Bell, Wesley

Bell, Wesley is a Democratic Representative representing Missouri, District 1. They serve on 2 committees, including House Committee on Armed Services and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

They have raised $76K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is communications/electronics, contributing $18K. Organizations spend $469.8 million lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are defense and government issues. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They vote in most roll calls, participating in 87% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 51% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

They have filed 25 stock transaction disclosures since 2007. These are required by the STOCK Act, which mandates members of Congress report securities trades. Outside groups (like Super PACs) have spent money on their races: $9.6 million spent supporting them and $1.7 million spent opposing them. This spending is independent of their campaign.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a representative. The biggest factors are outside spending on their races and lobbying activity around their committee topics.