Scott Colom

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Scott Colom

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Mississippi Democratic Senate nominee?

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MAR 17, 2026

Primary Election

Party selects its nominee.

Overview

Current roleDistrict Attorney

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyProgressive Democrat

Age43 years old (Dec 24, 1982)

GenderMale

LocationMississippi

BackgroundAttorney

EducationMillsaps College (B.A.)

Notable personal detailsScott Winston Colom is an American lawyer and prosecutor who has served as district attorney for Mississippi’s 16th Judicial District (Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Clay, and Noxubee counties) since 2016. He previously worked as a staff attorney at the Mississippi Center for Justice and has served in local judicial and prosecutorial roles in Lowndes County and Columbus, Mississippi. In 2025, he became a candidate for the U.S. Senate from Mississippi in the 2026 election cycle.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Scott Colom’s campaign emphasizes lowering costs for families and targeted tax relief (for example, proposing elimination of income tax for teachers and police officers earning under $75,000) and calls for lower tariffs to reduce prices; he also emphasizes higher wages and protecting healthcare but does not present a comprehensive tax-and-spending blueprint in the cited material.

Healthcare

Scott Colom supports protecting and expanding access to health coverage, opposing cuts to Medicaid and measures that would raise costs for Mississippians; he has proposed restoring Medicaid funding cuts and raising taxes on very high earners to preserve health insurance access and save rural hospitals. Colom emphasizes extending federal marketplace subsidies and using federal/state policy to prevent hospital closures and lower health-care costs for families.

News

AINews Summary

Last updatedJul 15, 2026

Scott Colom won the Democratic primary for the Mississippi U.S. Senate race and will face incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in the November general election. The matchup is drawing attention because Hyde-Smith previously blocked Colom’s federal judgeship nomination, and the race is being framed as a tough challenge for Democrats in a Republican-leaning state. Some coverage also notes that Colom could become Mississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction.

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