U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican from Mississippi, reaffirmed Thursday that she will be seeking reelection during the 2026 midterms.

Hyde-Smith, who first said last March she was planning to seek office for a second full term, was joined by federal Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins as the two visited the veterinarian school at Mississippi State University in Starkville before traveling to Jackson for meetings with various farm organizations and a ribbon-cutting for a refurbished U.S. Department of Agriculture office. During the trip, she told SuperTalk Mississippi News that she has made her reelection bid official.

“We will be kicking off our campaign, and we’re ready to get at it,” Hyde-Smith said.

Hyde-Smith served as Mississippi’s agriculture commissioner for just over six

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