THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Kelly's fundraising is evenly split between PAC/committee contributions and individual donors, with roughly $1.65 million from each source. Industry-tied money concentrates in defense and aerospace (21 percent), agriculture (14 percent), and legal services (12 percent), while his individual donor base shows particular overlap with lawyers, lobbyists, construction, and technology professionals. No stock trading disclosures are on file.
Raised · all cycles$3.3M▲ 13% in ’24 vs ’22#144 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share21%Defense & Aerospace
Donor-sector votes20on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Kelly (ribbon width = dollars) · right: their votes on bills classified as favoring vs limiting those sectors
“Favors / limits” is an AI classification of each bill's likely effect on the sector — a factual reading of the bill, not a claim about motive. Correlation, not causation. The named bills are in DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES? below.
DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES?
How Kelly voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 20 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Kelly's total from that donor sector — shown on each related vote, not a per-vote amount. Correlation between funding and votes, not causation; many factors shape any single vote.
TOP SOURCES
1$47K
SEEMANN COMPOSITES
employees
2$30K
CADENCE BANK PAC
PAC
3$30K
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PAC
4$30K
THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PAC
5$29K
USMI
employees
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Lobbying–Donor Overlap75%
Trent Kelly (R) voted YEA hr8289-118; Defense & Aerospace is their largest tracked donor sector (20%) with 23115 active lobbying filings
This bill extends Federal Aviation Administration programs through May 17, 2024, including unmanned aircraft systems pilot programs and airport improvement grants affecting the Defense & Aerospace industry. Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS) voted YEA on hr8289-118. Defense & Aerospace ranks among Kelly's top six donor industries at 19.7% of identifiable contributions ($0.63M), while companies in this sector filed 23,115 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap75%
Trent Kelly (R) voted YEA hr7454-118; Defense & Aerospace is their largest tracked donor sector (20%) with 23115 active lobbying filings
The bill hr7454-118 temporarily extends Federal Aviation Administration programs including unmanned aircraft systems pilot initiatives, weather reporting, and airport improvement grants affecting the Defense & Aerospace industry. Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS) voted YEA on the bill. Defense & Aerospace comprises 19.7% of Kelly's identifiable donor base ($0.63M, ranking #6 in their party), while companies in this industry filed 23,115 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
Committee–Donor Overlap71%
Trent Kelly (R) sits on the Armed Services committee overseeing Defense & Aerospace — their largest tracked donor sector (20%)
Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS) serves on the House Committee on Armed Services, which has jurisdiction over the Defense & Aerospace sector. Defense & Aerospace is Kelly's largest identifiable donor sector at 19.8% of contributions ($0.66M), ranking 10th among House Republicans in donor concentration from this sector.
LEGISLATION
1 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Agriculture
Armed Services
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Scott Franklin
R-FL · House
Defense & AerospaceAgricultureLawyers & Lobbyists
Robert B. Aderholt
R-AL · House
Defense & AerospaceAgricultureLawyers & Lobbyists
John J. McGuire III
R-VA · House
Defense & AerospaceAgricultureLawyers & Lobbyists
Cindy Hyde-Smith
R-MS · Senate
Defense & AerospaceAgricultureLawyers & Lobbyists
James R. Baird
R-IN · House
AgricultureLawyers & LobbyistsConstruction & Engineering
Dan Newhouse
R-WA · House
Defense & AerospaceAgricultureLawyers & Lobbyists