Current Position: US Representative of MS 1st District since 2015
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: District Attorney for Mississippi’s 1st Judicial District from 2012 – 2015
Other Positions: Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee – House Armed Services Committee
District: northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, Tupelo, and West Point. The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) is in the district.
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After law school, Kelly worked in private practice until 1999, when he became a city prosecutor in Tupelo. He was elected district attorney in 2011, defeating a nine-term Democratic incumbent.
In 1990, Kelly mobilized for Operation Desert Storm as a second lieutenant engineer officer. In 2005, Kelly deployed as a major during the Iraq War with the 155th Brigade as the Operations Officer of the 150th Engineer Battalion. From 2009 to 2010, he deployed as a lieutenant colonel to Iraq as the Battalion Commander of Task Force Knight of the 155th Brigade Combat Team and commanded over 670 troops from Mississippi, Ohio, and Kentucky.
Featured Quote:
I support the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act discharge petition led by @SteveScalise, @RepAnnWagner, and @RepKatCammack. Time to bring H.R. 619 to the floor for a vote. #MS01
U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly on why he trusts Uzbekistan
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