# Trent Kelly

Trent Kelly is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Mississippi’s 1st district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Mississippi’s 1st district
- Serving since: 2015-06-09
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: K000388
- FEC candidate IDs: H6MS01131

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000388 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

3.8% of Kelly’s statements criticize a policy, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (average 15%).

## What Kelly says (119th Congress (2025–27))

264 classified statements: 163 posts on X, 42 newsletters, 38 press releases, 21 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kelly | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.1% | 216 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 3.8% | 15.1% | 218 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 59.9% | 67.7% | 181 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 11.0% | 8.9% | 63 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 34.8% | 37.4% | 133 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 3.0% | 199 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 68% (House Republicans 24%); Education 31% (House Republicans 8.5%); Agriculture and Food 20% (House Republicans 9.0%); Commerce 20% (House Republicans 9.1%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.10 (standard error 0.01), from 1,332 donors and 6,004 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 66% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.5% (97.1%). 5 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 118. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 211 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 5468: Community College Agriculture Advancement Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5468
- H.R. 3476: Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-05-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3476
- H.R. 3397: Pacific Ready Coast Guard Act (in committee, 2025-05-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3397
- H.R. 3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-05-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3151
- H.R. 2329: Uzbekistan Normalized Trade Act (in committee, 2025-03-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2329
- H.R. 1571: Bureaucratic Labor Adjustment and Downsizing Effort Act (in committee, 2025-02-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1571
- H.R. 1170: Congressional Access to Military Posts Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-02-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1170
- H.R. 622: To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase funding for the conservation stewardship program, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2025-02-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/622
- H.R. 10493: SHIPS for America Act of 2024 (in committee, 2024-12-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/10493
- H.R. 10045: Farmer Assistance and Revenue Mitigation Act of 2024 (in committee, 2024-11-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/10045

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.3M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 2.8% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 56% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTrentKelly/status/2113378426040021231
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTrentKelly/status/2112655733749903396
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTrentKelly/status/2110093237356798011
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTrentKelly/status/2107562434378510763
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTrentKelly/status/2100992500844417302
- 2026-09-18 · Newsletter · Update from Congressman Trent Kelly · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTrentKelly/status/2098573736475537542
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTrentKelly/status/2097787641638904310
- 2026-09-01 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-01
- 2026-09-01 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-01

## Links

- Official site: https://trentkelly.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepTrentKelly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reptrentkelly
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reptrentkelly
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000388

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000388