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Member brief · 119th Congress

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith

R · Republican · U.S. Senator, Mississippi1

In Congress
Since 2018 · 8 years
 Election held
Nov 3, 2026
 Committee leadership
Chairman, Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade
Chairman, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

CommitteesJoint Committee of Congress on the Library; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Energy and Natural Resources +1 more2

Participation3

98 / 100

Chamber median 98
898 of 915 roll calls

Party unity3

99 / 100

Chamber median 99
on 824 party-line votes

Cross-party agreement3

9 / 100

Chamber median 9
on 876 contested votes

Ideology score4

+0.45

Chamber median +0.32
−1 left · +1 right

Notable votes and votes by issue

In the full brief: five notable recent votes chosen by a fixed rule (most recent breaks with party first), each with the member’s vote, the party’s position and a source, plus how often Hyde-Smith votes with the party on each issue.

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Money and lobbying

In the full brief: how many of Hyde-Smith’s PACs belong to organizations that lobbied on bills Hyde-Smith voted on or cosponsored, with the dollars beside the chamber median; the top bills; campaign totals and the top PACs.

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Votes most like5

R Darline Graham SC 100% of 52
R Deb Fischer NE 99% of 867
R John Boozman AR 99% of 862

Share of roll calls both voted on where they voted the same way.

2026 race

Nov 3, 2026 · Election held · Not yet called7

Election held Nov 3 · Not yet called

Ballot not yet checked

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · votes through Sep 30, 2026 · Method: https://oathstar.com/methodology · Live profile: https://oathstar.com/people/cindy-hyde-smith

  1. 1. Member record and terms: congress.gov; unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-11-05. www.congress.gov/people/H001079
  2. 2. Committees: unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-11-05. github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
  3. 3. Participation, party unity, cross-party agreement, votes by issue: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress, retrieved 2026-11-05. voteview.com/person/41707
  4. 4. Ideology: DW-NOMINATE first dimension, Voteview, 119th Congress. voteview.com/person/41707
  1. 5. Votes most like: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress. voteview.com/data
  2. 6. Candidates: FEC filings, 2026 MS-SENATE race, retrieved 2026-11-05. www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/MS/2026/
  3. 7. November ballot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections, as of 2026-10-05. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections

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