Washington, D.C. - Halle Riddle, winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Mississippi's First Congressional District, traveled to Washington, D.C. this week to be recognized at the national awards ceremony. Her winning piece, Tunnel Vision, will be displayed in the Cannon Tunnel leading to the U.S. Capitol for one year. During her visit, Riddle met with U.S. Representative… Read more »
WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly announces the appointment of Henry Gaschk of Olive Branch, Mississippi, to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Each year, members of Congress may nominate candidates to the U.S. service academies. These institutions prepare young men and women to become leaders in the U.S. Armed Forces while receiving a top-tier education. Gaschk, a senior… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly is pleased to announce the appointment of Samuel Bain of Oxford, Mississippi, to the U.S. Naval Academy.
Each year, members of Congress may nominate candidates to the U.S. service academies. These institutions prepare young men and women to become leaders in the U.S. Armed Forces while receiving a top-tier education.
Bain is a… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Senator Todd Young (R-IN), Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-8), and Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS-1) re-introduced the Ship-building and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security (SHIPS) for America Act, comprehensive legislation to revitalize the United States shipbuilding and commercial maritime industries. Other… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Conner Couch to the U.S. Naval Academy. A senior at Hernando High School, Conner has earned numerous academic honors and awards in the classroom, sports, and extracurricular activities.
Conner is dedicated to community service as a volunteer for HHES Mentoring and Hernando Parks and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly is proud to announce Halle Riddle as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Mississippi's First Congressional District.
Riddle, a senior at Booneville High School, earned this honor for her drawing title Tunnel Vision, created using black charcoal and white chalk. She chose this piece to challenge herself… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) will host Academy Day 2025. This is an opportunity for Mississippi's First Congressional District parents, students, and educators to learn more about America's prestigious service academies. Representatives will be participating from the following institutions: U.S. Military Academy at West Point, U.S. Coast Guard Academy,… Read more »
Congratulations to Halle Riddle! The Booneville High School student is the first-place winner of Mississippi's First Congressional District Art Competition. Read more »
WASHINGTON - Arizona Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and SHIPS for America Act co-leads Senator Todd Young (R-IN), Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS-1), and Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-8) have released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to support shipbuilding in the United States.
"This executive order recognizes the urgent need for a… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - The Mississippi congressional delegation today shared their strong support for Governor Tate Reeves' request for a federal disaster declaration after deadly weather struck the state on March 14-15.
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., Michael Guest, R-Miss., and… Read more »
