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Trent Kelly is trading at 96% to win the MS-01 House winner? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age60 years old (Mar 1, 1966)
GenderMale
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LocationMississippi
BackgroundU.S. Representative
EducationEast Central Community College (A.A., 1986)
Notable personal detailsJohn Trent Kelly is a Republican member of the U.S. House representing Mississippi's 1st Congressional District, first elected in a June 2, 2015 special election. He previously served as district attorney for Mississippi's 1st Circuit Judicial District and worked as a prosecutor in Tupelo. Kelly served in the Mississippi Army National Guard and attained the rank of brigadier general.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Trent Kelly supports a low-rate tax code, tax cuts, and rolling back regulations to promote investment, job growth, and economic security. He has praised the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as helping families and small businesses and as contributing to a stronger economy.
Healthcare
Trent Kelly says Mississippians and Americans should be in charge of their healthcare decisions, not the federal government. He supports reform to lower drug prices and insurance premiums, while emphasizing protection of Social Security and Medicare for those who need it most. He has also backed measures to reduce health care costs and expand access in targeted ways, including rural healthcare and service-member healthcare.
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Immigration & Border
Trent Kelly has backed hardline border enforcement measures, including support for building southern border barriers and praise for a national emergency declaration at the southern border. He has also supported legislation aimed at removing violent illegal aliens and has highlighted border security provisions in his legislative work.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Trent Kelly has publicly described himself as pro-life, saying unborn lives should be protected and that protecting unborn children is a duty. He has opposed taxpayer-funded abortion and has cosponsored restrictive abortion bills including the Heartbeat Protection Act and other anti-abortion measures.
Climate & Energy
Supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy and says Americans deserve reliable, affordable energy. Opposes burdensome EPA regulation and has backed efforts to repeal rules he says raise costs and hurt jobs and manufacturing.
Public Safety & Guns
Trent Kelly says the Second Amendment is not up for debate and opposes legislation that would restrict the rights of legal gun owners. His documented positions and ratings on gun-related issues align with a pro-gun-rights stance, including high marks from NRA and Gun Owners of America and support for some law-enforcement firearm measures.
Latest News
Trent Kelly is in the news because Louisiana’s congressional map is being reshaped after a Supreme Court Voting Rights Act ruling. State officials are weighing whether to suspend the current primary and redraw districts before the next election. The timing and how the court decision will be carried out are still being reviewed.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Trent Kelly for MS-01 House winner?
President Donald Trump
Elected official
President Donald Trump endorsed Trent Kelly for reelection in Mississippi's congressional race.
Campaign Fundraising
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