Politician
Trent Kelly
Republican · Mississippi · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6MS01131
Trent Kelly (Republican) raised $1.3M for the 2026 Mississippi 1st District race, $675K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$4.6M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
50%
$2.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$902
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
50% of Trent Kelly's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organized money in Congress.
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi 1st District | $1.3M | 51% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Mississippi 1st District | $1.3M | 51% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Mississippi 1st District | $1.1M | 45% | $902 / $0 | – | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Mississippi 1st District | $888K | 55% | $0 / $0 | – | $888K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.2MTrade group $474KMembership $261KOther $128KLeadership PAC $93KUnion $28KSuper PAC $15K
- The Boeing Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$40K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$30K
- Leidos Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- General Atomics Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Mississippi Power Company Federal PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Cadence Bank PACCorporate$20K
- Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (Hiipac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- ArpacMembership$13K
- Balch and Bingham LLP Federal Political CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- The Guardian Fundfor $902
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 25 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 19 times (76%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $191K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $51K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $233K$14K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $233K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $49K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $51K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $14K | Present / not voting |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $191K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $14K$61K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $61K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $14K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $61K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $14K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $108K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $26K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $108K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $14K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $5K$10K$20K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $10K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $15K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 2 of 5 key votes (40%)
On 1 vote, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 1 time and with their constituents 0. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 | 36% support ±12MS-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $14K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | Present / not votingDid not vote |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 61% support ±12MS-01 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $14K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$61K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 67% support ±12MS-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $11K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 67% support ±12MS-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $11K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 39% support ±14MS-01 · split · CES 2022 | $10K Pharma and health care wanted nay$20K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayVoters split |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 47% support ±14MS-01 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 87% support ±5Mississippi (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 87% support ±10MS-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $10K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 92% support ±4Mississippi (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Trent Kelly's 2026 campaign?
- Trent Kelly (Republican) raised $1.3M for the 2026 Mississippi 1st District race, $675K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Trent Kelly?
- Arpac ($13K), The Boeing Company PAC ($10K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), Balch and Bingham LLP Federal Political Committee ($10K), National Cotton Council of America Committee for the Advancement of Cotton ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Trent Kelly raised across elections?
- $1.3M in 2026, $1.3M in 2024, $1.1M in 2022, $888K in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.