Senator · MS · Republican · since Apr 2018

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Bills authored 21Missed votes 2 of 214Party unity 73% derived

Counted from 214 roll calls and 171 sponsorship records on file.

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Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Cindy Hyde-Smith was born in Brookhaven, Mississippi, and grew up in Monticello.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Cindy Hyde-Smith} She earned an associate degree from Copiah-Lincoln Community College and a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and political science from the University of Southern Mississippi.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Cindy Hyde-Smith} Before entering public office, she worked as a lobbyist for the Southern Coalition for Safer Highways and the National Coalition for Healthcare.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Cindy Hyde-Smith}

Hyde-Smith was elected to the Mississippi State Senate in 1999, serving until she became the state's Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce in 2012.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Cindy Hyde-Smith} She was appointed to the United States Senate in 2018 to fill a vacancy and subsequently won a special election later that year, followed by reelection to a full term in 2020.^{Source 1: Cindy Hyde-Smith — Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Cindy Hyde-Smith}

In their own words

“I introduced this effort last year with Senators Kaine, Gillibrand, and Hawley to insulate expecting parents from the high cost of pregnancy and childbirth by eliminating cost-sharing requirements for prenatal, childbirth, neonatal, perinatal, or post-partum healthcare.”

Congressional Record · Jun 24, 2026 · Source

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The path here

1999
Elected to the Mississippi State Senate.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Cindy Hyde-Smith}
2011
Elected as Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Cindy Hyde-Smith}
2018
Appointed to the United States Senate to fill a vacancy.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Cindy Hyde-Smith}
2018
Won a special election to remain in the United States Senate.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Cindy Hyde-Smith}
2020
Elected to a full term as a United States Senator from Mississippi.^{Source 1: Cindy Hyde-Smith — Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Cindy Hyde-Smith}

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

99.07% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

1Cindy Hyde-Smith — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
3Wikipedia: Cindy Hyde-Smithwikipediaopen source archived copy

Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

8.4YRS

In office · 3rd term · since Apr 2018

We hold certified results for U.S. House seats only.

99.07%

Attendance

senate median 98.13% (100 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

1999 Elected to the Mississippi State Senate.
2011 Elected as Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce.
2018 Appointed to the United States Senate to fill a vacancy.
2018 Won a special election to remain in the United States Senate.
2020 Elected to a full term as a United States Senator from Mississippi.

Joint Committee of Congress on the LibrarySenate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestrySenate Committee on AppropriationsSenate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesSenate Committee on Rules and AdministrationSenate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry · Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade subcommittee chairSenate Committee on Appropriations · Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies subcommittee chairSenate Committee on Appropriations · Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry · Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Department of Homeland Security subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Energy subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Energy and Water Development subcommitteeSenate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry · Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Public Lands, Forests, and Mining subcommittee21 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

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The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

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Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$3.8MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $100.0K · 39 units, rounded up

PAC contributions$1.1M · 29.3%
Itemized individual$1.8M · 46.2%
Small-dollar (≤$200)$98.6K · 2.6%
All other$838.0K · 21.9%

FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)0.451

Social (dim 2)0.331

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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