Jessica Bell (politician)

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).

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.

Politics
In 2018, Bell was named the Ontario NDP's critic for transit. After the 2022 Ontario general election her critic portfolio changed to housing.