Politician
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican · Mississippi · ran 2 times since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate S8MS00261
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican) raised $4.6M for the 2026 Mississippi Senate race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $700K for and $6.2M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
Raised, all cycles
$8.1M
2026, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
30%
$2.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$725K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$6.7M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi Senate | $4.6M | 28% | $700K / $6.2M | $143K | $12M | … Counting |
| 2020 | Mississippi Senate | $3.4M | 34% | $25K / $461K | $11K | $3.9M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $938KTrade group $583KLeadership PAC $510KMembership $220KOther $171KParty $64KSuper PAC $58KUnion $20K
- NRSCParty$62K
- Committee Organized for the Trading of Cotton PAC of the American Cotton Shippers AssociatTrade group$11K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$11K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Heartland Values PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Continuing America's Strength and Security PACLeadership PAC$10K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Rely On Your Beliefs FundLeadership PAC$10K
- Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Making a Responsible Stand for Households in America PACLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Ab PACagainst $2.3M
- WinSenateagainst $1.2M
- New Deal for All, Inc.against $878K
- Government That Works PACagainst $810K
- New Southern Majority Ie PACagainst $759K
- Front Row PACagainst $326K
- Protecting Our Valuesagainst $65K
- PAC for a Changeagainst $35K
- Americans for Freedom Lcagainst $30K
- Let America Workfor $18K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 15 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 13 times (87%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $38K | Nay · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $5K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $8K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $66K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $5K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $66K$30K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $38K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $21K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $66K | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $66K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $5K | Nay · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $11K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $39K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $66K$38K$30K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 2 of 5 key votes (40%)
On 2 votes, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 2 times and with their constituents 0. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 | 86% support ±5Mississippi · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $38K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 | 48% support ±7Mississippi · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 | 40% support ±7Mississippi · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $66K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 | 66% support ±7Mississippi · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $66K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$30K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 | 86% support ±5Mississippi · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $38K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 | 54% support ±7Mississippi · split · CES 2022 | $66K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$38K Pharma and health care wanted nay$30K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 | 87% support ±5Mississippi · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Cindy Hyde-Smith's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
James JohnsonFormer congressional staff
Sp. Adv. to Dep. Sec., Treasury; Sp. Asst. to US House Majority Leader Steve Scalise; Exec. Asst. to Senior Advisor to President for Policy, White House; Con…
Now lobbies for Eli Lilly And Company, Coinbase, INC. · via Checkmate Government Relations
Timothy WolvertonFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director for Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith - (April 2018-December 2024); Senior Policy Advisor for Senator Thad Cochran - (November 2017-March 2018); …
Now lobbies for General Atomics
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Cindy Hyde-Smith's 2026 campaign?
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican) raised $4.6M for the 2026 Mississippi Senate race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $700K for and $6.2M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
- Which PACs gave the most to Cindy Hyde-Smith?
- NRSC ($62K), Committee Organized for the Trading of Cotton PAC of the American Cotton Shippers Associat ($11K), American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($11K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), Heartland Values PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Cindy Hyde-Smith's race?
- Ab PAC ($2.3M against), WinSenate ($1.2M against), New Deal for All, Inc. ($878K against) in 2026.
- How much has Cindy Hyde-Smith raised across elections?
- $4.6M in 2026, $3.4M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.