Federal candidate · 2023–2024 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
- Primary March 12, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Mississippi, District 1
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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$1,281,874.14
Total spent$998,727.89
Cash on hand$608,858.53
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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$584,616.6746%
- PACs and other committees$655,195.0951%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$37,900.003%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$4,162.380%
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
164 committees reported giving $635,000.00 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.
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 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
- CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- CADENCE BANK PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC. PAC (ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- BALCH AND BINGHAM LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected 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
- FAIRBANKS MORSE, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$9,000.00
- HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HIIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$9,000.00
- CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PACPAC$8,500.00
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
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- OLIN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (OLIN WINCHESTER GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND)Connected PAC$7,500.00
- WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- UNITED STATES PEANUT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (US PEANUT PAC)PAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- TELAPEX INC PACConnected PAC$6,000.00
- BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
- AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF MISSISSIPPI ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ARPACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LEONARDO DRS PAC Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- USA RICE FEDERATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HERZOG PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- AUSTAL USA LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTIEEPAC$5,000.00
- JOBS, FREEDOM, AND SECURITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- SOUTHEASTERN LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$4,750.00
- PEOPLE PAC (PACCAR INC EMPLOYEES ORGANIZED FOR POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$4,000.00
- BLANK ROME PACConnected PAC$4,000.00
- RENASANT BANK EMPLOYEES' VOLUNTARY POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$4,000.00
- AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER GROUP, INC. FREEDOM PAC / ARC FREEDOM PACPAC$4,000.00
- NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- MATSON, INC. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$3,500.00
- NATIONAL TANK TRUCK CARRIERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- SALTCHUK RESOURCES, INC. PACConnected PAC$3,500.00
- INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- JONES WALKER L.L.P. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$3,000.00
- DENTONS US LLP PACPAC$3,000.00
- RAIN AND HAIL INSURANCE SOCIETY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$3,000.00
- CUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- VNA HOLDING INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VG PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION - SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NA-AGLIW Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FKA) NATIONAL BROILER COUNCIL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ELECT - THE PAC OF THE ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ALABAMA PEANUT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, PEANUTPAC OF ALABAMAConnected PAC$2,500.00
- K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)Connected 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
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BAYER US LLC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAYERPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PLAIN STATE PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL PEANUT BUYING POINTS ASSOCIATION PEANUT BUYING POINT PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SHIPBUILDERS COUNCIL OF AMERICA PACPAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAFO PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- C3.AI, INC. PACPAC$2,500.00
- ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ANDURIL PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- COMMITTEE ORGANIZED FOR THE TRADING OF COTTON PAC OF THE AMERICAN COTTON SHIPPERS ASSOCIAT Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CME GROUP INC. PACPAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSN. PAC (CONCRETEPAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$2,000.00
- IHEARTMEDIA INC. PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC (SOYPAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICA'S FUTURE, TOGETHERLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- GARRET GRAVES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DECIDING CRITICAL RACES PAC (DCR PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- IN THE ARENA PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- V2X, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,000.00
- CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AMENTUM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE Company pageConnected PAC$1,250.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC)Connected PAC$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
- WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (GOODYEAR GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND)PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DLA PIPER LLP (US) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TYSON FOODS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TYPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CROPLIFE AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- HEALTH & FITNESS ASSOCIATION PAC (FITPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SIEMENS CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC (MAXARPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BUTLER SNOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LOUISIANA RICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.Connected PAC$1,000.00
- HARDWOOD FEDERATION PAC, INC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP INC PACPAC$1,000.00
- WAYNE FARMS LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- OSI SYSTEMS INC PAC OSI PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DENBURY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ASSOCIATION FOR UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AUVSI PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PLAINS ALL AMERICAN GP LLC PACPAC$1,000.00
- HAWKEYE 360 EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SAAB, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SAAB PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE ARKANSAS FARM BUREAU FEDERAL AG PACPAC$1,000.00
- SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
- NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION PAC (NMPF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
- COMBAT VETERANS FOR CONGRESS PACConnected PAC$500.00
- MISSOURI FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$500.00
The race
Mississippi U.S. House, District 1, 2024 · 2 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Trent Kelly (R) | $1,281,874.14 | $608,858.53 | 2024-12-31 |
| Dianne Dodson Black (D) | $9,759.90 | −$11,755.27 | 2024-11-25 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
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Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 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).
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