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Trent Kelly
R · Mississippi · 2026 · IncumbentTrent Kelly is the Republican incumbent representing Mississippi's 1st Congressional District, first elected in a 2015 special election runoff, per Kelly's official House biography. Kelly served 39 years in the Mississippi Army National Guard, retiring as a Major General, and before Congress worked as a private attorney, Tupelo City Prosecutor and District Attorney for the 1st Circuit Judicial District.
Key voting record
- Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the September 2025 stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-212 in September 2025. Supported
- Voted yes on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-213 in March 2025. Supported
On the ballot
U.S. House, MS-1 · Mississippi · 2026
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