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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
HR 6359 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act Nay Jan 22, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6359 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act Yea Jan 22, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Yea Jan 22, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Jan 22, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Jan 22, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. Nay Jan 22, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1014 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30… Nay Jan 22, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1014 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30… Yea Jan 22, 2026 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1014 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30… Nay Jan 22, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… Nay Jan 21, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6945 — Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act Nay Jan 21, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6945 — Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act Yea Jan 21, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1009 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of… Nay Jan 21, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1009 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of… Nay Jan 21, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5764 — AI for Main Street Act Yea Jan 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5763 — Main Street Parity Act Yea Jan 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2988 — Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act Nay Jan 15, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2988 — Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act Yea Jan 15, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2988 — Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act Yea Jan 15, 2026 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 Yea Jan 14, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Jan 14, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Jan 14, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 992 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7006) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30… Nay Jan 14, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 992 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7006) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30… Nay Jan 14, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4593 — SHOWER Act Nay Jan 13, 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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