Trent Kelly's Biography
- U.S. House (MS) - District 1, Republican
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (MS) - District 1
Contact Information
Office
318 North 7th Street, Suite D
Columbus, MS 39701
431 West Main Street
Suite #450
Tupelo, MS 38804
2565 Caffey Street, #200
Post Office Box 218
Hernando, MS 38632
4135 County Road 200
Corinth, MS 38834
107 Courthouse Square
Oxford, MS 38655
855 South Dunn Street
Eupora, MS 39744
2243 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
John Trent Kelly
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Sheila; 3 Children: John, Morgan, Jackson
Birth Date:
03/01/1966
Birth Place:
Union, MS
Home City:
Saltillo, MS
Religion:
Methodist
Attended, Strategic Studies, Near End South Asian Center for Strategic Studies Executive Seminar, 2013
MA, Strategic Studies, United States Army War College, 2008-2010
JD, Law, University of Mississippi School of Law, 1992-1994
BBA, Marketing/Marketing Management, University of Mississippi, 1986-1989
AA, General Studies, East Central Community College, 1984-1986
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Mississippi, District 1, 2015-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Mississippi, District 1, 2022, 2024
Member, Agriculture Committee
Member, Armed Services Committee
Member, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Chair, Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture
Member, Subcommittee on Forestry
Member, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations
Former Member, Committee on Small Business, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, House Committee on the Budget
Former Member, House Intelligence Subcommittee on Central Intelligence Agency
Former Member, Readiness Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce, United States House of Representatives
Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture, Trade, and Entrepreneurship, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Brigadier General, Mississippi Army National Guard, 1985-present
Brigadier General, United States Army, 1985-present
District Attorney, 1st Circuit Judicial District, State of Mississippi, 2012-2015
Instructor, Northeast Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Academy, 2000-2015
City Prosecutor, City of Tupelo, Mississippi, 1999-2011
Forfeiture Attorney, North Mississippi Narcotics Unit, 2000-2011
Attorney, Law Office of J. Trent Kelly, 1995-1999
Manager, McRae's Department Store, 1990-1992
Member, Saltillo First United Methodist Church, present
Awards:
Major awards include two Bronze Stars, Combat Action Badge, the DeFleury Medal, and numerous other federal and state awards.