U.S. House · Mississippi's 1st District
Johnny Baucom
Environmental specialistLIB
- Race
- U.S. House · Mississippi's 1st District
- Result
- Trent Kelly, projected winner
- Opponents
- Trent Kelly (R); Cliff Johnson (D)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
Defending your life and property with a firearm of your choice is an inherently American right, unbarred.
Stricter gun laws
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 1
2026-11-03
| Trent Kelly R | incumbent |
| Cliff Johnson D | challenger |
| Johnny Baucom LIB | challenger |
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Defending your life and property with a firearm of your choice is an inherently American right, unbarred.
In his Ballotpedia survey he lists firearm deregulation among his policy interests and calls firearm ownership a right.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Johnny Baucom, a Libertarian environmental specialist, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Mississippi's 1st District to Trent Kelly. He describes himself as a Mississippian raised by a single mother who earned a GED through the National Guard Youth Challenge Program, served in the Army National Guard from 2014 to 2020, and later managed mechanic shops.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Baucom says he was raised in poverty by a single mother and left high school after ninth grade. He says he earned his GED through the National Guard Youth Challenge Program at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg.[2] He served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 2014 to 2020 on a six-year contract, according to his Ballotpedia survey, and says he used skills from the military to manage multiple mechanic shops afterward.[2] The Mississippi Free Press describes him as an Army National Guard veteran who works as an environmental specialist.[5] Baucom received 1.4% of the vote to Trent Kelly's 58.3%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]
In their own words
Priorities
- Says he will not approve spending increases without offsetting restrictions elsewhere or raises for Congress.[4]
- Says his first legislative target is ending the EU Deforestation Regulation as part of a deregulation push.[4]
- Lists firearm deregulation, taxation and full federal legalization of marijuana among his policy interests.[4]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Raise taxes on high earners or corporations
“Income, and property taxes are unconstitutional, and reprehensible. The full abolition of the IRS is the only proper step forward in American liberation.”[4]
In his Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026)
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/johnny-baucom
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Mississippi's 1st Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Johnny Baucom (Mississippi) · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.U.S. House · Mississippi's 1st District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 4.Johnny Baucom - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 5.Meet the Candidates for Mississippi's 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3 Elections · Mississippi Free Press · 2026-10-05 News report