
What the money shows
Cindy Hyde-Smith has an estimated net worth of $932,000. The 2026 campaign raised $3M. Outside groups had $71,544 spent against Cindy Hyde-Smith and $98,645 spent for Cindy Hyde-Smith. Cindy Hyde-Smith sits on Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies.
Sources: House disclosures · Senate disclosures · FEC
Bills weighed against funded sectors
Each pan counts bills. Excluded bills are shown beside the scale when the vote or bill direction is unclear.
Other
$272K in corporate money from other · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Ideological / Leadership
$159K in corporate money from ideological / leadership · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Party Committee
$62K in corporate money from party committee · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Defense & Aerospace
$48K in corporate money from defense · 1 roll calls · 1 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Banking & Financial
$20K in corporate money from banking · 13 roll calls · 9 bills
Agriculture
$16K in corporate money from agriculture · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Energy & Utilities
$11K in corporate money from energy · 2 roll calls · 1 bills
Retail & Consumer
$10K in corporate money from retail · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Law & Lobbying
$9K in corporate money from law · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Real Estate & Construction
$8K in corporate money from real estate · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Net worth over time
Estimated from financial disclosures. The band shows the disclosed range; the line is the midpoint estimate.
Term history
- SenatorMSR2021 – 2027 · 6 yrs
- SenatorMSR2018 – 2021 · 3 yrs
- SenatorMSR2018 – 2018 · 0 yrs
If they'd just invested 20%
A disciplined-saver benchmark: 20% of each year's government salary, invested at an assumed 10%/yr return — versus actual disclosed net worth.
Hypothetical, not actual savings — see methodology.
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, MS
Born May 10, 1959.
Mississippi · Senate
General election 2026-11-03. Money figures are FEC filings for the 2026 cycle.
Cindy Hyde-Smith leads the field on money raised.
Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith leads the field with about $3.0M raised.
Scott Colom reports 85% of campaign money from individuals.
$99K in itemized outside money is on file, led by CONSERVATIVE LEADERS OF AMERICA.
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Cindy Hyde-Smith R · incumbent | vs | SC Scott Colom D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $3.0M | Raised | $2.3M |
| $2.5M | Cash on hand | $847K |
| 37% | From PACs | 14% |
| 61% | From individuals | 85% |
| Ideological / Leadership | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |
Federal contractors who funded this member
This is a documented association, not a claim that campaign money caused an award.
Recorded votes
31 votes · 25 Yea · 5 Nay. "Sector money" is this member's corporate and union money from the sector each bill touches. Receipts, not a claim about the vote. Money-linked votes first.
Who else Mississippi sends to Congress
2 senators and 4 of 4 House seats filled. Counting this seat.
- Roger F. WickerSenatorR

- Trent KellyDistrict 1R

- Bennie G. ThompsonDistrict 2D

- Michael GuestDistrict 3R

- Mike EzellDistrict 4R

Seat counts come from the 2020 census apportionment. A seat shows as open when no current member holds it. Source
Cindy Hyde-Smith · sources
Only sources that fed this profile are listed here.
| Source | What it gave this page | Last fetched |
|---|---|---|
| @unitedstates congress-legislators github.com | Roster, terms, identifiers, official site link | 2026-07-30 |
| Wikidata www.wikidata.org | Education, career before office, family ties | 2026-07-30 |
| The member's official site | Where to reach them. We link out rather than republishing office addresses and phone numbers. | - |