Mississippi Senate Democrat Scott Colom has a history of associating with liberal billionaire George Soros, including attending a Soros-funded protest last fall, and benefiting from substantial donations during his campaigns.

Colom attended a “No Kings” protest on Oct. 18, 2025 where he was a speaker at the event. Hundreds attended the Jackson, Miss. rally to protest President Donald Trump.

Colom, who is running for Senate against Incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, received funds from Soros and Soros-funded organizations for both his Senate campaign and his 2015 District Attorney campaign. George and Alexander Soros have each donated $7,000 to Colom’s Senate campaign this cycle, and a Soros-backed committee supported Colom’s 2015 run for District Attorney. Alexander Soros hosted a private New York fundraiser for Colom in September 2025.

At his No Kings appearance, Colom wore a “Mississippi Matters” hat as he addressed protestors on the state capitol lawn. Protestors at the event carried signs that read “Hands off our democracy,” “ICE agents are domestic terrorists,” and “Make America Werk Again. The only royalty I support is drag queens.”

Other signs called Trump a “fascist” and compared him to Adolf Hitler. During the march, protestors chanted “Free Palestine,” along with other left-wing talking points.

Approximately seven million people took part in more than 2,700 No Kings protests across the country on Oct. 18, 2025, the organization claimed in a now-deleted statement. The organization claimed the protests were “lawful and peaceful,” but at least 34 arrests were made for accusations ranging from “terroristic threats to assault,” the Daily Caller reported. Democratic lawmakers including Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), and Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) attended a protest.

“It’s no surprise Scott Colom would attend a Soros-connecting protest because he’s taken Soros funding,” a Republican operative told the Reporter. “Despite running in a red state, he has the same policies as Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders. He’s radically weak on crime and would be a disaster for Mississippi.”

No Kings protests began in June 2025. The group has since hosted two other nationwide days of protest, one in October 2025 and another in March 2026. The organization is planning a “Nationwide Day of Action” on Oct. 17, 2026 to ensure “every eligible voter has a plan, knows their options, and is ready to make their voice count.”

George Soros’s Open Society foundation has donated $7.61 million in grants to Indivisible, the group supporting the No Kings protests. The No Kings organization is also supported by leftist activist groups including ACLU, MoveOn and Voto Latino, which also receive Soros funding.

The Soros-funded political network has also surfaced elsewhere in efforts supporting Colom. A Colom supporter featured in a recent American Bridge 21st Century advertisement is an active member of Indivisible DeSoto, a local chapter of the organization involved in the No Kings protests, the Reporter found. 

The supporter, “Debby from Hernando,” has donated more than $200 to Colom’s campaign and repeatedly posted “86-47” on Facebook, a phrase some interpreted as a reference to violence against President Trump. American Bridge and its affiliated PAC have received millions in funding from George Soros and his Democracy PAC.

In his run for District Attorney, Colom received nearly $1 million from a group that accepted donations from George Soros. Mississippi Safety and Justice PAC, a political committee that heavily supported Colom’s 2015 campaign for district attorney, recorded $926,500 in contributions from George Soros that year. The PAC spent more than $923,000 both supporting Colom and opposing incumbent Forrest Allgood.

But Colom’s association with the liberal billionaire has cost him promotions in the past.

In 2022, President Joe Biden tapped Colom to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi, but Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R., Miss.) prevented his nomination due to his support for men in women’s sports and the significant funding he received from the Soros family and affiliated organizations.

“I am concerned about Scott Colom’s opposition to legislation to protect female athletes,” Hyde-Smith said in a statement at the time. “The significant support his campaign received from George Soros also weighs heavily against his nomination in my view.  I simply cannot support his nomination to serve on the federal bench in Mississippi for a lifetime.”

Colom’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment.