Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Trent Kelly
- Office
- U.S. representative for Mississippi’s 1st district
- Party
- Republican
- Hometown
- Saltillo, MS
- Born
- 1966
- In Congress
- House since 2015 · 11 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- KELLY, JOHN TRENT
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Mississippi, District 1
Official websiteFacebookX (Twitter)InstagramYouTubeFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H6MS01131 · Principal campaign committee: KELLY FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Mississippi District 1 | $1,314,373.36 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Mississippi District 1 | $1,281,874.14 | Won the general election (69.8%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Mississippi District 1 | $1,113,277.81 | Won the general election (73%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Mississippi District 1 | $887,644.57 | Won the general election (68.7%) |
Total raised$1,113,277.81
Total spent$1,015,860.19
Cash on hand$325,712.28
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$602,761.7554%
- PACs and other committees$503,123.2545%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$7,372.541%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$20.270%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture
- Forestry and Horticulture
- Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Intelligence and Special Operations
- Seapower and Projection Forces Chairman
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Central Intelligence Agency
- National Security Agency and Cyber
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
142 committees reported giving $480,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY FEDERAL PACPAC$10,000.00
- CADENCE BANK PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HIIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MISSISSIPPI FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FURTHERING AGRICULTURE FOR RURAL MISSISSIPPIANS FUND PAPAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON Company pageConnected PAC$9,500.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$9,500.00
- ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF MISSISSIPPI ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION Company pageConnected PAC$9,000.00
- EMPLOYEES OF RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$7,900.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FKA) NATIONAL BROILER COUNCIL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- SOUTHEASTERN LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$6,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- AIRBUS GROUP, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- TELAPEX INC PACPAC$5,800.00
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- ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC. PAC (ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
- OLIN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUNDPAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- RENASANT BANK EMPLOYEES' VOLUNTARY POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MAYNARD COOPER & GALE PC PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BALCH AND BINGHAM LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- OSI SYSTEMS INC PAC OSI PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED STATES PEANUT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (US PEANUT PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KRATOS PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- SAVE AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- ENTERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PACPAC$3,000.00
- AMENTUM SERVICES, INC. PAC Company pagePAC$3,000.00
- AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,900.00
- WISCONSIN PHYSICIANS SERVICE INSURANCE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,900.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- ELECT - THE PAC OF THE ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MCKESSON CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL FUNDConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ALABAMA PEANUT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, PEANUTPAC OF ALABAMAConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- COMMUNITY BANCSHARES OF MISSISSIPPI INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- LEONARDO DRS PAC Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- OSHKOSH CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PAC (OCEPAC)PAC$2,500.00
- VT HALTER MARINE INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE WENDYS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL PEANUT BUYING POINTS ASSOCIATION PEANUT BUYING POINT PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- DENBURY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AUSTAL USA LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTIEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC) Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- TEXAS REDLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) Company pagePAC$2,000.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INCCandidate committee$2,000.00
- THE GUARDIAN FUNDLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JASON SMITH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACPAC$2,000.00
- LAHOOD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- VNA HOLDING INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VG PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN EMPLOYEE PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- BUTLER SNOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,500.00
- ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (ACRE) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- COMMITTEE ORGANIZED FOR THE TRADING OF COTTON PAC OF THE AMERICAN COTTON SHIPPERS ASSOCIAT Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PACPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (GOODYEAR GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- JONES WALKER L.L.P. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AEROJET ROCKETDYNE, INC PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FARMERS' RICE COOPERATIVE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BLANK ROME PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- RICELAND FOODS, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TEXAS RICE PRODUCERS' LEGISLATIVE GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- IHEARTMEDIA INC. PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NORTH AMERICAN COAL CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMM. NACPACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GULF STATES TOYOTA INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CALIFORNIA RICE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION FUND (CALIFORNIA RICE FUND)PAC$1,000.00
- PRODUCERS RICE MILL INC PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LOUISIANA RICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC (SOYPAC)PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NATAConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN FUELS AND PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFPMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PICKERING INC PACPAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER GROUP, INC. FREEDOM PAC / ARC FREEDOM PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAFO PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- ARKANSAS RICE PRODUCERS GROUP INC PAC - AKA ARKANSAS RICE PACPAC$1,000.00
- PLAINS COTTON GROWERS INC. PACPAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WOOD-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NAMMO INC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
- NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$500.00
- COMBAT VETERANS FOR CONGRESS PACConnected PAC$500.00
- AMERICA'S FUTURE, TOGETHERLeadership PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting John Trent Kelly$902.00
- Independent expenditures opposing John Trent Kelly$0.00
- Company and union communications to members about John Trent Kelly$578.88
FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- THE GUARDIAN FUNDSupporting$902.00
The race
Mississippi U.S. House, District 1, 2022 · 2 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Trent Kelly (R) | $1,113,277.81 | $325,712.28 | 2022-12-31 |
| Dianne Dodson Black (D) | $34,342.75 | −$8,403.99 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: KELLY FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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