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Exclusive: Scott Colom's First Sitdown Interview After Historic Win

Symone Sanders Townsend was bullish all year on the Mississippi DA’s campaign to become the state’s first Democratic senator in 44 years. And after his race was called, Senator-Elect Colom sat down with Symone in his hometown of Columbus. Instead of focusing on becoming the first Black Mississippi Senator since the Reconstruction-era, the Senator-elect chose to look to the road ahead. He highlighted the need to strengthen voting rights, protect rural hospitals, and reinforce checks and balances. “ We did something historic,” said Colom. “And what I gotta do is not only deliver, but also stay very present so they can keep telling me their concerns, I can keep listening, I can stay close to the problem. I don’t want to be a D.C. person. I want to stay a Mississippi person.” Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this and other MS podcasts without ads. As a subscriber, you'll also get exclusive bonus content. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Symone Sanders Townsend was bullish all year on the Mississippi DA’s campaign to become the state’s first Democratic senator in 44 years. And after his race was called, Senator-Elect Colom sat down with Symone in his hometown of Columbus. Instead of focusing on becoming the first Black Mississippi Senator since the Reconstruction-era, the Senator-elect chose to look to the road ahead. He highlighted the need to strengthen voting rights, protect rural hospitals, and reinforce checks and balances. “ We did something historic,” said Colom. “And what I gotta do is not only deliver, but also stay very present so they can keep telling me their concerns, I can keep listening, I can stay close to the problem. I don’t want to be a D.C. person. I want to stay a Mississippi person.”

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