What party is Trent Kelly?

Trent Kelly is running as a Republican.

Who is Trent Kelly running against?

Johnny Baucom and Cliff Johnson, for Mississippi U.S. House District 1.

How much money has Trent Kelly raised?

$1.3M as of the latest FEC filings.

Should I vote for Trent Kelly?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare Trent Kelly's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.

Trent Kelly

Republican · Candidate for Mississippi U.S. House District 1 · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Moderately right, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). House roll-call votes, 119th Congress.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: moderately right.

AI read of their current public record: strongly right.

Issue by issue

Economy & taxes

Moderately right

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Voting record in Congress

In the House (119th Congress, 674 votes): missed 0.7% of votes, voted with their party 99.6% of the time.

Sponsored 8 bills (0 became law), mostly on agriculture and food, transportation and public works, public lands and natural resources.

Source: Voteview.

Funding

$1.3M raised, $18K from small donors.

Largest committee donors	Amount
American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee	$15K
THE FARM Credit Council Political Action Committee	$10K
Committee for Advancement of Cotton	$10K
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC	$10K
Fairbanks Morse, Llc Political Action Committee	$10K
Cadence BANK	$10K
THE Boeing Company Political Action Committee	$10K
Leidos Inc. Political Action Committee	$9,000

Source: FEC filings.

Endorsements

Endorsed by Donald Trump (source).

Executive branch officials: Donald Trump
Organizations: AIPAC, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

More about Trent Kelly

Campaign website · Wikipedia · FEC filings · Ballotpedia

Also running

Johnny Baucom · Libertarian
Cliff Johnson · Democrat

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Quick answers

What party is Trent Kelly?: Trent Kelly is running as a Republican.
Who is Trent Kelly running against?: Johnny Baucom and Cliff Johnson, for Mississippi U.S. House District 1.
How much money has Trent Kelly raised?: $1.3M as of the latest FEC filings.
Is Trent Kelly liberal or conservative?: On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Trent Kelly is moderately right, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
Should I vote for Trent Kelly?: SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare Trent Kelly's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.

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