Trent Kelly

TRENT KELLY, Republican, of Saltillo, MS; born in Union, MS, March 1, 1966; education: A.A., East Central Community College, Decatur, MS, 1986; B.S., business administration and marketing, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 1989; J.D., University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 1994; M.S., strategic studies, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA, 2010; military service: combat engineer, Mississippi Army National Guard, 1985-present (currently Major General / Assistant Adjutant General); professional history: private law practice, Saltillo, MS, 1995-99; prosecutor, Tupelo, MS, 1999-2011; forfeiture attorney, North Mississippi Narcotics Unit, 2000- 11; district attorney, Lee, Pontotoc, Alcorn, Monroe, Itawamba, Prentiss, and Tishomingo Counties, 2012-15; election history: elected to the 114th Congress on June 2, 2015, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of U.S. Representative Alan S. Nunnelee; reelected to each succeeding Congress.