U.S. Senate · Mississippi
Scott Colom
District Attorney, Mississippi 16th Circuit Court DistrictD
- Race
- U.S. Senate · Mississippi
- Result
- Not yet called
- Opponents
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R); Ty Pinkins (IND)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did4 statements · 0 votes
restore the tax credits that helped working people afford coverage, and reverse the Medicaid cuts that put eight rural hospitals at risk of closing
Expand public health coverage
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. Senate
2026-11-03
| Cindy Hyde-Smith R | incumbent |
| Scott Colom D | challenger |
| Ty Pinkins IND | challenger |
Won the March 10, 2026 Democratic primary
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
restore the tax credits that helped working people afford coverage, and reverse the Medicaid cuts that put eight rural hospitals at risk of closing
In a Starkville Daily News Q&A he called for restoring the expired health insurance tax credits and reversing Medicaid cuts.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
The problem is the SAVE Act is different — it requires documentary proof of citizenship, and I oppose that.
In a Starkville Daily News Q&A he said he opposes the SAVE Act's documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Raising the minimum wage is long overdue
In the same Q&A he said raising the minimum wage is long overdue.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
We should ask the highest earners to contribute their part.
In the same Q&A he called for asking the highest earners to pay Social Security payroll tax on income above the current cap.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Scott Colom is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate and the elected District Attorney of Mississippi's 16th Judicial District. A Columbus native, he worked as a staff lawyer, municipal judge and city prosecutor before being elected district attorney in 2015, and President Biden nominated him to a federal district court seat in 2022, though he was not confirmed. He won the March 10, 2026 Democratic primary with 72.9% of the vote and says he is running to lower costs, save Mississippi hospitals and bring good jobs home.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Colom was born on December 24, 1982, and raised in Columbus, Mississippi.[2][4] According to his campaign website, he is a seventh-generation Mississippian and the son of retired Judge Dorothy Colom, the first African American elected to her region's Chancery Court, and Wilbur Colom, an attorney.[2] He earned a bachelor's degree from Millsaps College in 2005 and a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2009.[1]
Colom began his legal career as a staff lawyer and Skadden Fellow at the Mississippi Center for Justice from 2009 to 2011, then practiced at the Colom Law Firm from 2011 to 2016.[1] During that period he served as an interim Lowndes County justice court judge and as a municipal court judge in Aberdeen (2012-2013), and then as city prosecutor in Columbus (2013-2016).[1]
In 2015, at age 32, Colom unseated a 27-year incumbent to become district attorney, running on a reform platform, according to his campaign; he was sworn in on January 4, 2016, was re-elected unopposed in 2019 and won re-election in 2023.[2][1][4] The campaign says he has secured convictions in more than 15 high-profile murder cases, closed a record number of cold cases and won 94% of his trials.[2] As district attorney, he handled the 2021 dismissal of murder charges against Eddie Lee Howard, who had spent 23 years on death row on a conviction that relied on bite-mark evidence, as well as several cold-case prosecutions, according to Wikipedia.[4] President Biden nominated Colom to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi on November 15, 2022; the nomination was returned at the Senate's adjournment, Biden renominated him on January 23, 2023, and the Senate never confirmed him, returning the nomination to the President on January 3, 2024.[1][4]
Colom announced his Senate campaign in September 2025.[2] He and his wife Nadia have two daughters, and he is a lifelong member of Missionary Union Baptist Church in Columbus, where, the campaign says, he coaches sports and a high school mock trial team.[2]
In their own words
Campaign money$2.4M raised · 85% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $1.9M
- PACs & committees $312K
- Own money & loans $25K
Largest committee contributions
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC) PAC$10K
- Liftoff PAC PAC$10K
- Granite Values PAC PAC$10K
- Purpose PAC PAC$10K
- Lobo PAC PAC$10K
- Oceans PAC PAC$10K
- Alsopac PAC$10K
- I Got Your Back PAC PAC$10K
- Rev Up PAC PAC$10K
- M-PAC PAC$10K
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/scott-colom
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Scott Colom · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Scott Colom for Senate: Mississippi Matters · Scott Colom for Senate Candidate's own words
- 3.YOUR DECISION 2026: Scott Colom Q&A · Starkville Daily News News report
- 4.Scott Colom · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 5.Scott Colom for Senate · Colom for Senate campaign site Candidate's own words