Cindy Hyde-Smith
What this job does: A U.S. Senator helps write and vote on federal laws, votes on the federal budget, and votes to approve or reject the President's picks for judges and top officials. Mississippi has 2 senators. Each serves a 6-year term.
- Current office
- U.S. Senator from Mississippi (since April 2018)
- Occupation
- U.S. Senator; family raises beef cattle
- Lives in
- Brookhaven
Background
- Graduated from Copiah-Lincoln Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi. source: hydesmith.senate.gov
- Served 12 years in the Mississippi State Senate, including eight as chair of the Agriculture Committee. source: hydesmith.senate.gov
- Elected Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce in 2011 and reelected in 2015. source: hydesmith.senate.gov
- Appointed to the U.S. Senate in April 2018 to fill the seat left by Thad Cochran; won the November 2018 special election and a six-year term in November 2020. source: hydesmith.senate.gov
- Serves on the Appropriations; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Energy and Natural Resources; and Rules and Administration committees. source: hydesmith.senate.gov
- Won the March 10 2026 Republican primary with 80.8% of the vote over Sarah Adlakha. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- Campaign site lists "Defending life and protecting the unborn." source: cindyhydesmith.com
- Campaign site lists "Stopping illegal immigration." source: cindyhydesmith.com
- Campaign site lists "Supporting our 2nd Amendment rights." source: cindyhydesmith.com
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