Wesley Bell Becomes First African American Prosecuting Attorney for St. Louis County, Missouri Timelines: History of University of Missouri School of Law

Wesley Bell is the Prosecuting Attorney for St. Louis County, Missouri. He was sworn in to office  on January 1st, 2019 and is the first African American to serve in this position. Elected in a 2018 landslide, Wesley ran a vigorous grassroots campaign to unseat a 28 year incumbent by a 14 point margin.