Scott Colom
Democratic · MS · District Attorney for Mississippi's 16th Judicial District
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
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 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 Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: cdispatch.com
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
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
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
Past race Scott Colom ran in:
- United States Senate · November 3, 2026 · Mississippi