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Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Wesley Bell

Office
U.S. representative for Missouri’s 1st district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
St. Louis, MO
Born
1974
In Congress
House since 2025 · 1 year in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
BELL, WESLEY
Next election
Primary August 4, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Missouri with the current district highlighted

Missouri, District 1

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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · Missouri District 1IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H4MO01134 · Principal campaign committee: BELL FOR MISSOURI

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Missouri District 1$4,010,235.18General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Missouri District 1$5,386,197.60Won the general election (75.9%)
Total raised$4,010,235.18
Total spent$3,999,757.01
Cash on hand$444,399.06
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $3,218,744.83PACs and other committees: $694,795.68Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $88,850.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $7,844.67
  • Individual contributions$3,218,744.8380%
  • PACs and other committees$694,795.6817%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$88,850.002%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$7,844.670%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$99,173.333%
  • Contributions over $200$2,891,730.6497%
  • Itemized from inside Missouri$521,940.0018%
  • Itemized from other states$2,384,662.3982%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $566,636.75 · New York $475,373.07 · Florida $339,882.00 · Illinois $209,457.00 · Massachusetts $145,677.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$1.9M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $423,390.79APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $277,053.43JULY QUARTERLY: raised $262,245.10JULY QUARTERLY: spent $199,827.18OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $132,942.40OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $175,044.31YEAR-END: raised $453,978.21YEAR-END: spent $206,714.69APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $631,202.86APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $241,769.60JULY QUARTERLY: raised $1,391,422.52JULY QUARTERLY: spent $720,666.66PRE-PRIMARY: raised $266,529.98PRE-PRIMARY: spent $1,080,462.41OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $448,523.32OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $1,098,218.732025-032025-092026-032026-07

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea284
Voted nay369
Voted present2
Did not vote19 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored34
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored537

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo		PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act		PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes		PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran		PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse		PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act		PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10486 Relief Without Delay Act
    Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Latest action Sep 17, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Financial Services, …
  • H.Res. 1522 Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the Missouri-Panama State Partnership Program and celebrating the enduring partnership between the State of Missouri and the Republic of Panama.
    Introduced Sep 10, 2026 · Latest action Sep 10, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • H.Res. 1514 Recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem, expressing support for the designation of September 8, 2026, as "988 Day" and the role of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Sep 8, 2026 · Latest action Sep 8, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.Res. 1487 Recognizing the 1960 University of Missouri Tigers Football Team for its undefeated regular season, Orange Bowl victory, and claim to the 1960 National Championship.
    Introduced Aug 24, 2026 · Latest action Aug 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • H.R. 9180 CDBG–DR Automated Assessment Act
    Introduced Jun 8, 2026 · Latest action Jun 10, 2026: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4065)
  • H.R. 9011 Vacancy to Value Act of 2026
    Introduced May 22, 2026 · Latest action May 22, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Financial Services,…
  • H.R. 8846 Tornado Preparedness Act
    Introduced May 15, 2026 · Latest action May 15, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subseq…
  • H.R. 8599 St. Louis Postal Accountability and Reform Act
    Introduced Apr 30, 2026 · Latest action Apr 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.Res. 1167 Expressing support for the designation of the month of April 2026 as "Parkinson's Awareness Month".
    Introduced Apr 14, 2026 · Latest action Apr 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.Res. 1138 Recognizing the critical missions of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and expressing concern that the systematic reduction of its career workforce has undermined those missions and endangered the safety and security of United States citizens.
    Introduced Mar 26, 2026 · Latest action Mar 27, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

183 committees reported giving $649,739.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Wesley Bell$986,770.16
  • Independent expenditures opposing Wesley Bell$27,360.00

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Missouri U.S. House, District 1, 2026 · 11 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Wesley Bell (D)$4,010,235.18$444,399.062026-09-30
Cori Bush (D)$1,515,883.41$11,687.102026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: BELL FOR MISSOURI.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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