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Whitley D.
O'Neal

CHIEF OF STAFFOffice of Representative Wesley Bell

Works forDWesley Bell · Democratic · Missouri 1st District

Chief of Staff for U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell (D-MO), since January 2025. Previously served as Legislative Director for Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) and Senior Legislative Assistant for Congressman Mark Takano (CA-41). Early career roles include Legislative Assistant and Legislative Correspondent for Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Constituent Services Coordinator for the Council of the District of Columbia.

Last year's salary

$185,888

Calendar year 2025

Career tenure

9.0y

9 roles tracked

Sponsored trips

6

$6,131 total

Career earnings

$867,699

Chapter I

Compensation Timeline

Summed annual salary across all tracked roles.

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Chapter II

Employment History

Roles are merged across compensation filings.

CHIEF OF STAFF
Office of Representative Wesley Bell
forDWesley Bell · Democratic · Missouri 1st District
House
Jan 3, 2025 to Present
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF & LEGISL
Office of Representative Colin Z. Allred
forDColin Z. Allred · Democratic · Texas 32nd District
House
Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 2, 2025
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF AND LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Office of Representative Colin Z. Allred
forDColin Z. Allred · Democratic · Texas 32nd District
House
Aug 1, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Office of Representative Colin Z. Allred
forDColin Z. Allred · Democratic · Texas 32nd District
House
May 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2023
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Office of Representative Nikema Williams
forDNikema Williams · Democratic · Georgia 5th District
House
Jan 3, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Office of Representative Mark Takano
forDMark Takano · Democratic · California 41st District
House
Jan 1, 2021 to Jan 2, 2021
SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
Office of Representative Mark Takano
forDMark Takano · Democratic · California 41st District
House
Apr 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2020
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
House
Jun 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
LC/SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR
House
Jan 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018

Chapter III

Earlier career

Prior roles per public sources. May overlap with employment records based on salary filings above.

Legislative Director
Office of Congresswoman Nikema Williams
Senior Legislative Assistant
Office of Congressman Mark Takano
Legislative Assistant
Office of Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
Constituent Services Coordinator
Council of the District of Columbia
Finance Director
Friends of Dorothy Brown
Claims Professional
Travelers

Chapter IV

Sponsored Travel

6 trips · $6,131 combined disclosed value.

Italy
House gift travel filing
May 27, 2025 to May 31, 2025
$960
New York, NY
House gift travel filing
Apr 14, 2025 to Apr 15, 2025
$480
Las Vegas, NV
House gift travel filing
Jan 9, 2024 to Jan 11, 2024
$2,100
Seattle, WA
House gift travel filing
Aug 10, 2022 to Aug 14, 2022
$1,854
Austin, Texas
House gift travel filing
May 4, 2022 to May 6, 2022
$737
Las Vegas, NV
House gift travel filing
Jan 7, 2020 to Jan 9, 2020
Pending