Cindy Hyde-Smith
Profile
Cindy Hyde-Smith is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Mississippi since 2018. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce from 2012 to 2018 and as a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 2000 to 2012. Originally a Democrat, she switched her party affiliation to Republican in 2010. Throughout her career, she has maintained a conservative voting record, focusing on issues such as Second Amendment rights, opposition to abortion, and agricultural policy. She is the first woman to represent Mississippi in the United States Congress.
Details
- Born
- May 10, 1959 · 67 years old
- Birth place
- Brookhaven, Mississippi
- Education
- Copiah–Lincoln Community College, University of Southern Mississippi
- Career
- Lobbyist
