Cindy Hyde-Smith
Bio | Cindy Hyde-Smith is serving as a U.S. Senator since 2018. She is from Mississippi and previously the Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce and as a member of the Mississippi State Senate; she graduated from The University of Southern Mississippi. |
Status and Position | Current US Senator of Mississippi |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Mississippi |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Senate Election Mississippi 1 | Mississippi 1 | Yes | Running | 41.0% |
Campaign Financing | Top contributors are Leadership PACs, Oil and Gas, Crop Production and basic processing (Sanderson Farms), and law firms. |
Voting Rights | Has had a controversial video surface in 2018 stating that it would be a good idea to "Suppress some voters." Has publicly apologized and has made no comment since on the issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Is against the universal healthcare. Has pushed to repeal the Affordable Care Act and asked for a "Common-Sense" healthcare reform. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | For "Common Sense Healthcare" |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | Has not stated if for or against this, only stating the "Common Sense healthcare" is the only path. |
| LGBT Rights | Against | Has acted in the past against LGBT rights. Has openly stated that marriage is between a man and a woman. |
| Taxes | Against | States she is for "lowering taxes." Though claims to be for lowering taxes, has not had any recent votes or pushes for tax reform. Said she supports the GOP tax reform bill. Has helped to raise taxes on tobacco product. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Has made no open comment about this issue Though claims to be for lowering taxes, has not had any recent votes or pushes for tax reform. Said she supports the GOP tax reform bill. Has helped to raise taxes on tobacco product. |
| Abortion | Against | Against Hyde-Smith is pro-life. |
| Gun Control | Against | Hyde-Smith has backed and stated strong belief in the second amendment. Hyde-Smith has voted for bill to pass that all concealed carry be applicable in every state if owned. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Has made no comment on the subject, though is pro-life Hyde-Smith has voted for bill to pass that all concealed carry be applicable in every state if owned. |
| Government Interference | Unknown | Has made no direct comment on the subject |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | Has tried to push for bills that would defund planned parenthood. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on the issue Has stated that she would back work requirements for food stamps. Has made no other clear comment on this issue. |
| Welfare | For | Has backed the benefits of stem cell research. Has pushed to ban the use of embryonic stem cell due to pro-life stance. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | Has made no comment about this subject. Though has made comments in the past about "public hanging," the context was not connected to this subject. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | For | Backed Kate's Law, that those who enter illegally to the United States should have mandatory minimum prison sentencing. Has also backed the First Step Act that would reduce minimum sentencing for less severe crimes. |
| Military Spending | For | Hyde-Smith has advocated for Trump's Defense Budget Bill to increase military spending. |
| War on Terrorism | For | Hyde-Smith has recently cosponsored a resolution commending Trump for the assassination of Qasem Soleimani. Will continue to back global efforts to stop terrorist countries like Iran and stunt their growth to the world stage. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | She does not have a clear position on this issue. Has no open stance on this issue |
| United Nations power | Unknown | She has not taken a stance on this issue. |
| Nationalism | For | Hyde-Smith has backed the Trump administration's views to create American jobs for the American people. Has also supported tariffs on outsourced goods. |
| Free Markets | For | Has stated to be for free market. Hyde-Smith has backed bills that placed tariffs on China going against the free market ideal. She has also back the push for foreign trade and better labeling of origin of country labels on goods. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Has continued to push for trade with bipartisan bill after the official enactment of Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | She does not have a position on this issue. |
| Government Spending | For | Hyde-Smith has backed bills to up budgets and spending for military and defense. |
| Charter Schools | For | Hyde-Smith has backed bills that would convert "low performance" schools to be converted to charter. Also helped to pass a bill that allows a duel charter school system. |
| Common Core | Against | Hyde-Smith has stated criticism over common core standards. Has stated that parents and local school leaders should be the ones to govern schools. Highly discourages common core. |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | Voted for Dan Brouillette as the US energy Secretary. N/A |
| Religious Freedom | For | Has advocated for religious freedom. Hyde-Smith supported a foreign operations bill that would give $25 million to support religious freedom organizations internationally. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | She does not have a stance on this issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | She does not have a stance on this issue. |
| Border Control | For | Has advocated for tighter borders. Hyde-Smith has backed bills that would put mandatory minimum sentencing on illegal immigrants. Has co sponsored bills for business to prove all employees are united states citizens or legally here. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | She does not have a stance on this issue. |
| DACA | Against | Has stated to follow Trump and his decisions. Though has not openly commented on this issue, due to her stance with Trump it can be assumed. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | Hyde-Smith has backed the Sanctuary Cities Act that would deny federal funding to those claiming to be sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | Has made no open comment on this issue, has not supported legalizing but her state has allowed for recreational use. |