Career
Bell served in the United States Air Force from 1981 to 2007, working as a finance officer and retiring as a Major. From 2016 to 2020, Bell represented the Virginia's 87th House of Delegates district, 87th District in the Virginia House of Delegates. In August 2018, Bell announced he would run in 2019 for Virginia's 13th Senate district, Virginia State Senate District 13, then represented by Republican Dick Black (politician), Dick Black. Bell's announcement came with endorsements from 14 elected Democrats in Virginia, including state Attorney General Mark Herring, House of Delegates Minority Leader David Toscano, and state senator Jennifer Wexton, who was subsequently elected to U.S. Congress. Bell won the election in November 2019, defeating Republican Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, Loudoun County supervisor Geary Higgins in the general election.Personal life
Bell is married to wife Margaret, who is a local realtor. They have five children and three grandchildren.References
1963 births Living people Democratic Party Virginia state senators Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Regis University alumni George Washington University alumni People from Loudoun County, Virginia 21st-century American politicians United States Air Force officers Western New England University alumni {{Virginia-VASenate-stub