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Cindy Hyde-Smith

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican · MS U.S. SenatorCandidate 2026

9 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2018

  • role Junior United States senator from Mississippi since 2018
  • achievement First woman to represent Mississippi in Congress
  • achievement Served as Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce from 2012 to 2018, the first woman elected to that office
  • role Served in the Mississippi State Senate from 2000 to 2012
  • background Elected as a Democrat in 1999, she switched to the Republican Party in 2010
  • background Born in Brookhaven, Mississippi

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 97.8%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 46 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 47
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 341 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 47 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 25 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 17
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Cindy Hyde-Smith. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from senate.gov roll-call records

97.8%
of Senate roll calls voted

Full voting record (46 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 46 of 915 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. Senate MS · 2026 General Election

  • $3,825,455 raised
  • $1,759,323 spent
  • $2,535,896 cash on hand
$3.83M
$3.05M
$1.87M
Itemized (≥ $200)$1.77M
Unitemized (< $200)$98.64K
Party committees$62.00K
Other committees (PACs)$1.12M
Transfers from other committees$775.76K
Other receipts$202.80
$1.76M
Operating expenditures$1.72M
Contribution refunds$24.50K
Other disbursements$12.00K
Cash on hand$2.54M
Debts owed by committee$60.00K

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Cindy Hyde-Smith campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2018$5,545,933$5,492,019$53,914
2020$3,405,294$3,290,666$168,543
2022$882,283$731,239$319,586
2024$750,574$593,396$476,764
2026$3,825,455$1,759,323$2,535,896

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $46,241 ·

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • Employer not reported $81,880
  • SEEMANN COMPOSITES $20,300
  • BGR GROUP $7,500
  • HORNE $6,871
  • HOUSEWIFE $6,600
  • SEEMANN COMPOSITES INC $6,600
  • KEY SQUARE GROUP $6,600
  • GULFPORT MEMORIAL $6,600
  • HIGH PLAINS ACRES LLP $6,600
  • CASTLE HARLAN $6,600

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $133,948 supporting · $1,499,050 opposing · 3 outside groups
  • 2024 cycle $0 supporting · $10,000 opposing · 1 outside group

See the outside-money leaderboard →

Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • SRES 945A resolution designating November 7, 2026, as "National Bison Day".cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • SRES 934A resolution designating October 10, 2026, as "American Girls in Sports Day".cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • S 5613A bill to increase the rate of duty on shrimp originating from Ecuador, and for other purposes.sponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • SRES 940A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month" in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the need for research, early detection methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell disease and conditions related to sickle cell disease.cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • SRES 923A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 4 through October 10, 2026, as "National 4-H Week".cosponsoredSep 28, 2026
  • SRES 914A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Cholesterol Education Month" and September 30, 2026, as "LDL-C Awareness Day".sponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • SRES 912A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment and its enduring legacy of saving the lives of more than 2,600,000 unborn children and respecting the conscience rights of the American people.cosponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • SRES 913A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.cosponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • SRES 902A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 20 through September 26, 2026, as "Telehealth Awareness Week".cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • SRES 904A resolution designating the week of September 20 through September 27, 2026, as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week".sponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • SRES 897A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.cosponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • SRES 894A resolution designating September 25, 2026, as "National Ataxia Awareness Day", and raising awareness of ataxia, ataxia research, and the search for a cure.sponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • SRES 891A resolution designating the week of September 27, 2026, through October 3, 2026, as "Religious Education Week" to celebrate religious education in the United States.cosponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • SRES 862A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Dolly Parton, a daughter of Tennessee whose extraordinary contributions to music, philanthropy, literacy, education, health, conservation, and culture enriched the lives of countless Americans.cosponsoredSep 16, 2026
  • SRES 856A resolution supporting the designation of September 19, 2026, as "National Stillbirth Prevention and Awareness Day", recognizing tens of thousands of families in the United States that have endured a stillbirth, and seizing the opportunity to keep other families from experiencing the same tragedy.cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • S 5364Rural Mothers and Fathers Choice ActsponsoredAug 6, 2026
  • S 5332Cooperative Institute Act of 2026cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • S 5322Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Improvement ActsponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • SRES 834A resolution honoring and commending the 100th anniversary of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • SRES 837A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • S 5341Strengthening Coast Guard Communities Act of 2026cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • S 5337Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2026cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • SRES 831A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of Northwest Mississippi Community College and celebrating a century of educational excellence, workforce development, student success, and service to the people of Mississippi and the United States.cosponsoredAug 4, 2026
  • SRES 823A resolution designating the week of August 2 through August 8, 2026, as "National Farmers Market Week".cosponsoredJul 29, 2026
  • SRES 825A resolution commending Mississippi Christian University for 200 years of service to the State of Mississippi and the United States.sponsoredJul 29, 2026
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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Hyde-Smith, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Hyde-Smith connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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