Jessica Bell has served as the MPP for University-Rosedale since 2018. She is currently the Shadow Minister for Finance and the Treasury Board, as a member of your Official Opposition Ontario NDP caucus. Prior to being elected, she was the founding Executive Director of TTCriders - a non-profit organization that fights to improve Toronto Transit.
Previously, she was a lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University, director of the California Food & Justice Coalition and an advocate for environmental justice. She has received several leadership awards, including Toronto Community Foundation’s Vital People Award for her work in community organizing and advocacy.
Jessica lives in University-Rosedale with her husband and two children.