Trent Kelly
Conservative
Republican
House Representative
Mississippi - District 1
Current Position: US House Representative MS-1
Running For: House Representative
Policy Positions
Education
- For school vouchers and letting states escape No Child Left Behind requirements
- Against restricting EPA regulatory authority; wants to 'rein in unelected bureaucrats at the EPA'
Environment
- For offshore oil and gas drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf and Eastern Gulf of Mexico
Civil Rights
- Against abortion rights; supports banning sex-selection and race-selection abortions, prohibiting federal funding for abortion, and protecting infant survivors of abortion
- Against same-sex marriage; respects faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage
Voting Rights & Democracy
- Against making voter registration easier; opposes election day holidays and same-day registration
- Against the 2020 presidential election results; signed amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania lawsuit challenging election results
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For military action against Iran and supporting presidential authority to use military force
- Against allowing DREAMer immigrants to serve in the military
- Against $60 billion military aid package for Ukraine in 2024
Public Safety
- For gun rights; supports national concealed carry reciprocity and opposes universal background checks
- Against marijuana legalization; holds a 'hard-on-drugs' stance according to NORML rating