Back سيندي هايد سميث Arabic سيندى هايد-سميث ARZ Cindy Hyde-Smith AST سیندی هاید-اسمیت AZB Cindy Hydeová-Smithová Czech Cindy Hyde-Smith German Σίντι Χάιντ-Σμιθ Greek Cindy Hyde-Smith Spanish سیندی هاید-اسمیت Persian Cindy Hyde-Smith Finnish
Cindy Hyde-Smith | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| United States Senator from Mississippi | |
| Assumed office April 2, 2018 Serving with Roger Wicker | |
| Preceded by | Thad Cochran |
| 7th Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce | |
| In office January 10, 2012 – April 1, 2018 | |
| Governor | Phil Bryant |
| Preceded by | Lester Spell |
| Succeeded by | Andy Gipson |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 39th district | |
| In office January 4, 2000 – January 10, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | W. L. Rayborn |
| Succeeded by | Sally Doty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cindy Hyde May 10, 1959 Brookhaven, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (2010–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (until 2010) |
| Spouse |
Michael Smith (m. 1996) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Copiah–Lincoln Community College (AA) University of Southern Mississippi (BA) |
| Website | Senate website |
Cindy Hyde-Smith (née Hyde; born May 10, 1959)[1] is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Mississippi since 2018.[2] A member of the Republican Party, she was previously the Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce and a member of the Mississippi State Senate.
Born in Brookhaven, Mississippi, Hyde-Smith is a graduate of Copiah–Lincoln Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi. In 1999, she was elected to the Mississippi State Senate as a Democrat. She represented the 39th district from 2000 to 2012. In 2010, Hyde-Smith switched parties and became a Republican, citing her conservative beliefs.[3] Hyde-Smith was elected Mississippi agriculture commissioner in 2011, the first woman elected to that office, and reelected in 2015.
On March 21, 2018, Governor Phil Bryant announced his intention to appoint Hyde-Smith to the United States Senate seat being vacated due to the resignation of Thad Cochran.[4] Hyde-Smith was sworn into office on April 9, 2018. She is the first woman to represent Mississippi in Congress.[5] Hyde-Smith was a candidate in the 2018 U.S. Senate special election for the remainder of Cochran's term, which expired in 2021.[6] She finished first in the top-two general election on November 6, 2018, but did not receive more than 50% of the vote, thus advancing to a November 27 special runoff election versus Mike Espy. Hyde-Smith won the runoff election,[7] becoming the first woman elected to Congress from Mississippi.[8]
- ^ "Cindy Hyde-Smith". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ "Senators of the United States 1789–present, A chronological list of senators since the First Congress in 1789" (PDF). Senate Historical Office. April 12, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ^ "Sen. Hyde-Smith joins Republicans – Daily Leader". Daily Leader. December 28, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ Sullivan, Sean; Dawsey, Josh (March 21, 2018). "Mississippi governor appoints Cindy Hyde-Smith to the Senate — and draws a backlash from the White House". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ Killough, Ashley (April 9, 2018). "Hyde-Smith becomes first woman to represent Mississippi in Congress". CNN. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ Wagster Pettus, Emily (April 24, 2018). "5 candidates now in special US Senate race in Mississippi". AP News. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ Kinery, Emma (May 2, 2019). "Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith Wins Mississippi Senate Runoff". Bloomberg. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ Barfield Berry, Deborah. "Cindy Hyde-Smith defeats Democrat Mike Espy, becomes first Mississippi woman elected to Congress". Usa Today. Retrieved November 28, 2018.