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Cindy Hyde-Smith

RepublicanCindy Hyde-Smith

U.S. Senator · Mississippi

RepublicanFederal

U.S. Senator from Mississippi

11 tracked promises, 9 rated

Mississippi

Mississippi

Represents Mississippi statewide

96/100
Trust rating
Strongly keeps promises
96
0 · Broken50 · Mixed100 · Kept
A transparent rescale of the Integrity Score (+91) to 0–100, aggregated from 9 rated promises. Never an opaque single score.
How this is calculated →

How they won their seat

Cindy Hyde-Smith won the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Mississippi with 54.1% of the vote (709,511 votes).

54.1%
Win share
709,511
Votes for winner
1,311,354
Total cast
  • Cindy Hyde-Smith · Republican54.1%
  • Mike Espy · Democrat44.1%
  • Jimmy L. Edwards · Libertarian1.8%

Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.

Inferred legislative agendas

Cindy Hyde-Smith's record has sponsored bills related to agricultural issues, veterans' affairs, and gun rights, as evidenced by her sponsorship of bills like the SAVE Moms and Babies Act and the Restoring Rural Health Act. Additionally, her committee memberships in Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, as well as Appropriations, indicate involvement in rural development and resource management. Focus areas (from the record): Agriculture · Veterans · Gun Rights · Rural Development · Health Care Alignment with declared positions: Consistent. Hyde-Smith's sponsored bills and committee work align with her declared positions on agriculture and veterans' benefits. For example, her commitment to a new Farm Bill is reflected in her sponsorship of agricultural legislation. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).

Inferred, not stated. Cindy Hyde-Smith has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.

Showing 2018. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.

Activity in office

What Cindy Hyde-Smith has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score. The tracked-positions tile counts sourced stated positions — claims about what they believe, not conduct — and is likewise never scored.

Roll-call data last updated September 7, 2026 · source: Voteview.

Bills sponsored over time

4bills sponsored
4 awaiting status
01234Bills2018: 4 awaiting status42018

Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.

Bill success rate

0%
0 of 0 sponsored bills became law

Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.

Campaign finance over time

$0
Cash on hand · 2026
$5.5M
Raised, 20222026
RaisedSpentCash on hand
$0$1.3M$2.5M$3.8M$5M2022: raised $882K2022: spent $731K20222024: raised $751K2024: spent $593K20242026: raised $3.8M2026: spent $1.8M20262022: cash on hand $02024: cash on hand $02026: cash on hand $0
Where the money came from · 2026
Small-dollar (unitemized): $99K (3%)Large individual (itemized): $1.8M (59%)59%PAC / committee: $1.1M (37%)37%
  • Small-dollar (unitemized)$99K3%
  • Large individual (itemized)$1.8M59%
  • PAC / committee$1.1M37%

By election cycle. Source: FEC.

Committee memberships

Source: Congress.gov.

Integrity

Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown

+91 · based on 9 rated promises

  • Championed 3
  • Fully Kept 6

Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.

Integrity over time

In office since Nov 2018 · 9 rated promises

The line steps at each recorded assessment and holds between them; it ends on the current published score.

−100 worked against0+100 kept
Integrity Score by assessment date. Score ranges from −100 (worked against) to +100 (kept).
DateIntegrity Score
Jul 2026100
Jul 202682
Jul 202680
Jul 202686
Jul 202684
Jul 202687
Jul 202688
Jul 202690
Jul 202691
Jan 202791 (current, held from last rating)

Promise status over time

How the tracked promise record has evolved.

9 tracked
  • Kept9
  • Against0
  • No opportunity0
  • In progress0
0510Jul 2026Jul 2026Jul 2026

Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.

Not yet scoredNot yet rated 2— tracked, but not counted toward Integrity

Topic coverage

11 promises across 10 topics

What this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.

  • Abortion2
  • Agriculture1
  • Constituent Service1
  • Defense/Military1
  • Election Integrity1
  • Foreign Policy / Israel1
  • Gun Rights1
  • Judiciary1
  • Taxes1
  • Veterans1
Kept Worked against No opportunity / not yet scored

Evidence & significance

Evidence quality

Strongest source cited per promise.

  • Primary (official record)11100%

Significance mix

How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).

10
21
37
43
50

Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.

Tracked promises

11 tracked promises

Championedhigh confidence

Pledged to introduce the SAVE Moms and Babies Act to reverse the FDA's action expanding access to abortion drugs and to restore in-person medical dispensing requirements for those drugs.

AbortionSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2023
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (hydesmith.senate.gov)· archivedBillTrack50 (legislative tracking service)Office of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (hydesmith.senate.gov)· archived
Fully Kepthigh confidence

Committed, as a U.S. Senator, to fight for and vote to confirm judicial nominees she describes as pro-life and constitutionally conservative.

JudiciarySpecific · measurable
SourcesCindy Hyde-Smith for U.S. Senate (cindyhydesmith.com)· archivedU.S. Senate Roll Call Votes, 115th Congress, 2nd Session, Vote 223· archivedU.S. Senate Roll Call Votes, 116th Congress, 2nd Session, Vote 224· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (senate.gov)· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Vowed that pro-life advocates would not rest until, in her words, every unborn child is protected under U.S. law from abortion.

AbortionPromised Jan 2023
SourcesU.S. Senate (Office of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith)· archivedNBC NewsU.S. Senate (Office of Sen. Mike Rounds)U.S. Senate (Office of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith)· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (hydesmith.senate.gov)· archived
Fully Kepthigh confidence

Committed to work to strengthen U.S.-Israeli national-security, economic, and cultural interests.

Foreign Policy / Israel
SourcesCindy Hyde-Smith for U.S. Senate (cindyhydesmith.com)· archivedU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith· archivedU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith· archived
Fully Kepthigh confidence

Committed to support policies that strengthen the U.S. military and provide service members the best training and tools available.

Defense/Military
SourcesCindy Hyde-Smith for U.S. Senate (cindyhydesmith.com)· archivedU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith· archivedU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith· archivedU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith· archived
Fully Kepthigh confidence

Committed to work to ensure veterans and their families receive the benefits they were promised.

Veterans
SourcesCindy Hyde-Smith for U.S. Senate (cindyhydesmith.com)· archivedU.S. Senate — Roll Call Vote 117th Congress, 2nd Session, Vote 280· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith· archived
Fully Kepthigh confidence

Committed to fight to keep taxes low so that families and businesses retain more of their earnings.

Taxes
SourcesCindy Hyde-Smith for U.S. Senate (cindyhydesmith.com)· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith· archivedU.S. Senate — Roll Call Votes, 119th Congress· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Committed to consistently defend Second Amendment gun rights.

Gun Rights
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (hydesmith.senate.gov)· archivedNewsweekOffice of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (hydesmith.senate.gov)· archivedCindy Hyde-Smith for U.S. Senate (cindyhydesmith.com)· archived
Fully Keptmedium confidence

Upon taking her six-year oath of office, pledged to continue serving Mississippi and to do everything she can to help build a stronger state and country.

Constituent ServicePromised Jan 2021
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (hydesmith.senate.gov)· archivedMagnolia TribuneOffice of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (hydesmith.senate.gov)· archived
Not yet rated

Committed to keep working toward a Senate Agriculture Committee markup and Senate passage of a new Farm Bill (Farm Bill 2.0) that includes a stronger farm safety net.

AgricultureSpecific · measurablePromised Jun 2026
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (hydesmith.senate.gov)
Not yet rated

As a cosponsor of the SAVE Act (S.1383), committed to advancing legislation requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.

Election IntegrityPromised Mar 2026
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (hydesmith.senate.gov)· archived

Verified record

103 sponsored bills · finance on file

Facts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.

Campaign financeas of Mar 31, 2026

FEC 2026 cycle — raised $5,027,031, spent $2,729,949, cash on hand $0.

View the FEC filing ↗

Voting record

Total votes
890
Yea
648
Nay
225
Present
0
Not voting
17

Full voting record

890 votes
  • PN1078Yea
  • PN1078Yea
  • PN73011Yea
  • PN73011Not voting
  • PN932Yea
  • PN932Yea
120 of 890
Page 1 / 45

Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.

Positions on record

12 positions on record

The record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither affects the Integrity Score.

  • Foreign Policy / IsraelStated position

    Committed to work to strengthen U.S.-Israeli national-security, economic, and cultural interests.

    SourcesCindy Hyde-Smith for U.S. Senate (cindyhydesmith.com)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Defense/MilitaryStated position

    Committed to support policies that strengthen the U.S. military and provide service members the best training and tools available.

    SourcesCindy Hyde-Smith for U.S. Senate (cindyhydesmith.com)· archived
    View position & sources
  • VeteransStated position

    Committed to work to ensure veterans and their families receive the benefits they were promised.

    SourcesCindy Hyde-Smith for U.S. Senate (cindyhydesmith.com)· archived
    View position & sources
  • TaxesStated position

    Committed to fight to keep taxes low so that families and businesses retain more of their earnings.

    SourcesCindy Hyde-Smith for U.S. Senate (cindyhydesmith.com)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Gun RightsStated position

    Committed to consistently defend Second Amendment gun rights.

    SourcesCindy Hyde-Smith for U.S. Senate (cindyhydesmith.com)· archived
    View position & sources
  • JudiciaryStated position

    Committed, as a U.S. Senator, to fight for and vote to confirm judicial nominees she describes as pro-life and constitutionally conservative.

    SourcesCindy Hyde-Smith for U.S. Senate (cindyhydesmith.com)· archived
    View position & sources
  • AgricultureStated position

    Committed to keep working toward a Senate Agriculture Committee markup and Senate passage of a new Farm Bill (Farm Bill 2.0) that includes a stronger farm safety net.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (hydesmith.senate.gov)
    View position & sources
  • Election IntegrityStated position

    As a cosponsor of the SAVE Act (S.1383), committed to advancing legislation requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (hydesmith.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting NAY on Durbin Amendment No. 1841, as modified, to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to prohibit warrantless access to the communications and other information of United States persons. The amendment was rejected 42 to 50.

    SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 148, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Durbin Amdt. No. 1841 as Modified to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 42 yeas to 50 nays, April 19, 2024.
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting NAY on Paul Amendment No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to append the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act to the bill. The amendment was rejected 31 to 61, a three-fifths majority being required.

    SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 144, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Paul Amdt. No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 31 yeas to 61 nays with a three-fifths majority required, April 19, 2024.
    View position & sources
  • AbortionStated position

    Pledged to introduce the SAVE Moms and Babies Act to reverse the FDA's action expanding access to abortion drugs and to restore in-person medical dispensing requirements for those drugs.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (hydesmith.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Constituent ServiceStated position

    Upon taking her six-year oath of office, pledged to continue serving Mississippi and to do everything she can to help build a stronger state and country.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (hydesmith.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
Disclosure
No undisclosed priorities on record

Disclosure

A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.

No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.

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