This is one of the most strongly Democratic districts in the country. Wesley Bell, a Democrat, has taken $5,472,810 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. 2 candidates show no AIPAC-linked donations in available records, including Paul Berry, a Republican. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one Libertarian.
Key issues in Missouri
Major issues facing Missouri, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Abortion referendum — Voters will decide Amendment 3, which would replace 2024 abortion protections with a near-total ban.
Gender-affirming care ban — The same measure would add a constitutional ban on gender transition procedures for minors.
Income tax repeal rejected — Voters rejected Amendment 5, which would have phased out the state income tax, by 83%.
St. Louis tornado recovery — Rebuilding continues after the May 2025 tornado caused an estimated $1.6 billion in damage.
Rural hospital strain — Rural hospitals face financial strain as federal funding shifts threaten emergency care access.
Candidates & funding
Wesley Bell DemocratNominee
UDP-backed $686K
AIPAC-linked $5,472,810FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2024-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
UDP $685,626 backingindependent expenditures — not a donation (FEC)
2026 fundraising (FEC)$3,561,712 raised · $2,901,538 spent · $1,094,094 cash on hand through Jul 15, 2026
Focus: Holding Trump and MAGA Republicans accountable, affordable healthcare, lower costs, good-paying jobs
FEC campaign finance data through Jul 15, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Wesley Bell D
Paul Berry R
Tom Schmitz L
Raised
$3.6M
—
—
Individuals
$2.9M81%
—
—
PACs & parties
$591K17%
—
—
Self-funded
$0
—
—
Other
$95K3%
—
—
AIPAC-linked*
$5.5M
—
—
Outside spending†
$686K backing
—
—
* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Wesley Bell2164 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$3.6M
Campaign spent$2.9M
Cash on hand$1.1M
FEC 2026 through 07/15/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals81%
PACs / committees17%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
Total routed through conduits$2.1M
Share of individual giving72.5%
AIPAC PAC (aipac)$2.1M
Individuals gave through these conduits. Conduit is routing layer, not legal donor. General platforms (ActBlue, WinRed) are payment processors, not networks. How conduits work →
FINANCIAL NETWORKS
AIPAC ecosystemdocumented
Direct candidate contributions$15K
Outside support$686K
Documented financial activity$701K
Components shown separately. Not a donation total.
OUTSIDE ACTIVITY
Supporting Other$987K
United Democracy Project$686K
Unknown$301K
Independent expenditures. Not received by candidate. FEC 2026.
CONCENTRATION
Outside support / campaign spending0.3×
Descriptive only.
AIPAC's PAC$15K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Cooperative PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
PAC$8K
Individual$8K
Individual$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Showing the 50 biggest of 2164 donors. The other 2114 gave $3M combined.
Plus $91K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.