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SITTING SENATOR · MISSISSIPPI · REPUBLICANSITTING SENATOR · MISSISSIPPI · REP
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Cindy Hyde-Smith has represented Mississippi in the U.S. Senate since April 2018. Chair of two Senate subcommittees: Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies.
Hyde-Smith served in the Mississippi State Senate from 2000 to 2012 and as Mississippi commissioner of agriculture and commerce from 2012 to 2018.
Hyde-Smith graduated from Copiah-Lincoln Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi. Elected to the Mississippi State Senate in 1999, Hyde-Smith represented the 39th district from 2000 to 2012. From 2012 to 2018, Hyde-Smith served as Mississippi commissioner of agriculture and commerce. Appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2018, Hyde-Smith took office on April 9. Hyde-Smith advanced to a runoff in the 2018 special election, won the runoff, and won the 2020 general election.Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Party
- Republican
- In Senate
- Since Apr 2018
- Age
- 67
- Committees
- 5 · 2 chair
- Next election
- Nov 3, 2026
- SENATE SINCE
- 2018
- COMMITTEES
- 5
- AGE
- 67
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Cindy Hyde-Smith at a glance
NET READER RATING
▼ 43 PTS IN 30 DAYS+7
▲ 39 GOOD LOOK73 VOTES34 BAD LOOK ▼
COVERAGE MIX · 17 STORIES
Click a row to open that column below.SENTIMENT BY TOPIC
NETLATEST ACTIVITY
NEWSU.S. senators defend homeschool parents' right to religious curriculum Ewtnnews · Oct 1STATED POSITIONS
2026 MS U.S. Senate class 2 general election · 2026-11-03 · No sourced statements are available for this campaign yet.
Cindy Hyde-Smith’s record in the 119th Congress
- Participation
- 98%
- ▎ SENATE MEDIAN 98%
- Missed 17 of 915 roll calls this Congress.
- Party unity
- 99%
- ▎ REP MEDIAN 100%
- Level with the median Senate Republican.
- Bipartisan bills
- 41%
- ▎ SENATE MEDIAN 43%
- Share of sponsored bills with at least one Democratic cosponsor.
- Bill success
- 13%
- ▎ SENATE MEDIAN 11%
- Out of committee or further: 4 of 32 sponsored bills.
BROKE WITH PARTY
SEP 29Cloture on proceeding: Eliminate Shutdowns ActNAY
SEP 28Amendment: To limit price increases for college athletics ticketsYEA
JAN 30Amendment: To strike the earmark for the Community and Training Center by the New Immigra…YEA
SENATE · 119TH CONGRESSCindy Hyde-Smith’s voting record
Bills sponsored by Cindy Hyde-Smith in the 119th Congress
32Sponsored
4Out of cmte
1Passed Senate
0Became law
SPONSORED · 119TH CONGRESS
Sponsored32
Out of committee4
Passed Senate1
Became law0
Plus 347 bills cosponsored this Congress.
Cindy Hyde-Smith’s committee assignments
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
CHAIR · SUBCMTESUBCOMMITTEESCommodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade (Chair)Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and BiotechnologyLivestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
Appropriations
CHAIR · SUBCMTESUBCOMMITTEESTransportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (Chair)Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesDepartment of DefenseDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related AgenciesEnergy and Water Development
SUBCOMMITTEESEnergyPublic Lands, Forests, and Mining
Cindy Hyde-Smith’s career and background
PUBLIC SERVICE · 2000 – PRESENT
OFFICE
Mississippi Senate 2000–12U.S. Senate · Mississippi 2018–
- 2018 – NOWU.S. Senate · Mississippi
- 2000 – 12Mississippi Senate
- BORN
- May 10, 1959 · Brookhaven, Mississippi
- OCCUPATION
- Politician, farmer, and lobbyist
- EDUCATION
- Copiah-Lincoln Community College · University of Southern Mississippi
2026 election: Mississippi Senate
NEXT ELECTION · CLASS II SEAT
28DAYS
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
LAST R+10.0ON THE BALLOT
PAST RESULTS
2020U.S. Senate · Mississippi54.1%
2018U.S. Senate · Mississippi · Runoff53.6%
2018U.S. Senate · Mississippi · SpecialRUNOFF41.3%
RESULTS SINCE 20182026 MISSISSIPPI SENATE RACE →STATED POSITIONS
2026 MS U.S. Senate class 2 general election · 2026-11-03 · No sourced statements are available for this campaign yet.
Cindy Hyde-Smith’s stated positions and sources
Stated positions for the campaign named below. Each summary keeps the conditions in the cited statement.
An unknown topic does not mean support, opposition, or indifference. An office statement describes what the candidate said in office; it is not automatically a campaign pledge.
How we research and check stated positions2026 MS U.S. Senate class 2 general election · 2026-11-03
Economy
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Healthcare
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Immigration
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Education
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Defense
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Climate
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Gun Policy
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Abortion
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Housing
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Voting Rights
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Crime
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Foreign Policy
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Energy
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Other
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Cindy Hyde-Smith’s campaign fundraising and spending
- RAISED · FULL ELECTION · 2021–26
- $5.5M
- CASH ON HAND
- $2.5M
- SPENT
- $1.8M
- DEBT
- $60K
WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM
- Individuals
- $1.9M · 61.2%
- PACs
- $1.1M · 36.7%
- Party
- $62K · 2%
AIPAC · 2025–26
AIPAC TRACKER →HOW WE COUNT →- THROUGH AIPAC PAC
- $223K
- Earmarked gifts · 179 donors
- $213K
- From the PAC itself
- $10K
AIPAC-BACKED SUPER PAC (UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT)
Earmarked gifts are part of Individuals above. AIPAC PAC filings through Aug 31.- SUPPORTING
- —
- OPPOSING
- —
TOP DONORS
Dreyfus, BarryUS Marine INC · PRESIDENT$8K
Mcclain, Ronald G.Mup Sonic Group · SELF-EMPLOYED$7K
Mandelblatt, EricSoroban Capital Partners Lp · MANAGING PARTNER$7K
Mandelbaltt, DanielleDmm Proprieta Management · MANAGER$7K
Singer, PaulElliott Investment Management · CO-CEO CO-CIO PRESIDENT$7K
Bakker, TaranTenax Aerospace · PRESIDENT$7K
Bakker, JenniferRetired · RETIRED$7K
Linder, JimTenax Aerospace · PRESIDENT$7K
Bradley, JacquelineRetired · RETIRED$7K
Gilliam, RichardCumberland Development · PRESIDENT$7K
Totals by donor name from itemized FEC receipts: individuals and committees that gave over $200.OUTSIDE SPENDING
- SUPPORTING
- $628K
- OPPOSING
- $2.3M
Ab PAC$0 / $1.5M
New Southern Majority Ie PAC$0 / $643K
American Mission$495K / $0
United Futures PAC$0 / $143K
Conservative Leaders Of America$134K / $0
CAMPAIGN SPENDING
Other$857K
Advertising$454K
Administrative$262K
Fundraising$5K
Contributions$5K
How to contact Cindy Hyde-Smith
WASHINGTON, D.C.
528 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510(202) 224-5054Call (202) 224-5054BROOKHAVEN
117 W. Cherokee St, Suite CBrookhaven, MS 39601(601) 748-8024Tuesday and Wednesday 8:00AM-5:00PM and by appointmentCall (601) 748-8024ONLINE
Websitehydesmith.senate.gov
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U.S. senators defend homeschool parents' right to religious curriculum
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Political climate has so soured for GOP, even Mississippi Democrats are hopeful
Hyde-Smith is defending her Senate seat as Colom and Democratic officials argue the race could become competitive.
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The Clarion-Ledger
Could Hyde-Smith's 2018 faux-pas hurt her in general election
The article considers whether Hyde-Smith’s 2018 remark could affect her reelection campaign.
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Advocate.com
Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith hides behind Capitol Police rather than answer a question about Nolan Wells
Hyde-Smith declined a hallway interview as officers moved between her and a journalist asking about Nolan Wells’s death.
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Hyde-Smith is the incumbent in the Mississippi race, and the post criticizes her record while discussing polls showing differing results.
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Times of San Diego
Ultra-rich in Congress think they can sell an affordability agenda
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith drew fire for suggesting Americans unable to afford beef 'have so many proteins to choose from'.
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