Congressional Pictorial Directory

REPUBLICAN

U.S. Representative · Mississippi 1st District

Trent
Kelly

Member of CongressCurrent Term: 2025–2027Congress.gov ↗︎Official site ↗︎

Terms served

House

Years in Congress

11.0y

Since 2015

Bills sponsored

All time

Bills cosponsored

1047

All time

Current staff

Personal office

Career staff alumni

106

Distinct people

% with party

…

Voting record pending

Chapter I

Legislative Activity

Sponsored: 67 bills all time · Cosponsored: 1047 bills all time. Showing sponsored bills in the 119th Congress.

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Chapter II

Committees

9 assignments across 1 congress

119th Congress

House

House Committee on Agriculture

Member

Forestry and Horticulture

Member

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry

Member

House Committee on Armed Services

Member

Intelligence and Special Operations

Member

Seapower and Projection Forces

Chair

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Member

Central Intelligence Agency

Member

National Security Agency and Cyber

Member

Chapter III

Office & Staff

Current personal office roster · 19 staffers · 2 interns

Staff · 19· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Amber M. Allen	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 31, 2025
Shields Elizabeth Armstrong	SCHEDULER	Feb 12, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025
Christopher S. Baylor	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2025
Aliena C. Evans	COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT	Sep 16, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025
Abbey R. Herfurth	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF	Jan 20, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Robert D. Herring	DISTRICT DIRECTOR	Apr 6, 2018 to Dec 31, 2025
Paul E. Howell	CHIEF OF STAFF	May 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2025
Jackson P. Kizer	STAFF ASSISTANT	Mar 3, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Semaj C. Martin-Redd	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Jan 20, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
J. W. McKeown	STAFF ASSISTANT	May 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025
James P. Owen	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2025
Susan A. Parker	PRESS SECRETARY	Aug 8, 2016 to Dec 31, 2025
Michael E. Patterson	DISTRICT MANAGER	Oct 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2025
Shelia Ryan	OFFICE MANAGER/CASEWORKER	Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2025
Stewart D. Samples	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Feb 19, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025
Robert B. Smith	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Mar 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2025
Hamilton C. Tacker	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jun 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Melinda L. Whited	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Feb 2, 2016 to Dec 31, 2025
Mildred G. Younger	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	May 13, 2019 to Dec 31, 2025

Interns · 2· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates	Source
Louis J. GatlinIntern	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Nov 25, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Walter T. Taylor IIIIntern	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Nov 20, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Chapter IV

Staff Alumni

Former personal office staff · 33 staffers · 73 interns

Alumni staff · 33· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Anne H. Brashier	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Dec 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Brittany A. Burnham	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jan 13, 2017 to May 31, 2018
Fraiser R. Craddock	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF	Jun 10, 2020 to Jan 19, 2025
Kathryn J. Doherty	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Oct 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2020
Madison E. Dyson	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jan 1, 2016 to Apr 15, 2016
John C. Endres	STAFF AND DIGITAL ASSISTANT	Sep 1, 2019 to Sep 19, 2019
Mary Alexandra Enlow	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Aug 5, 2019 to Mar 15, 2020
Kary Bernard Evans	CASEWORKER	Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 31, 2016
Tara L. Gaddis	SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 12, 2018
Byron A. Grubbs	DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2021 to May 26, 2025
Rodney L. Hall	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR/MILITARY LEGISLATIVE ASS	Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2022
Jillian E. Hatcher	STAFF ASSISTANT/LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Mar 14, 2023 to Nov 30, 2023
Samuel J. Hickman	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Jun 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019
Keria A. Hicks	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 30, 2016
Gabe S. Johnson	STAFF ASSISTANT	Dec 1, 2023 to Aug 9, 2024
Carolyn E. Jones	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jan 1, 2016 to Jul 31, 2016
Theodore E. Maness IV	CHIEF OF STAFF	Jan 1, 2016 to Oct 31, 2018
Anna B. May	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Jan 1, 2021 to Jun 5, 2022
Kirby Jane Miller	DEPUTY CHIEF OVER LEGISLATION	Aug 1, 2019 to Feb 23, 2020
William T. Mills Jr.	VETERANS CONSTITUENT SERVICES	Apr 1, 2019 to Apr 30, 2019
Mabel M. Murphree	DISTRICT DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 31, 2016
Anna L. Nicholas	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 5, 2017 to Dec 29, 2017
Scott T. Parkinson	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jan 1, 2017 to Jan 30, 2017
Elizabeth C. Parks	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF	Jan 1, 2016 to Mar 31, 2018
Cally M. Perkins	PRESS SECRETARY	Feb 1, 2020 to Feb 23, 2020
Whitney J. Porter	SCHEDULER/PRESS SECRETARY	Jul 1, 2017 to Apr 30, 2018
V Robert B. Smith	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	May 4, 2018 to Mar 31, 2022
Patrick J. Sowers	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 30, 2017
Walter H. Starr	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE/CASEWORKER	Jan 1, 2016 to Mar 31, 2024
Brent E. Thompson	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE/CASEWORKER	Jan 1, 2016 to Sep 30, 2016
Camille V Walker	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Apr 1, 2016 to Jan 30, 2017
William S. Weddle	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 31, 2023
Charles S. Woods	DEPUTY CHIEF OVER OPERATIONS	Aug 1, 2019 to Jun 9, 2020

Alumni interns · 73· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Branton S. Akins	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 13, 2020 to May 8, 2020
Austin T. Baker	PAID INTERN	May 14, 2018 to Jun 29, 2018
Joel A. Baldwin	PAID INTERN	May 9, 2016 to May 20, 2016
Vernon W. Barrow	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jul 6, 2020 to Sep 7, 2020
Jesseca P. Bass	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 21, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021
Kyle G. Beaudette	PAID INTERN	Apr 1, 2019 to May 10, 2019
Judson V Bristow	PAID INTERN	Jul 2, 2018 to Aug 15, 2018
Ann Hilton Buckner	PAID INTERN	Jan 8, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017
Christian J. Campbell-Carrigg	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Oct 21, 2021 to Dec 18, 2021
Bailey E. Carpenter	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 22, 2025 to Aug 8, 2025
Estrada Miguel A. Centurion	PAID INTERN	Sep 4, 2018 to Dec 14, 2018
Thomas W. Chaney	PAID INTERN	Sep 1, 2016 to Sep 30, 2016
Ryan M. Cummings	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 24, 2023 to Aug 5, 2023
Kaleb L. Digby	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 14, 2020 to Dec 18, 2020
Madeleine G. Dubard	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 20, 2022 to Jul 29, 2022
Olivia G. Fahrmann	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 18, 2021 to Apr 21, 2021
Heath B. Fisackerly	PAID INTERN	May 15, 2018 to Jun 30, 2018
Alexa H. Glissen	PAID INTERN	Jul 2, 2018 to Aug 15, 2018
Sarah E. Hamilton	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 13, 2020 to May 8, 2020
Tony L. Hannah	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 13, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024
Kaiden Harding	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 8, 2025 to Oct 12, 2025
Dillon J. Harris	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 7, 2022 to May 31, 2022
Maddilyn R. Harris	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 12, 2024 to Sep 19, 2024
Anna L. Harwood	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 17, 2022 to Nov 30, 2022
Margaret H. Hay	PAID INTERN	Jul 2, 2018 to Aug 15, 2018
Anderson E. Helton	PAID INTERN	May 15, 2018 to Jun 30, 2018
Maggie G. Houin	PAID INTERN	May 17, 2019 to Jun 25, 2019
Boyd P. Housey	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 26, 2019 to Dec 13, 2019
Teanna I. Howard	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 20, 2022 to Nov 27, 2022
Edward W. Hunter	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 13, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024
Christian L. Jackson	PAID INTERN	Jul 1, 2017 to Aug 11, 2017
Tres Jones	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 13, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024
Dillian Case Knight	PAID INTERN	Jan 6, 2016 to May 3, 2016
Kati Krishna	PAID INTERN	Jan 22, 2018 to Mar 31, 2018
David M. Lee	PAID INTERN	Feb 1, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017
Alexis C. Littrell	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 10, 2022 to Feb 13, 2022
Bryan P. Lockhart	PAID INTERN	Sep 1, 2016 to Sep 30, 2016
Jack H. Lollar	PAID INTERN	Sep 4, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Zachary M. Lyons	PAID INTERN	Oct 3, 2017 to Feb 2, 2018
Patrick C. Marlin	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 10, 2022 to May 9, 2022
Nicole A. McDonnell	PAID INTERN	Jul 9, 2018 to Aug 15, 2018
Richard O. Miles III	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 18, 2021 to Apr 25, 2021
Emily J. Mills	PAID INTERN	Jul 1, 2017 to Aug 11, 2017
John Tate C. Mitchell	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jul 2, 2019 to Aug 10, 2019
George W. Mohamed	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jul 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025
Parker R. Nail	PAID INTERN	May 21, 2018 to Jun 29, 2018
Colm Pelletier	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Dec 6, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
Jessica D. Pettis	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 10, 2021 to Jun 18, 2021
Avery K. Priest	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 14, 2024 to Aug 3, 2024
Mark A. Ray	PAID INTERN	May 15, 2019 to Jun 23, 2019
Parker Harrington Ray	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 21, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023
Anna B. Reed	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jul 1, 2022 to Jul 31, 2022
Robert T. Riley	PAID INTERN	Jun 1, 2016 to Jul 15, 2016
Ali Rizvi	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 24, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024
Daniel R. Ryan	PAID INTERN	Aug 14, 2017 to Sep 14, 2017
Katherine C. Sanders	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jul 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025
Elizabeth N. Shavers	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Nov 16, 2021 to Dec 17, 2021
Sally G. Shettles	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 21, 2021 to Jul 31, 2021
Rachel K. Shumaker	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 14, 2020 to Dec 18, 2020
Bobby G. Simmons	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jul 2, 2019 to Aug 10, 2019
Taylor M. Smith	PAID INTERN	May 9, 2016 to May 20, 2016
Phillip M. Spencer Jr.	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 8, 2023 to Nov 18, 2023
Barnabas J. Spivey	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 21, 2025 to Dec 8, 2025
Wyatt D. Stevens	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Nov 8, 2021 to Dec 18, 2021
Margaret M. Tannehill	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jul 11, 2019 to Aug 19, 2019
Wil M. Thomas	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Nov 2, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
Grace A. Troutman	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 19, 2022 to Jun 17, 2022
William R. Tucker	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 5, 2019 to Oct 31, 2019
Joshua T. Walton	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 17, 2019 to Jun 25, 2019
Allie E. Watson	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Oct 20, 2024 to Feb 13, 2025
Barrett Watts	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 15, 2023 to Aug 4, 2023
Spencer V. Woodall	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 11, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021
John G. Yoste Jr.	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 19, 2025 to Aug 8, 2025

Chapter V

Travel & Disclosures

No disclosed trips yet.

Chapter VI