Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate in Mississippi. Every point on this page links to its source. We don't grade candidates or tell you how to vote. As of 2026-10-26.
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Economy and cost of living
Colom says he would vote to take back Congress's power over tariffs, require a congressional vote before the U.S. goes to war, and fight to raise the minimum wage and tie it to the cost of living. He also says he would seek a seat on the Agriculture Committee.
“Fight to raise the minimum wage and tie it to the cost of living, so workers never wait years and years for a raise again”
Colom says he would vote to cancel the Medicaid cuts, restore the ACA tax credits that lower premiums, and restore and strengthen federal ACA funding to encourage Mississippi to expand Medicaid.
“Vote to cancel the Medicaid cuts to help keep rural Mississippi’s emergency rooms and delivery rooms open”
Colom says he would push for a pause on new data center construction until companies agree to pay for their own power and water, disclose the deal before it is signed, and commit in writing to hire Mississippi workers. He also says communities should have the final say on whether data centers come in.
Colom, a district attorney, says he would back law enforcement with pay and tools to do the job and hold the powerful to the same law as everyone else. He says preventing crime means ensuring criminals are held accountable and pushing for more jobs and opportunities.
“Back law enforcement with the pay and tools to do the job”
Colom says he would ban members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children from trading stocks, bar senators from taking money from companies under federal investigation, create a Senate ethics office with enforcement power, and work to overturn Citizens United.
“Ban members of Congress, their spouses and their dependent children from trading stocks, with no loopholes”
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Money
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
Scott Colom (DEM)
Raised
$4.4M through 2026-10-14individuals $3.6M · PACs $418K · party $600 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $25K · from the candidate's other committees $364K · cash on hand $1.0M
GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS PAC— $1.6M supporting ColomLargest donors:
RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT ACTION $7.0M (31%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); AB PAC $3.5M (16%); CIVITECH, PBC $3.0M (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); CONTOURS, INC. $2.9M (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); YOUR COMMUNITY PAC $600K (3%)FULCRUM PAC— $1.4M supporting ColomLargest donors:
DEMOCRACY PAC $1.0M (100%)BLACKPAC— $629K supporting ColomLargest donors:
GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS PAC $500K (55%); 1199 SEIU UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS EAST FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION FUND $400K (44%)BLACK VOTERS MATTER ACTION PAC— $508K supporting ColomLargest donors:
BLACK VOTERS MATTER FUND $280K (96%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)UNITED FUTURES PAC— $508K supporting Colomand 7 more
Bundled through PACs
$3,500 through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-10-25SERVE AMERICA PAC— $3,500 from 1 gift
56 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC $5,000
ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PAC $5,000
ALPHA PAC $1,000
ALSOPAC $10K
AMERICAN ASSOC FOR JUSTICE PAC (AAJ PAC) $10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS (AFT), AFL-CIO COPE $1,000
What named supporters and critics say, as reported. Each side shows everything we found and checked, so one side may be longer than the other.
Praise
Barack Obama: In a campaign ad, Obama urged Mississippi voters to send Colom to the U.S. Senate. thehill.com
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Senate Majority PAC (spokesperson Lauren French): Senate Majority PAC says Colom is running a competitive race that has put Hyde-Smith on her heels. pbs.org
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Rep. James E. Clyburn: Clyburn is traveling to Mississippi to rally for Colom and said he feels cautiously optimistic about his chances. nytimes.com
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Rep. Bennie Thompson: Thompson endorsed Colom in his bid for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination. mississippitoday.org
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Criticism
Samantha Cantrell, National Republican Senatorial Committee: The NRSC's regional press secretary says Colom is out of touch with Mississippi, citing his backing from Schumer and Soros and his campaigning with Kamala Harris. thehill.com
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Lynn Fitch, Mississippi Attorney General: Fitch said Colom likely violated state law with a digital ad featuring an AI-generated depiction of Hyde-Smith, and demanded its removal. mississippitoday.org
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Nathan Calvert, Hyde-Smith campaign spokesperson: Hyde-Smith's campaign spokesperson says Colom is too liberal and supports transgender surgeries for children, open borders and higher taxes. politico.com
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Controversies
Stated as reported. Most are reported by at least two independent news outlets or found in an official record; any with only one source so far is marked Single source.
Allegations
AI-generated video of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and state deepfake law complaint
The Mississippi Republican Party chair asked Attorney General Lynn Fitch to investigate whether an AI-generated video of Sen. Hyde-Smith posted by Colom's campaign violated a 2024 state deepfake law. Fitch then said the posts "appear to violate State law" and warned the office might seek an injunction. Colom said he would delete the posts. The Clarion Ledger reported that Fitch's statement is not a determination of a violation, and that it is unclear whether she will pursue the case.
Response: “Clearly this was parody, maybe too close to home because she knows she does love to hide from her own constituents and reporters.”
2001 arrest report and mugshot publicized by Hyde-Smith campaign Single source
Only one source found so far. We keep looking for a second, independent report.
Hyde-Smith's campaign website displayed what appears to be a mugshot of Colom. A March 2001 arrest report, attributed by the Magnolia Tribune to sources with state law enforcement and the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office, lists an arrest for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The Clarion Ledger could not independently confirm the authenticity of the mugshot or report.
Response: "When I was a high school senior, one of my friends and I stayed out past curfew. That's it,"
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