Trent Kelly

Biography

KELLY, Trent, a Representative from Mississippi; born March 1, 1966, Union, Miss.; graduated from Union High School, Union, Miss., 1984; A.A., East Central Community College, Decatur, Miss., 1986; B.A., University of Mississippi, University, Miss., 1989; J.D., University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss., 1994; M.A., United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pa., 2010; United States Army National Guard; brigadier general; lawyer, private practice; prosecutor, Tupelo, Miss., 1999-2011; district attorney, 2012-2015; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Alan Nunnelee, and reelected to the five succeeding Congresses (June 2, 2015-present).