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'''Cindy Hyde-Smith''' (born May 10, 1959) is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] interim [[U.S. Senator]] from Mississippi. On April 9, 2018, she succeeded Senator [[Thad Cochran]], who resigned because of health issues. A month earlier, [[Governor]] [[Phil Bryant]] had announced that Hyde-Smith was his choice to fill the remaining two years in Cochran's term.
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{{Infobox officeholder
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|name=Cindy Hyde-Smith
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|image=Cindy Hyde-Smith.jpg
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|office = Junior U.S. Senator from [[Mississippi]]
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|state = [[Mississippi]]
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|alongside = [[Roger Wicker]]
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|appointer = [[Governor]] [[Phil Bryant]]
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|term_start = April 9, 2018
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|term_end =
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|predecessor = [[Thad Cochran]]
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|successor = Incumbent (no successor)
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|office2 = 7th Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
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|governor2 = Phil Bryant
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|term_start2 = January 10, 2012
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|term_end2 = April 1, 2018
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|predecessor2 = Lester Spell
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|successor2= Andy Gipson
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|offic3=Mississippi State Senator for District 39
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|term_start3 = January 4, 2000
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|term_end3 = January 10, 2012
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|predecessor3=W. L. Rayborn
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|successor3 = Sally Doty
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|birth_date=May 10, 1959
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|birth_place =Brookhaven, [[Mississippi]]
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|death_date =
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|death_place =
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|resting_place=
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|party =[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (2010)
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|spouse = Michael Smith<br>
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One daughter
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|alma_mater=Copiah–Lincoln Community College<br>University of Southern Mississippi
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|residence = Brookhaven, Mississippi
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|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
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}}
  
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Hyde-Smith switched from [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-to-[[Republican Party|Republican]] affiliation in 2010, while she was serving in the Mississippi State Senate. In 2012, she became the state agriculture commissioner. She is a resident of Brookhaven in southern Mississippi. She and her husband, Mike Smith, are ranchers. She has one daughter.
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'''Cindy Hyde-Smith''', born May 10, 1959 (age {{age|1959|5|10}}), is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] junior [[U.S. Senator]] from Mississippi. On April 9, 2018, she succeeded Senator [[Thad Cochran]], who resigned because of health issues. A month earlier, [[Governor]] [[Phil Bryant]] had announced that Hyde-Smith was his choice to fill the remaining two years in Cochran's term.
  
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In the special election to complete Cochran's term on November 6, 2018, Hyde-Smith faces a [[conservative]] challenge from state Senator [[Chris McDaniel]] and a [[liberal]] opponent, [[African-American]] Democratic former [[U.S. Representative]] Mike Espy, who also served briefly as secretary of the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] in the administration of former [[U.S. President]] [[Bill Clinton]]. President [[Donald Trump]] has endorsed and campaigned on behalf of Hyde-Smith, who supported the nomination of [[Brett Kavanaugh]] to the [[United States Supreme Court]].
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Unlike her predecessor and the state's senior Senator [[Roger Wicker]], Hyde-Smith voted in favor of challenging the official results of the [[2020 U.S. presidential election]].<ref>Bowden, John (January 7, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/house/533076-read-the-republicans-who-voted-to-challenge-election-results READ: The Republicans who voted to challenge election results]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved January 7, 2021.</ref>
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==Democrat years==
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McDaniel has accused Hyde-Smith of having voted for [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] in the 2008 presidential [[primary]] against [[Barack H. Obama]]. At the time Hyde-Smith was a Democrat, but she denies having voted for Clinton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/multimedia/image/ap_18079578888270jpg/|title=GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith swears she didn't vote for Hillary Clinton|publisher=''[[Washington Times]]''|date=October 7, 2018}}</ref>
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==Party affiliation switch==
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Hyde-Smith switched from [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-to-[[Republican Party|Republican]] affiliation in 2010, while she was serving in the Mississippi State Senate. In 2012, she became the state agriculture commissioner.
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==U.S. Senate==
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===2018 U.S. Senate special election in Mississippi===
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In the special election to complete Cochran's term on November 6, 2018, Hyde-Smith defeated a [[conservative]] challenge from state Senator [[Chris McDaniel]] and a [[liberal]] opponent, [[African-American]] Democratic former [[U.S. Representative]] Mike Espy, who also served briefly as secretary of the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] in the administration of former [[U.S. President]] [[Bill Clinton]]. President [[Donald Trump]] endorsed and campaigned on behalf of Hyde-Smith,<ref>[https://www.djournal.com/news/president-trump-holds-rally-for-sen-cindy-hyde-smith/article_606b1803-9095-5dbb-9530-2c8522f00126.html President Trump holds rally for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith]</ref> who supported the nomination of [[Brett Kavanaugh]] to the [[United States Supreme Court]].
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====Liberal derangement====
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:''See also: [[Liberal whining]] and [[Liberal logic]]
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After Hyde-Smith made a comment saying she would be "on the front row" if she was ever invited to witness a public hanging, liberals in addition to Epsy's supporters accused her of "racism".<ref>[https://www.ebony.com/news/senator-jokes-about-public-hanging-her-black-opponent-not-amused/ Senator Jokes About ‘Public Hanging’; Her Black Opponent Not Amused]</ref> Note that Hyde-Smith never mentioned race, rather it was the [[social justice warrior]]s that did so and accused her on the basis of being "racially insensitive". At least one site published an article highlighting Hyde-Smith's past to prove her "racism."<ref>[https://www.theroot.com/mississippi-republican-sen-cindy-hyde-smith-is-so-raci-1830658520 Mississippi Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Is So Racist...But How Racist Is She?]</ref>
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While on a campaign in Starkville, Mississippi, Hyde-Smith joked about making it harder for liberals to vote.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/16/hyde-smith-joke-liberal-voting-995510 Hyde-Smith’s campaign says comment about suppressing 'liberal' votes was 'a joke']</ref> Eliciting high media coverage,<ref>Multiple sources:
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*[https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/11/16/18098389/mississippi-cindy-hyde-smith-mike-espy-joke “Maybe we want to make it just a little more difficult”: GOP senator on college students voting]
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*[https://www.salon.com/2018/11/16/gop-senator-cindy-hyde-smith-jokes-about-voter-suppression-in-video-i-think-thats-a-great-idea/ GOP Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith jokes about voter suppression in video: "I think that's a great idea"]
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*[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cindy-hyde-smith-voter-suppression_n_5beea9b7e4b0c19de3fecb10 GOP Senator Says Voter Suppression Is A ‘Great Idea’]</ref> many leftists who lack a sense of humor took the comment too seriously.
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====General election results====
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In the special election runoff held on November 27, 2018, Hyde-Smith, with more than 53 percent of the vote,<ref>[https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/mississippi/runoff/ Mississippi Runoff Election Results 2018]</ref> defeated Espy. In a rebuke to the liberal accusations, many black Republicans in Mississippi applauded her victory, including Charles Evers, the then-96-year-old brother of the late Medger Evers, a civil rights activist who was murdered by a white supremacist in 1963.<ref>[https://newsone.com/3838497/mississippi-runoff-mike-espy-cindy-hyde-smith-black-vote/ Meet Mississippi’s Black Republicans Who Are Happy Cindy Hyde-Smith Won]</ref>
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====Ukraine war====
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Hyde Smith turned to be establishment tool and voted for sending $40 billion to fund Ukraine war,<ref>https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00191.htm</ref> despite president Trump objection to this aid.<ref>[https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/russia-ukraine-crisis/trump-slams-biden-govt-over-40-dollars-bn-military-assistance-to-ukraine-from-us-taxpayers-money-articleshow.html  Trump Slams Biden Govt Over $40 Bn Military Assistance To Ukraine From US Taxpayers' Money]</ref>
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==Personal life==
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Hyde-Smith is a resident of Brookhaven in southern Mississippi. She and her husband, Mike Smith, are ranchers, and they have one daughter.<ref>[https://heavy.com/news/2018/11/michael-cindy-hyde-smith-husband/ Michael Smith, Cindy Hyde-Smith’s Husband: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know]</ref> A devout [[Baptist]], Hyde-Smith is a [[deacon]] at the Macedonia Baptist Church, a [[Southern Baptist]] congregation in Petal, Mississippi.
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==External links==
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*[https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/ Home | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:11, October 4, 2025

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Junior U.S. Senator from Mississippi
Incumbent
Assumed office 
April 9, 2018
Serving with Roger Wicker
Appointed by Governor Phil Bryant
Preceded by Thad Cochran
Succeeded by Incumbent (no successor)
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
In office
January 4, 2000 – January 10, 2012
Preceded by W. L. Rayborn
Succeeded by Sally Doty
Born May 10, 1959
Brookhaven, Mississippi
Political party Democrat-turned-Republican (2010)
Spouse(s) Michael Smith

One daughter

Residence Brookhaven, Mississippi
Alma mater Copiah–Lincoln Community College
University of Southern Mississippi
Religion Southern Baptist

Cindy Hyde-Smith, born May 10, 1959 (age 67), is the Republican junior U.S. Senator from Mississippi. On April 9, 2018, she succeeded Senator Thad Cochran, who resigned because of health issues. A month earlier, Governor Phil Bryant had announced that Hyde-Smith was his choice to fill the remaining two years in Cochran's term.

Unlike her predecessor and the state's senior Senator Roger Wicker, Hyde-Smith voted in favor of challenging the official results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.[1]

Democrat years

McDaniel has accused Hyde-Smith of having voted for Hillary Rodham Clinton in the 2008 presidential primary against Barack H. Obama. At the time Hyde-Smith was a Democrat, but she denies having voted for Clinton.[2]

Party affiliation switch

Hyde-Smith switched from Democrat-to-Republican affiliation in 2010, while she was serving in the Mississippi State Senate. In 2012, she became the state agriculture commissioner.

U.S. Senate

2018 U.S. Senate special election in Mississippi

In the special election to complete Cochran's term on November 6, 2018, Hyde-Smith defeated a conservative challenge from state Senator Chris McDaniel and a liberal opponent, African-American Democratic former U.S. Representative Mike Espy, who also served briefly as secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture in the administration of former U.S. President Bill Clinton. President Donald Trump endorsed and campaigned on behalf of Hyde-Smith,[3] who supported the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court.

Liberal derangement

See also: Liberal whining and Liberal logic

After Hyde-Smith made a comment saying she would be "on the front row" if she was ever invited to witness a public hanging, liberals in addition to Epsy's supporters accused her of "racism".[4] Note that Hyde-Smith never mentioned race, rather it was the social justice warriors that did so and accused her on the basis of being "racially insensitive". At least one site published an article highlighting Hyde-Smith's past to prove her "racism."[5]

While on a campaign in Starkville, Mississippi, Hyde-Smith joked about making it harder for liberals to vote.[6] Eliciting high media coverage,[7] many leftists who lack a sense of humor took the comment too seriously.

General election results

In the special election runoff held on November 27, 2018, Hyde-Smith, with more than 53 percent of the vote,[8] defeated Espy. In a rebuke to the liberal accusations, many black Republicans in Mississippi applauded her victory, including Charles Evers, the then-96-year-old brother of the late Medger Evers, a civil rights activist who was murdered by a white supremacist in 1963.[9]

Ukraine war

Hyde Smith turned to be establishment tool and voted for sending $40 billion to fund Ukraine war,[10] despite president Trump objection to this aid.[11]

Personal life

Hyde-Smith is a resident of Brookhaven in southern Mississippi. She and her husband, Mike Smith, are ranchers, and they have one daughter.[12] A devout Baptist, Hyde-Smith is a deacon at the Macedonia Baptist Church, a Southern Baptist congregation in Petal, Mississippi.

References

  1. ↑ Bowden, John (January 7, 2021). READ: The Republicans who voted to challenge election results. The Hill. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith swears she didn't vote for Hillary Clinton. Washington Times (October 7, 2018).
  3. ↑ President Trump holds rally for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
  4. ↑ Senator Jokes About ‘Public Hanging’; Her Black Opponent Not Amused
  5. ↑ Mississippi Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Is So Racist...But How Racist Is She?
  6. ↑ Hyde-Smith’s campaign says comment about suppressing 'liberal' votes was 'a joke'
  7. ↑ Multiple sources:
  8. ↑ Mississippi Runoff Election Results 2018
  9. ↑ Meet Mississippi’s Black Republicans Who Are Happy Cindy Hyde-Smith Won
  10. ↑ https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00191.htm
  11. ↑ Trump Slams Biden Govt Over $40 Bn Military Assistance To Ukraine From US Taxpayers' Money
  12. ↑ Michael Smith, Cindy Hyde-Smith’s Husband: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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