How much does Trent Kelly spend on office expenses?

Trent Kelly has spent $1,702,357 in taxpayer-funded office expenses year-to-date (through Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2025), including staff compensation, rent and utilities, travel, and other services. The full breakdown with top vendor recipients is available on this profile's Finance tab.

Where does Trent Kelly's office budget money go?

The Members' Representational Allowance (MRA) covers official office operations. The largest categories are Staff Compensation (84.9%) and Rent & Utilities (5.7%). All spending is publicly reported through the House Statement of Disbursements.

How did Trent Kelly win their last election?

Trent Kelly won the 2024 general election with 69.8% of the vote (223,589 votes), winning by a margin of 39.6 points against 1 opponent.

When is Trent Kelly up for re-election?

Trent Kelly is up for re-election in 2026. Election Day is November 3, 2026. Their current term ends January 3, 2027. They have served 6 terms in this office. All 435 House seats are up every two years.

What is Trent Kelly's current election status?

Trent Kelly's current term ends January 3, 2027. They are up for re-election on November 3, 2026. House members serve two-year terms and face election every cycle.

How much campaign money has Trent Kelly raised?

According to FEC filings, Trent Kelly has raised $869,489 in campaign funds, spent $651,580, and has $826,768 cash on hand.

What is the difference between campaign funds and office spending?

Campaign funds are raised from donors for election purposes and regulated by the FEC. Office spending (MRA) is a separate taxpayer-funded budget allocated to each House member for staff salaries, rent, travel, and official duties. The two cannot be mixed — campaign money cannot pay for official expenses and vice versa.

WTF

Trent Kelly

Republican U.S. House • Mississippi 01 · Mississippi 01

State: Mississippi
Phone: (202) 225-4306
Salary: $174,000/year
Tenure: 10 years, 11 months

1834

Recorded Votes

156

Became Law

Bills Sponsored

Call Office All Representatives

Next Election On the November 3, 2026 Ballot

Term ends: January 3, 2027 Last won: 2024 (69.8%, +39.6pt) Terms served: 6 Term length: 2 years

Trent Kelly is a Republican Representative representing Mississippi's 1st District in the 108th Congress (2003–2005). Now in their 6th term, they have cast 1834 recorded votes, seen 156 measures become law, and sponsored 26 bills. They won their 2024 election with 69.8% of the vote, a 39.6-point margin. Their office has spent $1,702,357 in taxpayer-funded expenses this period. Up for re-election November 2026.

1834 Votes 156 Laws 26 Bills Sponsored 69.8% 2024 Win 6 Terms 2026 Re-election

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109-hr366 2005-01-26 House

Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act

Became Law Nay

109-hres253 2005-05-03 House

Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

Conference Yea

109-hres228 2005-04-21 House

Honoring the contributions of Vietnamese Americans to American society over the past three decades.

Committee Yea

109-hres248 2005-04-28 House

Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 95) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010, and for other purposes.

Committee Yea

109-hres242 2005-04-27 House

Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Committee Yea

109-hres210 2005-04-12 House

Supporting the goals of World Intellectual Property Day, and recognizing the importance of intellectual property in the United States and worldwide.

Committee Yea

109-hres241 2005-04-27 House

Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 240) amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to reinstate certain provisions of the rules relating to procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to the form in which those provisions existed at the close of the 108th Congress.

Committee Yea

109-hres236 2005-04-26 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 748) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the transportation of minors in circumvention of certain laws relating to abortion, and for other purposes.

Committee Yea

109-hres235 2005-04-26 House

Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 22) expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that American small businesses are entitled to a Small Business Bill of Rights.

Committee Yea

109-hconres81 2005-03-02 House

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the two-year anniversary of the human rights crackdown in Cuba.

Committee Yea

109-hr902 2005-02-17 House

Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005

Committee Yea

109-hr748 2005-02-10 House

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act

Committee Nay

109-hres22 2005-01-04 House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that American small businesses are entitled to a Small Business Bill of Rights.

House Floor Vote Nay

109-hr6 2005-04-18 House

Daylight Saving Time bill

Became Law —

109-hres219 2005-04-19 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy.

Committee —

109-hres208 2005-04-12 House

Recognizing the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Jonas Salk, the University of Michigan, and Dr. Thomas Frances, Jr., on the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery and the declaration that the Salk vaccine was potent, virtually eliminating the disease and its harmful effects.

Committee —

109-hconres126 2005-04-06 House

Expressing the condolences and deepest sympathies of the Congress in the aftermath of the recent school shooting at Red Lake High School in Red Lake, Minnesota.

Committee —

109-hjres20 2005-02-15 House

Providing for the appointment of Robert P. Kogod as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Became Law Yea

109-hjres19 2005-02-15 House

Providing for the appointment of Shirley Ann Jackson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Became Law Yea

109-hr683 2005-02-09 House

Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006

Became Law Yea

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What The Facts Score

Measured from public voting records, Census district demographics, and CRS bill data. Not an editorial judgment — the same formula applies to every member regardless of party.

District Disconnect

Institutional Tilt

Sponsor Contradiction

100

Ghost Voting

Anomaly Complicity

Did You Know?

institutional tilt

Trent Kelly voted Yes on 10 bill(s) scored as directing more funding to institutions than to individuals (e.g. 108-hres602).

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sponsor contradiction

Trent Kelly co-sponsors Healthcare legislation but voted No on 108-hr1, which covers the same subject area.

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Institutional Tilt

108-hres602
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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108-hres356
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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108-hres298
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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108-hres663
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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108-hres427
Voted YES on institutional-leaning bill

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Sponsor Contradiction

108-hr1 — Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 NO
Sponsors Healthcare bills but voted NO on this one

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108-hr163 — Universal National Service Act of 2003 NO
Sponsors Defense bills but voted NO on this one

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108-hr760 — Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 NO
Sponsors Housing bills but voted NO on this one

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108-hr1036 — Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act NO
Sponsors Manufacturing bills but voted NO on this one

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108-hr2660 — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations NO
Sponsors Education bills but voted NO on this one

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Methodology: The WTF Score is computed from five equally-party-neutral pillars: District Disconnect (30%), Institutional Tilt (25%), Sponsor Contradiction (20%), Ghost Voting (15%), and Anomaly Complicity (10%). Each uses only public government data. Full methodology →

Sources: Congress.gov · Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · Legislative Dossier on The Honest Copy