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Trent Kelly

Trent Kelly

Republican · MS U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

12 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2015

  • Representative MS-1 2015–present

Background

  • role U.S. representative for Mississippi's 1st congressional district since 2015
  • role District attorney of Mississippi's 1st Judicial District from 2012 to 2015
  • background Lawyer and retired major general in the Mississippi National Guard
  • background Born March 1, 1966

Campaign finance

2020 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House MS-01 · 2026 General Election

  • $887,645 raised
  • $837,436 spent
  • $228,295 cash on hand
$887.64K
$883.21K
$398.73K
Itemized (≥ $200)$355.71K
Unitemized (< $200)$43.02K
Other committees (PACs)$484.48K
Transfers from other committees$2.67K
Offsets to expenditures$1.75K
Other receipts$17.53
$837.44K
Operating expenditures$674.44K
Contribution refunds$9.01K
Transfers to other committees$153.98K
Cash on hand$228.29K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2020 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2020)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Trent Kelly campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2016$1,104,908$950,930$146,887
2018$928,705$897,507$178,086
2020$887,645$837,436$228,295
2022$1,113,278$1,015,860$325,712
2024$1,281,874$998,728$608,859
2026$1,004,205$749,399$863,665

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 8
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 110 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 8 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 9
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Trent Kelly. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

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Committee assignments (9)

Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Kelly, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Kelly most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Kelly connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (118)

Data from Congress.gov

118
Page 1 of 5 · 118 bills
  • HJRES 209Supporting the designation of November 9 of each year as "Gold Star Father's Day".cosponsoredAug 2, 2026
  • HR 9535Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9517UNLOCK AUKUS ActcosponsoredJun 28, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 8730Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 10, 2026
  • HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HR 8330Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 15, 2026
  • HR 7678Gun Owner Registration Information Protection ActcosponsoredFeb 24, 2026
  • HR 7651Chloe Cole Act of 2026cosponsoredFeb 22, 2026
  • HR 7613ALERT ActcosponsoredFeb 19, 2026
  • HR 7230Buying American Cotton Act of 2026cosponsoredJan 21, 2026
  • HRES 993Recognizing and expressing support for the Iranian people protesting for a free and democratic Iran.cosponsoredJan 12, 2026
  • HRES 987Denouncing Nicolás Maduro's authoritarian, despotic, and murderous regime and commending President Trump for taking decisive action long called for by Members of Congress.cosponsoredJan 11, 2026
  • HR 6995To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 825 Highway 198 in Beaumont, Mississippi, as the Jeremy Malone Post Office.cosponsoredJan 8, 2026
  • HR 6277SAWMILL ActcosponsoredNov 20, 2025
  • HR 6130ASAP ActcosponsoredNov 18, 2025
  • HR 6029To amend the Bank Secrecy Act to exempt transactions with respect to cash reward payments by crime stopper organizations from certain currency transaction reports.cosponsoredNov 11, 2025
  • HRES 864Honoring the service and sacrifice of America's veterans on Veterans Day, 2025.cosponsoredNov 6, 2025
  • HR 5917To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of certain countries.cosponsoredNov 3, 2025
  • HR 5710Bridge the Gap for Rural Communities ActcosponsoredOct 7, 2025
  • HR 5468Community College Agriculture Advancement Act of 2025sponsoredSep 17, 2025
  • HRES 742Recognizing the 250th birthday of the United States Navy.cosponsoredSep 17, 2025
  • HR 5401Pay Our Troops Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 15, 2025
  • HRES 723Recognizing the 180th anniversary of the United States Naval Academy.cosponsoredSep 15, 2025
  • HRES 719Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.cosponsoredSep 15, 2025
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Committee activity

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.

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