Trent Kelly
U.S. Representative, Mississippi 1st Congressional District · Republican
OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Mississippi 1st Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Mississippi Secretary of State — 2026 Candidate Qualifying List · read Sep 24, 2026
Sources (1)
- Mississippi Secretary of State — 2026 Candidate Qualifying List (federal, qualifying closed 12/26/2025) and Official Results of the March 10, 2026 Federal Primary Election (nominees; no April 7 runoff held): US House District 1 — Republican Primary nominee — 35,490 votes (no runoff held) — 'Trent Kelly', Republican
The District
What Mississippi 1st Congressional District covers
Covers all of Monroe County, Marshall County, Lafayette County, Calhoun County, Itawamba County, Lowndes County, Chickasaw County, DeSoto County, Pontotoc County, Tippah County, Lee County, Tishomingo County, Benton County, Choctaw County, Clay County and 5 more; part of Oktibbeha County.
Includes Olive Branch, Tupelo, Southaven, Booneville, Columbus, Corinth, Hernando, Oxford, Horn Lake, New Albany, Senatobia, West Point and 104 more.
404 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 TIGER/Line voting districts (VTD20)
Key Votes
The record
Current office: U.S. Representative, Mississippi 1st District
House Clerk roll-call records identify the member as K000388. 22 major 119th-Congress House votes loaded (standard set); voted against the majority of the member's own party on 0 of them. Selection, not exhaustive. Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · U.S. House (official member site) · sourceH.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 — voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 216-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 278 (2026)
Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceH.R. 9770 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes — voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 220-205 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 272 (2026)
Jul 21, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceH.R. 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act — voted Yes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · Passed, 358-32 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 224 (2026)
Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceS. 2 Secure America Act — voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 214 (2026)
Jun 9, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceH.R. 2913 Ukraine Support Act — voted No
On Passage · Passed, 226-195 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 207 (2026)
Jun 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceH.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act — voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 224-200 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 154 (2026)
Apr 30, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceH.R. 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 221-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 87 (2026)
Mar 5, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
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H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted Yes
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Passed, 217-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 53 (2026)
Feb 3, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceH.R. 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act — voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 215-201 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 362 (2025)
Dec 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceH.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act — voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 216-211 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 349 (2025)
Dec 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceH.R. 4405 Epstein Files Transparency Act — voted Yes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed, 427-1 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 289 (2025)
Nov 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceH.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — voted Yes
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 222-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 285 (2025)
Nov 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceH.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 231-196 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 262 (2025)
Sep 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceH.R. 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act — voted Yes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed, 399-12 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 218 (2025)
Jul 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceS. 1582 GENIUS Act — voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 308-122 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 200 (2025)
Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceH.R. 3633 CLARITY Act — voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 294-134 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 199 (2025)
Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceH.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act — voted Yes
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 218-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 190 (2025)
Jul 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceH.R. 4 Rescissions Act — voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 168 (2025)
Jun 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceH.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Act — voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 215-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 145 (2025)
May 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceH.R. 22 SAVE Act — voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 220-208 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 102 (2025)
Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceH.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 — voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 217-213 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 70 (2025)
Mar 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceH.R. 29 Laken Riley Act — voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 264-159 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 6 (2025)
Jan 7, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · sourceRoll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)
Score 0.6360 over 569 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.
OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $1,024,951cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $863,665cycle to date through Jun 30
- Spent
- $801,102cycle to date through Jun 30
- Debts Owed
- $0cycle to date through Jun 30
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Top Payees
Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.
- Baldwin & Associates Inc$144,000.00
- Fundraising Inc$113,140.97
- National Republican Congressional Committee$93,150.00
- Direct Mail Systems Inc$20,373.85
- Ttg Tailgating & Events Llc$6,800.00
Campaign finance — Kelly For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionFinance Reports
Campaign finance — Kelly For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Raised $1,024,950.97 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $801,101.68 · cash on hand $863,664.50 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $512,778.65 (50%); PACs and other political committees $512,154.79 (50%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $17.53 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): other $232,072.76; general consulting $146,589.23; fundraising $113,140.97; staff, contractors and reimbursements $50,341.08; direct mail $24,325.71.
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionStock trades — no periodic transaction reports filed 2024–2026
No periodic transaction reports appear in the U.S. House Clerk financial-disclosure indexes for 2024, 2025, and 2026 (searched by StateDst and surname). Index files searched as of 2026-09-24.
Official · U.S. House Clerk
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
In the News
Press coverage
- Johnson, Baucom hope to unseat heavily favored incumbent Kelly in Mississippi 1st Congressional DistrictAug 26, 2026 · Press · Magnolia Tribune
Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
- Official Websitetrentkelly.house.govOfficial
- Xx.com/RepTrentKellySelf-published
- Facebookfacebook.com/reptrentkellySelf-published
- Instagraminstagram.com/reptrentkellySelf-published
- YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCtDrz-8tdg4ZgOAQHToSWaQSelf-published
Public social accounts
X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube
Self-published · Public accounts posted by the subject
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Mississippi 1st Congressional District
- Johnny BaucomLibertarian · On the 2026 ballot · Not yet in our records
- Cliff JohnsonDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the ballot: U.S. House, Mississippi 1st District — November 3, 2026 general election
Listed as "Trent Kelly" (Republican) on the MS official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · MS official election authority · sourceSponsored travel — Congressional Institute
Cambridge, MD, 8/10/2026 to 8/12/2026. Original filing, filed by Semaj Martin-Redd.
Aug 10, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of RepresentativesSponsored travel — Foundation for Rural Service, Washington Independent Telecommunications Association, and Oregon Broadband Association
Kelso, WA, Madras, OR, Portland, OR, 8/13/2024 to 8/16/2024. Original filing, filed by Semaj Martin-Redd.
Aug 13, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of RepresentativesU.S. Representative · MS-01
Republican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
OSINT
Not on file for Trent yet: Advertising, In Their Words, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_rzc4jwxee.
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