Trent Kelly

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Trent Kelly

U.S. Representative · MS-1 · R

U.S. Representative — MS-1 (R)

John Trent Kelly (born March 1, 1966) is an American lawyer, politician, and retired major general from the Mississippi National Guard serving as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 1st congressional district since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the district attorney of Mississippi's 1st Judicial District from 2012 to 2015. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2016–2026 cycles

$6,320,614 raised

Influence graph
Individual 50%
PAC 49%
Other

Where the $6,320,614 raised came from · FEC · 2016–2026 cycle

$6,320,614
Raised
FEC receipts · 2016–2026 cycle
$3,074,999
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2016–2026 cycles
$520,500
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 29 sources

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Other / unclassified$328,454
  • Not employed / self$59,379
  • Lawyers & law firms$32,787
  • Retired$27,325
  • Securities & investment$18,008
  • Health professionals$16,600
  • Tech$8,050
  • TV, movies & music$6,550

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • HOMEMAKER$38,400
  • SEEMANN COMPOSITES$20,800
  • HERZOG$16,500
  • HERZOG CONTRACTING CORP$16,500
  • ERGON$13,200
  • USMI$9,900
  • SHAGGY'S$6,600
  • NATALIE DONAGHUE$6,600
  • DAVIDSON BOWIE PLLC$6,600
  • TOWER LOAN$6,600

Committee assignments · 9

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
  • House Committee on Armed Services — Seapower and Projection ForcesChairman
  • House Committee on Agriculture — Forestry and Horticulture
  • House Committee on Agriculture — Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
  • House Committee on Armed Services — Intelligence and Special Operations
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence — Central Intelligence Agency
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence — National Security Agency and Cyber

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 8

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • H.R. 5468Community College Agriculture Advancement Act of 2026· Agriculture and Food
  • H.R. 3476Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025· Public Lands and Natural Resources
  • H.R. 3397Pacific Ready Coast Guard Act· Transportation and Public Works
  • H.R. 3151SHIPS for America Act of 2025· Transportation and Public Works
  • H.R. 2329Uzbekistan Normalized Trade Act· Foreign Trade and International Finance

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 31 total

People1
Organizations3
PACs / committees27

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