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Wesley Bell

US Representative (D-MO-1)
Tracked because Sitting member of the House; tracked for votes, donor mapping, and committee oversight.
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Wesley Bell is the Democratic U.S. Representative (MO's 1st congressional district). The platform has 3 voting records on file (2025) and 34 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Facts on record30
Connections mapped55
Sources cited23
✦ Thin coverage gap +175 connected to 55 entities · only 30 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 8P 22S+14
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Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 2 elected officials hold documented connections.
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Wesley Bell has not publicly weighed in on AIPAC/United Democracy Project's role in his primary victory
Key Connections
→ Fairshake institution
opposition spending beneficiary
Fairshake, a crypto industry PAC, spent $1.4 million opposing Bell's primary opponent Rep. Cori Bush in the 2024 MO-01 Democratic primary, benefiting Bell's campaign.
→ Reid Hoffman person
donor
Billionaire Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn/Mainstream Democrats PAC) contributed to Bell's campaign.
→ Mainstream Democrats PAC organization
donor
Reid Hoffman of Mainstream Democrats PAC contributed to Bell's campaign.
→ Josh Hawley elected official
donor
Bell raised more than $65,000 from donors who also gave to Missouri Republicans including Senator Josh Hawley.
→ Eric Schmitt elected official
donor
Bell raised more than $65,000 from donors who also gave to Missouri Republicans including Senator Eric Schmitt.
← Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners organization
donor
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001016/
← Communications Workers Of America-Cope Political Contributions Committee organization
donor
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002089/
← Machinists Non Partisan Political League Of The International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace Workers organization
donor
$10,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/
Facts (30)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 171d ago · Avg age: 591d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (30)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership Rate: 53.9%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: D+29
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Racial/Ethnic Composition: 46.1% Black, 40.4% White (Non-Hispanic), 4.5% Hispanic, 3.8% Asian
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024 ACS): 752,720
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 17.0% (2024)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $60,692 (2024)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Missouri Amendment 7 — Prohibit Ranked-Choice Voting and Noncitizen Voting (2024) — passed, margin 68.4% Yes to 31.6% No (statewide)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Missouri Amendment 3 — Right to Reproductive Freedom (Abortion) (2024) — passed, margin 51.6% Yes to 48.4% No (statewide)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.11)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 - Educational Services (share 0.12)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.25)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: St. Louis Public Schools (4000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Washington University in St. Louis (16000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: BJC HealthCare (Barnes-Jewish Hospital) (31000 employees)
✓ verified Pending Review [constituency_baseline] District summary: Missouri's 1st Congressional District encompasses all of St. Louis City and much of northern St. Louis County, including Ferguson, Florissant, University City, and Maryland Heights. With a Cook PVI of D+29, it is the most Democratic district in Missouri. The district is a majority-minority district: approximately 46.1% Black, 40.4% White (non-Hispanic), 4.5% Hispanic, and 3.8% Asian. Median household income is about $60,692 (below the national median), with a 17% poverty rate and a homeownership rate of only 53.9%. The district's economy is anchored in health care, education, and retail, with major employers including BJC HealthCare, Washington University, and St. Louis public institutions. The district experiences stark economic inequality, with deep poverty concentrated in North St. Louis and parts of St. Louis County, juxtaposed against more affluent areas.
Added: 28 Apr 2026
✓ verified Primary Source Voted nay on H.R. 1 (119th Congress) (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (FY2025 Reconciliation)) on 2025-05-22: Bell voted Nay alongside every House Democrat against the GOP reconciliation bill, which he said 'guts Medicaid' and cuts SNAP. MO-01's poverty rate is 17%, well above the national average of 12.4%, and 12.5% of constituents lack health insurance — making Medicaid and SNAP cuts materially harmful to the median constituent. This vote aligned with constituent material interest and the Democratic caucus.
Date: 2025-05-22 Added: 28 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 1
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.R. 23 (Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC Sanctions)) on 2025-01-09: Bell was one of only 45 House Democrats to vote with all 198 Republicans to sanction the International Criminal Court over arrest warrants for Israeli leaders. The vote directly tracked the donor interest of AIPAC, whose super PAC spent $8.6 million to secure his primary victory. A constituent letter to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch called the vote 'unseemly after AIPAC support,' identifying the explicit donor-constituent tension.
Date: 2025-01-09 Added: 28 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 23
✓ verified Primary Source Voted nay on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) on 2025-01-07: Bell voted with the majority of House Democrats (159 out of 207) against the bill, which requires DHS detention of non-citizens arrested for theft-related crimes. While his vote aligned with the Democratic leadership position, Missouri statewide voted 58.5% for Trump in 2024 — putting Democratic members from Missouri under notable cross-pressure on immigration enforcement votes.
✓ verified Primary Source [disclosure] In July 2020, after a five-month review, Bell announced he would not charge former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the 2014 killing of Michael Brown, stating the evidence did not support prosecution. Protests erupted.
✓ verified Primary Source [platform] Bell was elected to the Ferguson City Council in 2015 and played 'a key role in implementing police and court reforms,' including officer body cameras, stronger police training, and overhaul of the municipal court system, according to his official House biography.
✓ verified Primary Source [statement] As prosecutor (2019-2024), Bell kept his pledge not to seek the death penalty, but allowed several executions to proceed unopposed and — in at least one case — failed to meet with a condemned man's daughter who sought to offer testimony challenging the conviction, according to progressive advocates and a 2024 Rolling Stone investigation.
✓ verified Primary Source [platform] Bell campaigned in 2018 for St. Louis County Prosecutor as a reformer who pledged to 'end the death penalty' and review old death penalty cases. His campaign platform in 2018 stated: 'capital punishment is expensive, ineffective at deterrence, and is also racially biased.'
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Billionaire hedge fund founder Daniel Loeb (Third Point) contributed to Bell's campaign, alongside other figures such as Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn/Mainstream Democrats PAC) and Steve Tilley (GOP former Missouri House Speaker).
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Bell raised more than $65,000 from donors who also gave to Missouri Republicans including Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt, or Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated The crypto industry PAC Fairshake spent $1.4 million opposing Bell's primary opponent, Rep. Cori Bush.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Democratic Majority for Israel PAC spent $485,000 supporting Bell in the 2024 primary.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated The United Democracy Project (AIPAC's super PAC) spent nearly $8.6 million on ads and mailers supporting Bell or opposing Bush in the 2024 MO-01 Democratic primary.
✓ verified Primary Source In the 2025-2026 cycle, Bell's campaign committee (C00842336) reported $1,268,602.67 in total contributions, including $1,019,307.00 from individuals and $249,295.67 from other committees.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated In the 2024 election cycle, Bell raised $4,748,967, with 91.71% from large individual contributions ($4,355,395) and 1.46% from PAC contributions ($69,250).
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Wesley Bell filed filing with the SEC on 2017-12-04. Accession number: N/A.
All Connections (55)
→ Fairshake institution
opposition spending beneficiary primary since 2024
Fairshake, a crypto industry PAC, spent $1.4 million opposing Bell's primary opponent Rep. Cori Bush in the 2024 MO-01 Democratic primary, benefiting Bell's campaign.
→ Reid Hoffman person
donor primary since 2024
Billionaire Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn/Mainstream Democrats PAC) contributed to Bell's campaign.
→ Mainstream Democrats PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
Reid Hoffman of Mainstream Democrats PAC contributed to Bell's campaign.
→ Josh Hawley elected official
donor primary since 2024
Bell raised more than $65,000 from donors who also gave to Missouri Republicans including Senator Josh Hawley.
→ Eric Schmitt elected official
donor primary since 2024
Bell raised more than $65,000 from donors who also gave to Missouri Republicans including Senator Eric Schmitt.
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001016/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002089/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002766/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002840/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007880/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00009936/
donor primary since 2026
$7,500 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00011114/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00012476/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00023580/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024521/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024968/
donor primary since 2026
$10,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00027359/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00029447/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00029504/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
donor primary since 2026
$7,500 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00034488/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00035451/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040998/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00072967/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00077321/
donor primary since 2026
$8,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00078451/
← Cigna Corporation PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$10,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00085316/
← Postal Supervisors PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00092957/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00093054/
← Honeywell International PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$6,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00096156/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00115527/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00134742/
← To Protect Our Heritage PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00135541/
← The Boeing Company PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00142711/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00144170/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00147512/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00188177/
donor primary since 2026
$7,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00197228/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00206136/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00219642/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00248716/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00255752/
← Leonardo Drs PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,500 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00275123/
donor primary since 2026
$6,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00281162/
← The Home Depot Inc. PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00284885/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00293910/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00342907/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00379180/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00383950/
← Herzog PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$6,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00391979/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00401687/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00409730/
← Edward Jones PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00410407/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Wesley Bell's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00424382/
Sources (23)
2018-04-09 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Wesley Bell (2018-04-09) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2020-05-22 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Wesley Bell (2020-05-22) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2017-12-04 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Wesley Bell (2017-12-04) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Wesley Bell — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2019-03-14 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Wesley Bell (2019-03-14) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2018-05-25 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Wesley Bell (2018-05-25) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Wesley Bell — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Wesley Bell — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Wesley Bell — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Constituency baseline: Ballot measure congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Constituency baseline: Dominant industry congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Constituency baseline: Top employer congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Claim: In July 2020, after a five-month review, Bell announced he would not char… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Claim: Bell was elected to the Ferguson City Council in 2015 and played 'a key r… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Claim: Bell campaigned in 2018 for St. Louis County Prosecutor as a reformer who… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Silence evidence: AIPAC/United Democracy Project's role in his primary victory congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Silence evidence: Israel-Gaza policy details during 2024 primary campaign congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Bell raised more than $65,000 from donors who also gave … discovery_scope_note Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: The United Democracy Project (AIPAC's super PAC) spent n… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: In the 2025-2026 cycle, Bell's campaign committee (C0084… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: In the 2024 election cycle, Bell raised $4,748,967, with… discovery_scope_note Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-23 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Wesley Bell not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2017-12-04 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Wesley Bell (2017-12-04) web_search Processed 📜 Receipt