St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell enters Missouri’s U.S. Senate race
By: Jason Hancock - June 7, 2023 7:20 am
Wesley Bell, who shocked the Missouri political establishment in 2018 by defeating a seven-term incumbent to become St. Louis County prosecutor, announced Wednesday he was running for U.S. Senate.
Bell, 48, served as a judge and public defender before being elected to the Ferguson City Council in 2015 — just months after a police officer shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown.
Three years later, he promised big changes after defeating the county prosecutor who had held the office since 1991 and did not indict the police officer who shot Brown.
Bell was handily re-elected to a second term last year. ...
Bell hopes to unseat U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican elected in 2018 seeking his second term next year.
Democrats currently hold no statewide elected office in Missouri and have won only once statewide since 2012. ...
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