BELL, WESLEY
D · house · currently seated · bioguide B001324
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- FEC candidate id
H4MO01134- Internal id
60edc516-5f45-4e22-9bbb-63e919704dc6- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MO-01. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 752,720 |
| People | Median age | 37 |
| Income | Median household income | $61,097 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $40,819 |
| Income | In poverty | 17.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.5% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.497 |
| Race | White alone | 41.9% |
| Race | Black alone | 45.6% |
| Race | Asian alone | 3.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 4.8% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 7.0% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 90.8% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 3.4% |
| Education | High school or higher | 63.4% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 38.0% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 16.9% |
| Household | Family households | 50.6% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.15 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 45.3% |
| Housing | Median home value | $179,500 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,096 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 58.9% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 7.9% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.9% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 13.1% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.9% |
| Health | With a disability | 15.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 67.3% |
| Commute | Public transit | 3.8% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 16.8% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1,903,759 | $1,100,409 | $1,237,271 | $0 | $1,459,892 |
| 2024 | $5,386,198 | $4,952,277 | $433,921 | $0 | $5,136,025 |
Elections
Committees
- BELL FOR MISSOURI — principal · type H
Recent votes
- 2026-05-15 · Cong. 119 · house roll 175
YEA on HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. - 2026-05-15 · Cong. 119 · house roll 174
NAY on HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 173
NAY on HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 172
YEA on HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 171
NAY on HR 5625 — Cashless Bail Reporting Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 170
YEA on HCONRES 75 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran. - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 169
NAY on HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 168
YEA on HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · house roll 167
YEA on HRES 1259 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People's Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping. - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · house roll 166
YEA on HRES 1251 — Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish-American community.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- sponsor · 2026-05-15 — HR 8846 — To improve tornado detection, forecasting, warning dissemination, and community resilience, and for other purposes.
- cosponsor · 2026-05-15 — HR 8866 — To amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to reauthorize the regional innovation program, and for other purposes.
- cosponsor · 2026-05-12 — HR 6976 — Duty Status Reform Act
- sponsor · 2026-02-05 — HR 7395 — NO ICE ADs Act
- cosponsor · 2026-02-03 — HR 7335 — Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in ICE and CBP Custody Act
- cosponsor · 2025-12-16 — HR 1628 — 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
- cosponsor · 2025-12-10 — HR 6397 — Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
- cosponsor · 2025-12-09 — HR 6271 — Food Bank Emergency Support Act of 2025
- cosponsor · 2025-12-04 — HR 6429 — Expanding Cybersecurity Workforce Act of 2025
- cosponsor · 2025-10-31 — HR 5732 — Keep Air Travel Safe Act
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Δ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Independent expenditures
Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).
| Cycle | Support | Oppose | IEs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,978,746 | $655,005 | 79 |
Recent (latest 25)
| Date | Spender | For / against | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') | support | $6,260 | Direct Mail |
| — | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') | support | $37,500 | GOTV Phone Calls |
| — | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') | support | $209,688 | Media Placement |
| — | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') | support | $13,297 | Media Production |
| — | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') | support | $75,000 | Media Placement |
| — | EMPOWERING BLACK AMERICANS PAC | support | $9,000 | IE-Bell-Website Production-Estimate |
| — | DMFI PAC | support | $10,000 | Estimated Digital Advertising Production: See Media Buy Pre… |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $960 | Administrative Consulting |
| — | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') | support | $53,630 | Direct Mail |
| — | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') | support | $161,250 | Media Placement |
| — | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') | support | $396,873 | Media Placement |
| — | EMPOWERING BLACK AMERICANS PAC | support | $54,050 | IE-Bell-Digital Video Advertisement Placement-Estimate |
| — | EMPOWERING BLACK AMERICANS PAC | support | $24,885 | IE-Bell-Text Message Advertisement-Estimate |
| — | EMPOWERING BLACK AMERICANS PAC | support | $10,000 | IE-Bell-Digital Video Advertisement Placement |
| — | EMPOWERING BLACK AMERICANS PAC | support | $3,400 | IE-Bell-Phone Banking-Estimate |
| — | EMPOWERING BLACK AMERICANS PAC | support | $13,500 | IE-Bell-Digital Video Advertisement Production-Estimate |
| — | EMPOWERING BLACK AMERICANS PAC | support | $52,000 | IE-Bell-Canvassing-Estimate |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $19,998 | Online digital ad buy & production costs |
| — | EMPOWERING BLACK AMERICANS PAC | support | $700 | IE-Bell-Palm Card Printing-Estimate |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $17,780 | Online video production costs |
| — | EMPOWERING BLACK AMERICANS PAC | support | $7,600 | IE-Bell-Palm Card Printing-Estimate |
| — | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') | support | $12,257 | Media Production |
| — | EMPOWERING BLACK AMERICANS PAC | support | $7,666 | IE-Bell-Canvassing-Estimate |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $7,200 | Online digital ad buy |
| — | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') | support | $250,000 | Media Placement |
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
Top individual donors (2026 cycle)
Via this candidate's principal committee BELL FOR MISSOURI.
Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.
| Donor | Employer / occupation | City, ST | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOEB, DANIEL S | THIRD POINT LLC · CEO/CIO | NEW YORK, NY | 1 | $3,500 |
| GAERTNER, MARK | MARK J. GAERTNER PC · ATTORNEY | SAINT LOUIS, MO | 1 | $3,000 |
| MIRELS, PAMELA | HEALTHCARE · HEALTH TECH | NEW YORK, NY | 1 | $2,000 |
| GLASSMAN, SHANA | N/A · NOT EMPLOYED | TARZANA, CA | 1 | $2,000 |
| KRUPP, RICHARD | PIERPOINT CAPITAL · PHYSICIAN | NEW YORK, NY | 1 | $2,000 |
| BOGARD, SCHLICHTER | SELF-EMPLOYED · ATTORNEYS | SAINT LOUIS, MO | 1 | $1,500 |
| HURST, MICHAEL | LYNN PINKER HURST · ATTORNEY | DALLAS, TX | 1 | $1,500 |
| BOCK, YALE | Y H & C INVESTMENTS · ASSET MANAGEMENT | LAS VEGAS, NV | 1 | $1,000 |
| DONNELLY, MARGARET | N/A · NOT EMPLOYED | SAINT LOUIS, MO | 1 | $1,000 |
| GREENSPAN, ALAN | SOUTHERN GLAZER'S WINE & SPIRITS · ATTORNEY | DALLAS, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| GULLER, ROBERT | BEB MANAGEMENT · REAL ESTATE | SAINT LOUIS, MO | 1 | $1,000 |
| LANDAU, ELLIS | N/A · RETIRED | LAS VEGAS, NV | 1 | $1,000 |
| NORTON, GLENN | SELF-EMPLOYED · ATTORNEY | SAINT LOUIS, MO | 1 | $1,000 |
| SMITH, MATTHEW L | WASH U PHYSICANS · PHYSICIAN | SAINT LOUIS, MO | 1 | $1,000 |
| WIGODA, GARY | N/A · RETIRED | CHICAGO, IL | 1 | $1,000 |
| WOLPERT, RANDOLPH | EIGHTFOLD RE CAPITAL · PARTNER | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | 1 | $1,000 |
| WILD, MICHAEL | ST. LOUIS COUNTY POLICE · COMMISSIONER | SAINT LOUIS, MO | 1 | $500 |
| LIPSKY, JEFFREY | N/A · RETIRED | PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS | 1 | $500 |
| SAPOSHNIK, DAN | DANALEX, INC · CEO | LAS VEGAS, NV | 1 | $500 |
| GOPHER STEVENS, SARAH | SELF-EMPLOYED · ARTIST | DANVILLE, CA | 1 | $500 |
| SANGER, BRYAN | MANDEL, MANDEL, MARSH, SUDEKUM & SANGE · ATTORNEY | CLAYTON, MO | 1 | $500 |
| WASHAM, BRECK R | BURNS & MCDONNELL · SENIOR VP/MIDWEST REGION GM | CHESTERFIELD, MO | 1 | $500 |
| JAFFE, NEIL | SELF-EMPLOYED · ADVISOR INVESTOR CONSULTANT | SAINT LOUIS, MO | 1 | $500 |
| CERVANTES, BARRY | CAMELOT LIFE COACH LLC · LIFE COACH | SAINT LOUIS, MO | 1 | $250 |
| BUTZ, STEPHEN | MISSOURI · STATE REPRESENTATIVE | SAINT LOUIS, MO | 1 | $250 |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (100)
Outbound (21)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | principal_candidate_of | BELL FOR MISSOURI | — | candidate_committees | |
| 2026-05-15 | sponsor_of_bill | HR 8846 — To improve tornado detection, forecasting, warning dissemination, and community resilience | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-15 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 8866 — To amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to reauthorize the regiona | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-12 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 6976 — Duty Status Reform Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-05 | sponsor_of_bill | HR 7395 — NO ICE ADs Act | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-03 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 7335 — Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in ICE and CBP Custody Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-12-16 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 1628 — 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-12-10 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 6397 — Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-12-09 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 6271 — Food Bank Emergency Support Act of 2025 | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-12-04 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 6429 — Expanding Cybersecurity Workforce Act of 2025 | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-10-31 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 5732 — Keep Air Travel Safe Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-10-17 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 4669 — FEMA Act of 2025 | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-06-26 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 4176 — No Secret Police Act of 2025 | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-31 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2512 — Hot Foods Act of 2025 | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-31 | spoke_in_clip | cd2786fd | — | clip | |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Health Care and Financial Services Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Oversight and Government Reform Committee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Armed Services Committee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Strategic Forces Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
Clips (2)
Quotes, press releases, and Congressional Record fragments where this entity is the subject. Source: govinfo.gov BILLSTATUS + per-source ingest pipelines.
| Date | Source | Speaker | Headline |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | GDELT | — | firstalert4.com: https://www.firstalert4.com/2026/05/18/annie-malone-may-day-celebration-shifts-downtown-festival-format/ |
| — | Congressional Record | — | NATIONAL TAXPAYER ADVOCATE ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2025 |