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Colom met with voters and local media during stops in BILOXI, GULFPORT, MOSS POINT and HATTIESBURG 

WLOX: Democrat Scott Colom lays out Senate Primary platform, targeting rising costs, healthcare access – MORE HERE

District Attorney Colom: “I’m going to be a leader that Mississippi can be proud of and help us reach our potential”

WXXV: Senate candidate hosts Coast listening tour – MORE HERE

District Attorney Colom: “I think it’s time for Mississippi to get a Senator that fights for us […] and right now, Senator Hyde-Smith is not doing that”

Columbus, MS — U.S. Senate Candidate and District Attorney Scott Colom brought his “Mississippi Matters” Listening Tour to the state’s Gulf Coast and beyond last week, hosting in-person listening sessions with local residents in Biloxi, Gulfport and Moss Point, respectively, as well as a separate town hall meeting in Hattiesburg. 

WATCH: Colom lays out focus on targeting rising costs and strengthening health care access during interview with Biloxi’s WLOX (WLOX)

On the morning of February 4, Colom spoke with a group of voters at a Hancock Whitney Bank branch in Biloxi, then later that day met with several local residents at Handsboro Community Center in Gulfport and then another room full of Mississippians at Tootsie on the River, a local eatery, in Moss Point. The next day, February 5, Colom hosted a town hall meeting at Hattiesburg’s Jackie Dole Community Center. During each stop Colom fielded questions about his “Mississippi Matters” platform and heard directly from Mississippians about their concerns with rising costs, health care cuts and the lack of good-paying jobs across the state. Colom also shared his vision with local media during his listening tour, participating in interviews with It’s a New Day with Rip Daniels on Biloxi’s JZ 94.5, Biloxi-based WLOX, and Gulfport’s WXXV. 

“I’m a seventh generation Mississippian, and I love Mississippi. I love the people in Mississippi…and I think it’s time for Mississippi to get a Senator that fights for us. Fights for high wages, lower costs, and to save our health care and hospitals. And right now, Senator Hyde-Smith is not doing that. She’s too focused on being somebody in D.C. and not focused enough on being somebody for us,” Colom said to Biloxi’s WLOX. 

Colom continued: “What you’ve got to have is somebody that’s willing to listen, somebody that will lead with their values, and somebody that’s going to tell the truth–and that’s my commitment. I’m going to be a leader that Mississippi can be proud of and help us reach our potential.” 

WATCH: Colom chats with Biloxi residents during “Mississippi Matters” Listening Tour stop at local Hancock Whitney Bank branch (WXXV)

See below additional highlights from District Attorney Colom’s recent stops on the Gulf Coast and in Hattiesburg: 

District Attorney Scott Colom holds a listening session with local residents at a Hancock Whitney Bank branch in Biloxi on February 4, 2026

District Attorney Scott Colom fields questions from Gulfport area residents during a listening session at the Handsboro Community Center on February 4, 2026

District Attorney Scott Colom addresses attendees during his “Mississippi Matters” Hattiesburg Town Hall Meeting at the Jackie Dole Community Center on February 5, 2026

About Scott: Scott Colom is a seventh-generation Mississippian, proud husband and father of two, and district attorney who fights every day to keep Mississippians safe. Guided by his Christian faith, Scott has dedicated his life to serving his neighbors and keeping them safe from violent criminals. Now he’s running to lower costs for families, save our Mississippi hospitals, and bring good jobs home. Scott loves his state and will always put Mississippi first – and he’ll work with anyone, Republican or Democrat, to get things done for us.

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