# Wesley Bell

Wesley Bell is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Missouri’s 1st district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Missouri’s 1st district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001324
- FEC candidate IDs: H4MO01134, S4MO00250

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001324 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

11% of Bell’s statements criticize a policy, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 28%).

## What Bell says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,030 classified statements: 889 posts on X, 53 Congressional Record speeches, 49 press releases, 39 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bell | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.3% | 6.6% | 134 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 11.4% | 27.5% | 208 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 75.4% | 73.2% | 89 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.7% | 9.8% | 197 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 19.7% | 22.7% | 127 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 1.9% | 202 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 23% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 21% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 15% (House Democrats 16%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (House Democrats 20%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (House Democrats 8.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.46 (standard error 0.01), from 5,092 donors and 653 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.1% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 97.8% (96.4%). 14 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 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 · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted not voting · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 34 bills: 34 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 537. 2.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 115 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10486: Relief Without Delay Act (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10486
- 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… (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1522
- 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… (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1514
- 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… (in committee, 2026-08-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1487
- H.R. 9180: CDBG–DR Automated Assessment Act (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9180
- H.R. 9011: Vacancy to Value Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9011
- H.R. 8846: Tornado Preparedness Act (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8846
- H.R. 8599: St. Louis Postal Accountability and Reform Act (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8599
- H.Res. 1167: Expressing support for the designation of the month of April 2026 as "Parkinson's Awareness Month". (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1167
- H.Res. 1138: Recognizing the critical missions of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the… (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1138

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $4.0M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 2.6% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 18% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepWesleyBellMO/status/2114508155183063219
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWesleyBellMO/status/2114755909737910342
- 2026-10-26 · Press release · Representatives Bell & Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Establish a National Day of the Deployed · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://bell.house.gov/media/press-releases/representatives-bell-bacon-introduce-bipartisan-resolution-establish-national
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepWesleyBellMO/status/2114014273143808452
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepWesleyBellMO/status/2113653786233516150
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWesleyBellMO/status/2113698268152553678
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepWesleyBellMO/status/2113316006605254909
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWesleyBellMO/status/2113341046834733089
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepWesleyBellMO/status/2112914441167606109
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepWesleyBellMO/status/2113027100320141805

## Links

- Official site: https://bell.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepWesleyBellMO
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/61571538239904
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001324

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001324