Cindy Hyde-Smith
Cindy Hyde-Smith is an American politician and lobbyist serving since 2018 as the junior United States senator from Mississippi. A member of the Republican Party, she served from 2012 to 2018 as the Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce and from 2000 to 2012 in the Mississippi State Senate.
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Background
Born
1959-05-10, Brookhaven
Education
University of Southern Mississippi, Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Lawrence County Academy
Prior Occupations
politician, farmer
Positions Held
Member of the Mississippi Senate, United States senator
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Country
United States
Chamber
Senate
Party
Republican
State
Mississippi
Status
Current member
In office since
2018
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