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Jessica Bell (politician)
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For the Australian author, see Jessica Bell (author).
Jessica Bell is a Canadian politician who has represented University—Rosedale in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2018, as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP).
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Jessica Bell | |
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Critic, Housing | |
Assumed office July 13, 2022 | |
Leader | Marit Stiles |
Critic, Transit | |
In office August 23, 2018 – June 2, 2022 | |
Leader | Andrea Horwath |
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for University—Rosedale | |
Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | New Democratic |
Residence(s) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Politician, community organizer |
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Bell is the Opposition Transit Critic in the legislature. Prior to being elected, she was the founding executive director of TTCriders, an advocacy group campaigning for improvements to the Toronto Transit Commission. She has a long history of community organizing and grassroots activism.
Bell has also been a lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University, and director of the California Food & Justice Coalition.[1]