Recent events
2025-12-31
Transactions
PRIMARY
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.
2025-05-22
Votes
PRIMARY
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'…
2025-03-18
Other facts
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[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…
2025-01-09
Votes
PRIMARY
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…
2025-01-07
Votes
PRIMARY
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…
2024-12-31
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SECONDARY
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).
2024-08-06
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SECONDARY
Democratic Majority for Israel PAC spent $485,000 supporting Bell in the 2024 primary.
2024-08-06
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SECONDARY
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.
2024-08-06
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SECONDARY
The crypto industry PAC Fairshake spent $1.4 million opposing Bell's primary opponent, Rep. Cori Bush.
2024-08-04
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PRIMARY
[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…
2024-05-07
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SECONDARY
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.
2024-05-07
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SECONDARY
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…
2020-07-30
Other facts
PRIMARY
[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…
2018-07-01
Stated positions
PRIMARY
[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…
2017-12-04
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Wesley Bell filed filing with the SEC on 2017-12-04. Accession number: N/A.
