Cindy Hyde-Smith
RepublicanU.S. Senator, MS| Age | 67 (b. 1959-05-10) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2018-04-09 (~8 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Christian (Baptist; Southern Baptist) - member of Macedonia Baptist Church |
| Education | Associate of Arts from Copiah-Lincoln Community College; B.A. in criminal justice and political science from the University of Southern Mississippi (1981) |
| Prior occupation | Cattle farmer/rancher (family beef cattle operation, partner in Lincoln County Livestock stockyard); lobbyist/state director for the Southern Coalition for Safer Highways and the National Coalition for Healthcare |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Brookhaven, Mississippi |
| Marital status | Married — Michael Smith |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Brookhaven, Mississippi |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 1999 |
| Previous offices | Mississippi State Senate, District 39 (2000-2012) · Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce (2012-2018) |
| Committees | Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry · Appropriations · Energy and Natural Resources · Rules and Administration |
| Caucuses | Congressional Coalition on Adoption · Rare Disease Caucus |
| Party history | Democratic Party until December 28, 2010; switched to Republican Party on December 28, 2010 |
| Ideology | Self-identified conservative Republican; FiveThirtyEight reported she voted in line with Trump's position about 92% of the time (as of January 2021) |
| Signature legislation | Gold Star Families Remembrance Week (introduced 2018) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $144,000–$1,650,000 (2023) · estimate
| Farmland in Lincoln County, Mississippi | real_estate · –$1,000,000 · 2023 |
| Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System | other · –$250,000 · 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA insured cash account | other · –$100,000 · 2023 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.