Ty Pinkins

Why they say you should vote for them

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

• Running as an independent, saying "both major parties have failed working people" and that Mississippi needs a senator not tied to either party.[6],[7]
• Says he does not accept money from millionaires, billionaires, lobbyists or super PACs.[7]
• Points to 21 years in the Army, three combat tours and service as a White House communications aide under presidents of both parties.[2],[6]
• Says he would not caucus with either party and, as the price of helping form a Senate majority, would seek votes on a congressional stock-trading ban, overturning Citizens United and Supreme Court ethics rules.[7]
• Says the most important thing a leader must do is listen, and that his campaign is driven by voters telling him what matters to their families.[1],[8]

Background

• Public interest attorney in the Mississippi Delta; attorney with the Mississippi Center for Justice, Private practice / Mississippi Center for Justice[2],[5]
• Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate (lost to Sen. Roger Wicker), Mississippi U.S. Senate election · 2024[6],[7]
• Democratic nominee for Mississippi Secretary of State (substitute nominee), Mississippi Secretary of State election · 2023[7]
• Co-founder, The Pyramid Project (youth mentorship nonprofit)[2]
• Soldier (three combat tours in Iraq; Bronze Star); White House Communications Agency aide, U.S. Army · 1996–2017[2],[5]

Education

• LL.M., National Security Law, Georgetown University Law Center[5]
• J.D., Georgetown University Law Center[5]
• B.A., Political Science, University of Maryland Global Campus[5],[7]

Where they stand

• Health Care
  Supports the Medicare for All Act, calling health care "a fundamental human right."[3]
• Agriculture
  Wants farm bills written with small family farmers in mind and says he would oppose trade deals that undercut Mississippi farmers.[4]
• Economy & Jobs
  Supports encouraging business investment and job training and proposes a summer apprenticeship program for 15- and 16-year-olds.[4]
• Elections & Democracy
  Supports banning stock trading by members of Congress, overturning Citizens United and adopting ethics rules for the U.S. Supreme Court; lists voting rights as a priority.[6],[7]
• Veterans
  Says veterans should receive the benefits, care and support they earned.[6]

Voting record

Ty Pinkins has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words