Cindy Hyde-Smith

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Presents herself as "a rock-solid conservative for Mississippi" who "will always put Mississippi first."[1]
• Points to her record in the Legislature, as agriculture commissioner and in the Senate, asking voters to judge her on what she has accomplished.[8]
• Says her working relationship with President Trump has benefited the state, citing federal help that kept the Franklin County hospital open.[8]
• Highlights her work for farmers and rural communities from her seats on the Senate Agriculture and Appropriations committees.[6],[9]
• Says she will keep working for good jobs, schools, transportation and funding for Mississippi's defense industry and military bases.[8]

Background

• Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Senate · 2025–present[7],[8]
• Chair, Senate Pro-Life Caucus[6],[10]
• U.S. Senator (appointed April 2018; won 2018 special election and 2020 full term), U.S. Senate (Mississippi) · 2018–present[6],[8]
• Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce · 2012–2018[6],[7]
• State Senator, District 39 (elected as a Democrat; switched to Republican in 2010); chaired the Agriculture Committee, Mississippi State Senate · 2000–2012[6],[7]
• Cattle farmer; partner in a local stockyard auction market, Family farm and Lincoln County Livestock, Brookhaven[2],[6]

Education

• Graduate, University of Southern Mississippi[2],[6]
• Graduate, Copiah-Lincoln Community College[2],[6]

Where they stand

• Abortion
  Says all children, "including the unborn," have a right to life; opposes taxpayer funding of abortion and efforts to expand mail-order abortions.[4],[6]
• Immigration
  Supports a border wall and more immigration enforcement funding; says people who are deportable should be deported and that legal worker programs such as H-2A and H-2B visas need reform.[3],[8]
• Guns
  Holds an enhanced-carry permit and says she will always defend Second Amendment rights.[5],[6]
• Agriculture
  Supports passing a new farm bill; said she was concerned that a federal health (MAHA) report could unfairly target American agriculture and crop protection tools.[6],[9]
• Health Care
  Calls rural health care a top priority; says she is committed to lowering prescription drug prices and has criticized pharmacy benefit managers.[6],[8]
• Taxes
  Supported the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act, pointing to its no-tax-on-tips and overtime provisions and its tax breaks and expanded expensing for family farmers.[8],[9]
• Elections & Democracy
  Co-sponsors the SAVE America Act, which would set national voter ID standards and bar noncitizens from voting.[8]
• Foreign Policy
  Supports the President's approach to Iran, saying Iran must not have nuclear weapons even if the conflict brings short-term costs.[8]

Voting record

A selection of notable recorded votes. Not a complete record.

In their words