Trent Kelly
Trent Kelly is a Republican incumbent in Mississippi's 1st district. $1.0M raised, $749K spent, $864K cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$1.0M raised
- $864K of the $1.0M raised is still unspent What this flag means
Flags are rules applied to FEC totals, not judgements. Reported
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $1,004,205 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $749,399 |
| Cash on hand | $863,664 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $0 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 60 · 6 terms · votes right of 86% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | +0.64 |
| Votes more conservative than | 86% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 569 |
Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.
Official House website · Official biography (Congress)
Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.
Financial disclosureassets $266K to $665K
Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-04-20.
Assets minus liabilities: between $166K and $635K Estimate
Assets
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2769 Hwy 145 Rental House | RP | JT | $100K to $250K |
| Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System | PE | self | $100K to $250K |
| D : PERS of Mississippi for Spouse Wheeler Tree Farm | FA | JT | $50K to $100K |
| L : Saltillo / Lee, MS, US Liberty National (life insurance policy) | WU | self | $15K to $50K |
| Money Market Account and CD at Congressional Federal Union | BA | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : 2 CD accounts totaling $3,000 and 1 Money Market account totaling $3,500 PERS of Mississippi Defined Benefit Pension Plan (Spouse's plan | PE | SP | none |
Liabilities
| Liability as filed | Amount range |
|---|---|
| JT Bancorp South Nov 1994 Mortgage on Rental Property (2769 Hwy 145, Saltillo/Lee, MS) | $15K to $50K |
| JT Community Bank Jan 2007 Personal Loan secured by Personal Residence | $15K to $50K |
Reported Parsed automatically from the official report; check the PDF for anything that matters. Values are bands, so totals are ranges. A personal residence and personal vehicles are normally not reported, and a spouse’s information is limited. Type codes: legend. Open the official report (PDF)
Public attention1,717 views in 30 days
Reported Page views of Trent Kelly on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $503,555 | 50.1% |
| PACs and other committees | $500,635 | 49.9% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $15 | 0.0% |
This raceMS-01, rank #1 of 2
Trent Kelly ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
MS-01 · Mississippi · Republican candidates · House forecasts
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official website · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H6MS01131, committee C00573980. Filed with the FEC as John Trent Kelly. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.