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Scott Colom

Democratic · MS · District Attorney for Mississippi's 16th Judicial District

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Scott Colom is the district attorney for Mississippi's 16th Judicial District and the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2026. A lawyer and former municipal and justice-court judge, he was first elected district attorney in 2015 and won the March 2026 Democratic Senate primary.

Where Scott Colom stands, based on their records

Supports

Civil Rights (1 record)

Campaign Finance Information — United States Senate

Campaign Finance Information · United States Senate · November 3, 2026

Data last updated July 24, 2026

Raised
$2,384,921
Spent
$1,537,875
Cash on hand
$847,046
Debts
$61,083

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • NOT EMPLOYED$221,365
  • ATTORNEY$195,795
  • RETIRED$111,254
  • CEO$53,900
  • PHILANTHROPIST$36,000

Source: FEC · 2026 cycle · fec.gov

Track record

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 1 support

  • Ran his 2023 reelection as district attorney on his office's conviction rate and its pretrial diversion program, which sends first-time nonviolent defendants to treatment and job help instead of prison.

    August 12, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: cdispatch.com · researched August 22, 2026

Track record — General

General · 3 records

  • President Biden nominated Colom, the district attorney for Mississippi's 16th Judicial District, to the U.S. District Court for northern Mississippi in October 2022. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith blocked the nomination in April 2023 by withholding her blue slip, the home-state senator's sign-off that a district-court nominee needs.

    April 4, 2023

    Source: magnoliatribune.com · researched August 23, 2026

  • Was nominated by President Biden to be a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi; the nomination stalled in the Senate and he was never confirmed.

    November 11, 2022

    Source: vettingroom.org · researched August 22, 2026

  • Won election as district attorney for Mississippi's 16th Circuit District, defeating an incumbent who had held the office for about 30 years, after campaigning on reducing incarceration for nonviolent offenses.

    November 3, 2015

    Source: slate.com · researched August 22, 2026

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Profile last researched July 11, 2026.