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Wesley Bell

Wesley Bell

Democratic · MO U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

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

  • Representative MO-1 2025–present

Background

  • 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

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 — 2026 cycle

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions in the 2026 cycle: $69,370 ·

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 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

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

  • 30
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 500 cosponsored

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

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 30 bills sponsored

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

  • 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.

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Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

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Committee assignments (7)

Issue positions (1)

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

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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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.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

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

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

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

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 9898Transportation for Reentry ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9944TPS Review ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9849Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9816MOMMIES ActcosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9817Justice for Incarcerated Moms ActcosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HCONRES 114Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9733Interagency Council on Affordable Housing Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • HCONRES 112Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all persons of the United States, particularly persons with disabilities.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HR 9579Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization ActcosponsoredJul 1, 2026
  • HR 9517UNLOCK AUKUS ActcosponsoredJun 28, 2026
  • HRES 1391Impeaching Linda M. McMahon, Secretary of Education, for high crimes and misdemeanors.cosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HR 9494Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HRES 1384Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must urgently take all appropriate measures to guarantee civil rights and fair political representation to all Americans.cosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9432LIFT the BAR ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9374Find Our Families Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HRES 1367Honoring the tremendous effort undertaken by the good people of Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas, and surrounding communities in getting the heartland ready for the World Cup.cosponsoredJun 14, 2026
  • HRES 1368Expressing support for the designation of June 2026 as "Black Music Month".cosponsoredJun 14, 2026
  • HR 9282Encouraging Public Service in Our National Parks and Public Land ActcosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9289Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9269Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network ActcosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9246Puerto Rico Democratic Self Determination ActcosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9211Jewish American Security ActcosponsoredJun 8, 2026
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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.

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