U.S. House Candidate Profile

Wesley Bell

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DemocraticU.S. HouseMissouri01

Background

Wesley Jonell-Cleavon Bell (born November 5, 1974) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 1st congressional district, based in St. Louis, since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County, Missouri, from 2019 to 2025.

Bell was first elected prosecuting attorney in 2018 after defeating long-time yet controversial county prosecutor Bob McCulloch in the August 2018 Democratic primary election. He is the first African-American prosecuting attorney in St. Louis County history.

In 2024, Bell ran against and defeated incumbent Democrat Cori Bush in the primary, supported by heavy spending from pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC. In 2026, he defeated Bush by 22 points in a primary rematch.

Source: Wikipedia, "Wesley Bell" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Bell), text available under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Excerpt of the article's lead section; pronunciation guides and citation markers removed.

Last updated 2026-10-24.

Sourced summary

Wesley Bell's gender is recorded as M in the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset. unitedstates.github.io

[2025-05-13] Floor speech (extensions): [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 13, 2025)] govinfo.gov

Wesley Bell was born on 1974-11-05. unitedstates.github.io

Floor speech (house): March 26, 2026 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov

Wesley Bell served as U.S. unitedstates.github.io

“A bad situation should not define a person’s entire story. bell.house.gov

Wesley Bell is listed by the FEC as a Democrat candidate for U.S. api.open.fec.gov

Floor speech (house): July 2, 2025 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov

Finance snapshot

Wesley Bell's FEC candidate id is H4MO01134

Claim timeline

Floor speech (house): December 11, 2025 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov Retrieved 2026-05-13.

[Grokipedia: Political positions] Criminal justice reform As St. grokipedia.com Retrieved 2026-05-13.

Floor speech (house): February 12, 2026 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov Retrieved 2026-05-13.

[Grokipedia: Legal and early professional career] Private practice and civic roles Prior to entering county-level prosecutorial office, Bell maintained a grokipedia.com Retrieved 2026-05-13.

Floor speech (house): April 14, 2026 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov Retrieved 2026-05-13.

[Grokipedia: Personal background] Early life and family Wesley Bell was born on November 5, 1974, in St. grokipedia.com Retrieved 2026-05-13.

“TSA, FEMA, and CISA perform critical duties for our country, and their employees deserve to be treated fairly,” **said Rep. bell.house.gov Retrieved 2026-05-13.

Missouri Secretary of State Candidate Filing Placement lists Wesley Bell as a Democrat candidate for U.S. s1.sos.mo.gov Retrieved 2026-08-01.

Race and district

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Wesley Bell profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: incumbent. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 1289. Primary-source references 1289. First seen 2026-05-05. Last seen 2026-10-06. Profile record updated 2026-10-17.

Published claim kinds: Background 20, Positions 1, Statements 24, Finance 2, Votes 702, Controversies 10, Other sourced notes 453, ideology 3.

Other ids: Other voteview:119:22504; Bioguide B001324; Wikidata Q23806350; Vote Smart 217416; Grokipedia Wesley Bell; Ballotpedia Wesley Bell.

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