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  1. Wesley Bell

    U.S. House · Missouri – District 1

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $10,018,469

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $5.46M via AIPAC PAC ($5.44M in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $20K from the PAC itself) + $4.04M UDP ads (never given to the campaign) + $519K from other PACs

    • Voting score 50% · Israel & Gaza and war powers only (7 votes, average of 2 areas)
    • +$1.05M donor network
    • 1 AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 75%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: DMFI PAC $483,753 · NORPAC $10,000 · JACPAC $10,000 · To Protect Our Heritage PAC $10,000 · Grand Canyon State Caucus $4,000 · Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $1,000
    50%Voting score, Israel & Gaza and war powers only: the other areas have too few votes to count yet
    75%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $1.05Mgiven directly by 941 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    1AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    5%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 50% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 0% (3 votes), War powers 100% (3 votes). Not counted: 1 Speech & civil liberties vote (an area needs at least 2 votes). Higher means more often casting the scored vote: against military aid to Israel without new conditions and against ICC sanctions, for blocking arms sales, for requiring Congress to authorize war, and for civil liberties. Each area (Israel & Gaza, war powers, speech & civil liberties) counts equally, so the score is an average of areas, not the share of all listed votes.

    Contact Rep. Bell's office

    Official congressional office contacts. Congressional offices give the most weight to messages from their own constituents, so include your address. You can also reach any office through the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.

    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$5,498,810
    2. Labor unions$202,500
    3. Banks, finance and insurance$52,000
    4. Weapons makers' PACs$39,000
    5. Health insurers$37,500
    6. Drug makers$13,000
    7. Tobacco and vaping$1,000

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016. Not shown: $4,519,659 in outside spending by United Democracy Project and DMFI PAC backing them, not money given to the campaign.

    Show the full breakdown
    AIPAC PAC
    $5,457,811 ($5,437,811 earmarked, $20,000 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    United Democracy Project ads
    $4,041,905
    Other pro-Israel PACs
    DMFI PAC $483,753 · NORPAC $10,000 · JACPAC $10,000 · To Protect Our Heritage PAC $10,000 · Grand Canyon State Caucus $4,000 · Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $1,000
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $39,000: Boeing $15,000 · General Dynamics $10,000 · Northrop Grumman $7,000 · RTX (Raytheon) $3,000 · L3Harris $2,000 · Lockheed Martin $1,000 · BAE Systems $1,000
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $202,500 from 28 PACs: SMART (sheet metal, rail and transportation workers) $20,000 · Carpenters $15,000 · Machinists (IAM) $15,000 · Operating Engineers (IUOE) $15,000 · United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) $15,000 · and 23 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $52,000 from 15 PACs: America's Credit Unions $10,000 · American Bankers Association $7,500 · BlackRock $5,000 · Edward Jones $5,000 · RGA Reinsurance $4,000 · and 10 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $37,500 from 4 PACs: Cigna $12,500 · Elevance Health $12,500 · Centene $9,500 · UnitedHealth Group $3,000
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $13,000 from 4 PACs: Bayer $8,000 · Pfizer $3,000 · Amgen $1,000 · AstraZeneca $1,000
    Tobacco and vaping (PACs, separate)
    $1,000 from 1 PAC: Altria $1,000
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $1,052,167 given directly by 941 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP (2021–2026). Matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology).
    Campaign funding, 2023–26
    $8,947,909 raised · 5% small donors (under $200) · 84% large donors · 9% PACs and party · 0% own money
    Key committee seats
    Armed Services · Foreign Affairs
    Co-sponsors, bills AIPAC backed
    U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership Act
    Positions
    Co-sponsors Medicare for All · Co-sponsors a ban on members trading stocks (H.R. 5106)
    AIPAC-funded trips (AIEF)
    2025-08 (Israel)

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: none
    • 2018: none
    • 2020: none
    • 2022: none
    • 2024: $7.02M
    • 2026: $3M

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Won the Democratic primary (MO-1), Aug 4, 2026

    Primary, Aug 4, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Wesley Bell (this member)Democrat83,85359.2%
    Cori BushDSA $2,457,792 spent against by pro-Israel PACs Website (Cori Bush) FEC filing (Cori Bush)Democrat52,29936.9%
    Alissa Murphy FEC filing (Alissa Murphy)Democrat3,2612.3%
    Carl E. Harris Sr FEC filing (Carl E. Harris Sr)Democrat1,5701.1%
    Carl Earnest HendersonDemocrat7280.5%

    Certified results: enr.sos.mo.gov

    November 3, 2026 (MO-1): faces Paul Berry III (Republican), Tom Schmitz (Libertarian). Average of 4 forecasters: Solid D (read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: sos.mo.gov · kcur.org

    2028 challengers

    Sources

    Changes to this entry (5)
    • 2026-10-11: Total from tracked PACs changed from $10,023,469 to $10,018,469
    • 2026-10-11: AIPAC PAC + UDP changed from $9,504,716 to $9,499,716
    • 2026-10-09: Total from tracked PACs changed from $10,029,469 to $10,023,469
    • 2026-10-09: AIPAC PAC + UDP changed from $9,514,716 to $9,504,716
    • 2026-10-06: Total from tracked PACs changed from $10,026,969 to $10,029,469

    Changes come from new FEC filings and votes, or from method changes explained in the change log.

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2nd of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 262 others.

  1. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$5,437,811
  2. UDP ads for them$4,041,905
  3. DMFI PAC$483,753
  4. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$20,000
  5. 3 other pro-Israel PACs$15,000
  6. NORPAC$10,000
  7. JACPAC$10,000

Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.