredAug 16, 2026
  • HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9898Transportation for Reentry ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9944TPS Review ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9849Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HCONRES 114Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9816MOMMIES ActcosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9817Justice for Incarcerated Moms ActcosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9733Interagency Council on Affordable Housing Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • HR 9694Epstein Files Transparency Act IIcosponsoredJul 14, 2026
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Committee assignments (7)

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Bell most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Bell, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Bell connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Comments

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.