GOTV Intel

Wesley Bell

U.S. Representative, Missouri 1st Congressional District · Democrat

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Missouri 1st Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Missouri Secretary of State — Certification of Candidates and Party Emblems, November 3, 2026 General Election (certified August 25, 2026): U.S. Representative, District 1 — 'Wesley Bell', Democratic · read Sep 24, 2026

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The District

What Missouri 1st Congressional District covers

Covers parts of St. Louis County, St. Louis city and St. Charles County.

Includes St. Louis (part), Hazelwood (part), Old Jamestown, Bridgeton (part), Maryland Heights (part), Florissant, Spanish Lake, Ferguson, University City, West Alton (part), Berkeley, Bellefontaine Neighbors and 47 more.

Map of Missouri 1st Congressional District with 943 precincts

943 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 TIGER/Line voting districts (VTD20)

Key Votes

The record

  • Current office: U.S. Representative, Missouri 1st District

    House Clerk roll-call records identify the member as B001324. 22 major 119th-Congress House votes loaded (standard set); voted against the majority of the member's own party on 1 of them. Selection, not exhaustive. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · U.S. House (official member site) · source

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 216-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 278 (2026)

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 9770 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 220-205 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 272 (2026)

    Jul 21, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · Passed, 358-32 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 224 (2026)

    Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 2 Secure America Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 214 (2026)

    Jun 9, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 2913 Ukraine Support Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 226-195 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 207 (2026)

    Jun 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 224-200 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 154 (2026)

    Apr 30, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 221-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 87 (2026)

    Mar 5, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
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  • H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Passed, 217-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 53 (2026)

    Feb 3, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 215-201 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 362 (2025)

    Dec 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 216-211 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 349 (2025)

    Dec 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4405 Epstein Files Transparency Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed, 427-1 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 289 (2025)

    Nov 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 222-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 285 (2025)

    Nov 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 231-196 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 262 (2025)

    Sep 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed, 399-12 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 218 (2025)

    Jul 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 1582 GENIUS Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 308-122 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 200 (2025) · voted against own party's majority

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3633 CLARITY Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 294-134 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 199 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 218-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 190 (2025)

    Jul 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4 Rescissions Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 168 (2025)

    Jun 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 215-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 145 (2025)

    May 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 22 SAVE Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 220-208 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 102 (2025)

    Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 217-213 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 70 (2025)

    Mar 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 29 Laken Riley Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 264-159 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 6 (2025)

    Jan 7, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • Roll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)

    Score -0.4550 over 561 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.

    OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 25
Raised
$3,569,646cycle to date through Jul 15
Cash on Hand
$1,094,094cycle to date through Jul 15
Spent
$2,989,939cycle to date through Jul 15
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jul 15
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jul 15, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

  • Berger Hirschberg Strategies$284,787.51
  • Tunlaw Strategies$90,450.72
  • The Mellman Group$86,200.00
  • Katz Compliance Llc$48,605.00
  • Outperform Strategies$43,660.92

Campaign finance — Bell For Missouri: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 15, 2026

Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance — Bell For Missouri: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 15, 2026

    Raised $3,569,645.94 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $2,989,938.68 · cash on hand $1,094,094.47 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jul 15, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $2,882,655.36 (81%); PACs and other political committees $591,795.68 (17%); Transfers from authorized committees $88,850.00 (2%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $6,344.90 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): media and advertising $1,387,228.09; fundraising $284,787.51; staff, contractors and reimbursements $241,040.76; general consulting $134,111.64; compliance and treasurer $88,505.00; polling $86,200.00.

    Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

  • Stock trades — no periodic transaction reports filed 2024–2026

    No periodic transaction reports appear in the U.S. House Clerk financial-disclosure indexes for 2024, 2025, and 2026 (searched by StateDst and surname). Index files searched as of 2026-09-24.

    Official · U.S. House Clerk

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Wesley

  • Advertising summary — for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign on Google $196,000–$238,000 (ad ranges); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $12,160. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.

    Aug 4, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)

  • Google/YouTube ads — BELL FOR MISSOURI (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (BELL FOR MISSOURI). 9 ads since Nov 2024; $196,000–$238,000 (Google creative spend ranges).

    Aug 4, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $0 supporting, $12,160 opposing, across 1 reports.

  • Working Families Party PACOpposing · $12,160

    1 report, newest Jul 30, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“The fact that we were even able to get FEMA authorized in the minority was a win in its own right.”
Wesley Bell beats Cori Bush in Democratic primary for St. Louis congressional seatAug 4, 2026 · Press · Missouri Independent · source
“Tragically, this is the first administration that picks and chooses who they're going to give resources to after natural disasters”
Wesley Bell beats Cori Bush in Democratic primary for St. Louis congressional seatAug 4, 2026 · Press · Missouri Independent · source
“These are neighbors losing coverage, families watching grocery bills climb, and people picked off our streets without so much as a semblance of due process and basic fairness. I will keep standing up to this reckless and cruel administration every single day.”
Wesley Bell beats Cori Bush in Democratic primary for St. Louis congressional seatAug 4, 2026 · Press · Missouri Independent · source
“I think it is terrible that we're seeing a redistricting war, which is essentially benefiting a few politicians. But it's hurting and silencing so many voices of folks who want to have their right to have their voice expressed in their vote.”
U.S. Rep. Bell says Voting Rights Act decision should be a wake-up call for St. LouisMay 4, 2026 · Press · STLPR · source
“I think that whenever we see politicians selecting their voters as opposed to voters selecting their politicians, I think that is inherently a problem and against our democratic values”
U.S. Rep. Bell says Voting Rights Act decision should be a wake-up call for St. LouisMay 4, 2026 · Press · STLPR · source
“I don't care what the letter is in front of your name, if there is information that will help an investigation so that we can bring justice to the survivors and victims, then that's what we need to do.”
House Oversight Committee member Rep. Wesley Bell discusses the Clintons' depositionFeb 27, 2026 · Press · NPR Morning Edition · source
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“what we're seeing is political theater. This is not a serious investigation by Republicans, and it's disappointing because there are real victims. There are real survivors who deserve justice and deserve us to do a full and transparent investigation, and that's just not what we're seeing.”
House Oversight Committee member Rep. Wesley Bell discusses the Clintons' depositionFeb 27, 2026 · Press · NPR Morning Edition · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website: https://bell.house.gov/

    Source: bell.house.gov (official House.gov site)

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Public social accounts

    X, Facebook

    Self-published · Public accounts posted by the subject

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Missouri 1st Congressional District

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Missouri 1st District — November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "Wesley Bell" (Democratic) on the MO official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · MO official election authority · source

  • Sponsored travel — New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy and Washington Institute for Education and Research

    Bosnia and Herzegovina, 9/2/2026 to 9/7/2026. Original filing, filed by Ethan Sorcher.

    Sep 2, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Congressional Black Caucus Institute

    Tunica, MS, 8/6/2026 to 8/9/2026. Original filing, filed by Wesley Bell.

    Aug 6, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Congressional Black Caucus Institute

    Tunica, MS, 8/6/2026 to 8/9/2026. Original filing, filed by Wesley Bell.

    Aug 6, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Former Members of Congress and Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA

    Japan, 6/13/2026 to 6/21/2026. Original filing, filed by Whitley O'Neal.

    Jun 13, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — American Israel Education Fund

    Israel, 2/14/2026 to 2/22/2026. Original filing, filed by Edward Zuckerbrot.

    Feb 14, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc.

    Ukraine, Poland, 8/23/2025 to 8/29/2025. Original filing, filed by Ethan Sorcher.

    Aug 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — American Israel Education Foundation

    Israel, 8/6/2025 to 8/14/2025. Original filing, filed by Wesley Bell.

    Aug 6, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Global Women's Innovation Network (GlobalWIN)

    Italy, 5/27/2025 to 5/31/2025. Original filing, filed by Whitley O'Neal.

    May 27, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Global Women's Innovation Network (GlobalWIN)

    New York, NY, 4/14/2025 to 4/15/2025. Original filing, filed by Whitley O'Neal.

    Apr 14, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • U.S. Representative · MO-01

    Democrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot

    OSINT

Not on file for Wesley yet: Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_5t6vch1vv.

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