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Wesley Bell

U.S. Representative, MO-1

Democratic Missouri since Jan 3, 2025

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Representative, MO-1 current
Missouri
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District MO-1 current
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 1, 2030 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.492, social dim. 0.404. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HRES 1335 — Condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that… Nay Jun 11, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 9238 — To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and… Nay Jun 11, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8464 — Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act Nay Jun 10, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8464 — Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act Yea Jun 10, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8312 — Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act Nay Jun 10, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7892 — No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026 Nay Jun 10, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5408 — Faster Labor Contracts Act Yea Jun 9, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1140 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act. Yea Jun 9, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 2 — Secure America Act Nay Jun 9, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 2 — Secure America Act Yea Jun 9, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1140 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act. Yea Jun 9, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1345 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8312) to establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing… Nay Jun 9, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1345 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8312) to establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing… Nay Jun 9, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8428 — Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act Yea Jun 8, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8466 — TRUE Accountability Act Not voting Jun 8, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2913 — Ukraine Support Act Yea Jun 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 518 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes. Yea Jun 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8646 — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 Nay Jun 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8646 — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 Yea Jun 4, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1336 — Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. Nay Jun 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1336 — Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. Nay Jun 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 84 — Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon. Nay Jun 4, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 518 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes. Yea Jun 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 86 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with… Yea Jun 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7726 — Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 Nay Jun 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,172 recorded contributions totalling $14,634,399. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 701 of 1172 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Super PAC 172 $11,309,459 77%
Big donor 528 $1,727,195 12%
Corporate PAC 1 $6,600 0%
Unclassified 471 $1,591,145 11%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$746,000 MAINSTREAM DEMOCRATS PAC Super PAC Jul 16, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$396,873 UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') Super PAC Jun 11, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$396,873 UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') Super PAC Jun 11, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$393,154 UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') Super PAC Jun 4, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$393,154 UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') Super PAC Jun 4, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$390,178 UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') Super PAC May 29, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$390,178 UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') Super PAC May 29, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$300,000 UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') Super PAC Jul 23, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$300,000 UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') Super PAC Jul 23, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$250,000 UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') Super PAC Jun 4, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$250,000 UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') Super PAC Jun 4, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$246,000 DMFI PAC Super PAC Jul 11, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$246,000 DMFI PAC Super PAC Jul 11, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$242,689 MAINSTREAM DEMOCRATS PAC Super PAC Jul 19, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$214,953 DMFI PAC Super PAC Jul 11, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (3 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

  • Looking back on the last meeting of my inaugural Youth Council and wanted to take a moment to brag on these students. They are brilliant, hard-working young leaders, and I’m thankful to have gotten to know them through this program. Stay tuned for information about applications…
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  • Happy Juneteenth! Today we celebrate all that our ancestors have fought, bled, and died for, and we are reminded that there is still so much work to be done.
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  • It was long overdue that the words of this song finally be spoken on the House Floor of Congress. And to be clear, we are not encouraged to lift ‘some’ voices, or just ‘certain’ voices - but rather, it says boldly to: “Lift EVERY voice and sing.” Happy Juneteenth.
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  • Congratulations to President Obama on the grand opening of his Presidential Center today in Chicago. A great man and profound leader, who continues to lead by his extraordinary example.
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  • Trump’s ballroom is reported to cost $600 million, and taxpayers are funding HALF of that?! Imagine what good $300 million of your dollars could do if put toward something that ACTUALLY helps this country and its working families. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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  • The Dreamers who came to the United States as children deserve to call this country home. Instead, they're under attack by President Trump. It’s not okay. Congress needs to fight to protect the rights of these young people. On the 14th anniversary of DACA, we are reminded that…
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  • I was proud to cosponsor the Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025 last year to push for a geological study and the creation of maps depicting sinkhole zones. With this initiative, communities can stay on top of sinkhole infrastructure and prevent issues like what we're seeing in the St…
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  • I’ve been clear all along: infrastructure is critical to the safety and well-being of our community. I will continue to work with local officials and stakeholders to push for increased infrastructure upgrades. www.ksdk.com/article/traf...
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  • Just heartbreaking to hear about the skydiving plane that went down in Missouri yesterday, taking 12 lives. My heart and prayers go out to their loved ones. fox2now.com/news/missour...
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  • Scenes from my second annual Job Fair on Friday! Thank you again to everyone who came out.
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  • Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to everyone who showed up for yesterday’s Job Fair. From the 50+ vendors, to the hundreds of prospective employees, and the awesome team at Harris-Stowe, I’m proud of what we accomplished.
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  • Employers are here and ready to meet you! My second annual job fair kicks off at 10am. Come join us! bit.ly/4oiSKPA
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