Trent Kelly
- Previous profession
- Private law practice, Saltillo, MS, 1995 to 1999; Prosecutor, Tupelo, MS, 1999 to 2011; Forfeiture attorney, North Mississippi Narcotics Unit, 2000 to 2011
- Military service
- Army National Guard, 1985 to present
- First public office
- 2012District attorney, Lee, Pontotoc, Alcorn, Monroe, Itawamba, Prentiss, and Tishomingo Counties, 2012 to 2015
- Years in public office
- 14of 41 years since 1985, the first year the biography gives for any work
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Kelly has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Kelly is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Kelly votes Yes on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Kelly votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Epstein Files Transparency Act; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Kelly votes Yes on the March 2025 full-year funding law; the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown; the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Kelly votes to cancel 21 and against cancelling 0, and did not vote on 3. The rules Kelly votes to cancel come from: Environmental Protection Agency (6), Interior: Bureau of Land Management (4), Energy (4), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2), District of Columbia government (1), Treasury: Comptroller of the Currency (1), Interior: National Park Service (1), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).
Kelly votes the same way as most House Republicans on all 57 of these Yes and No votes.
Kelly did not vote on the law that cancels a land agency decision that limited oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the law that cancels a land agency plan for northeastern Wyoming that ended new federal coal leasing in the Buffalo area and the law that cancels a land agency plan that limited oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Votes on laws that passed
Cancels a land agency decision that limited oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Cancels a land agency plan for northeastern Wyoming that ended new federal coal leasing in the Buffalo area.
Cancels a land agency plan that limited oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
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From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
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Member-requested spending
Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $28,431,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Pontotoc | Public Law 119-37 | Pontotoc, MS--City of Pontotoc City HallRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | MS | $4,400,000 |
| Choctaw County, MS Board of Supervisors | Public Law 119-37 | Choctaw County--Fire Station/EMS Building ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | MS | $3,000,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e MS City of Oxford InfrastructurEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Tishomingo County Sheriff's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Tishomingo County, MS-- Sheriff's Office Transportation & Technology EnhancementDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Prentiss County Sheriff's Department | Public Law 119-74 | Prentiss County, MS-- Sheriff's Department Equipment Upgrade ProjectDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Tupelo Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | Tupelo, MS--Tupelo Police Department Technology ModernizationDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Lee County Sheriff's Department | Public Law 119-74 | Lee County, MS--In-Car Video/ Automated License Plate Reader ModernizationDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $2,000,000 |
| Alcorn County Sheriff's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Alcorn County--Sheriff's Department: Project Technological Leap ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| City of Saltillo, MS | Public Law 119-74 | City of Saltillo Public Safety ProjectDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| DeSoto County Sheriff's Office | Public Law 119-74 | DeSoto County Sheriff's Police Modernization ProjectDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,000,000 |
Show all 15
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of West Point, MS | Public Law 119-74 | West Point Crime Prevention InitiativeDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors | Public Law 119-74 | Chickasaw County Sheriff Department COPS ProjectDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Yellow Creek Port Wharf Reconstruction and Rail ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | MS | $4,000,000 |
| Town of Mathiston | Public Law 119-75 | Water System ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MS | $4,000,000 |
| County of Pontotoc, Mississippi | Public Law 119-86 | Pontotoc County Emergency Management Operations Center Construction ProjectFEMA · Federal Assistance-EOC | MS | $2,031,000 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Campaign promises
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- Campaign website: www.kellyformississippi.com. The Federal Election Commission’s record of KELLY FOR CONGRESS gives this address.Confirmed from the official record
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Online ads
No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.
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Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Kelly's campaign reports receiving $1,004,204.69 and reports spending $749,398.72, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H6MS01131as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H6MS01131as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $1,004,204.69 | $1,281,874.14 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $749,398.72 | $998,727.89 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $863,664.50 | $608,858.53 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H6MS01131as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H6MS01131as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $487,474.36 | $550,905.00 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $16,080.29 | $33,711.67 |
| Other political committees | $500,635.03 | $655,195.09 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- KELLY FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00573980
- SOUTHERN STATES PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00778308
- TRENT'S TROOPS PAC Leadership PAC · FEC committee C00624510
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Reported stock trades
Confirmed from the official recordThe Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 lists no Periodic Transaction Report under this member's name and district.
Source: Periodic Transaction Reports filed with the Clerk of the House. The Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 was saved October 8, 2026.
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