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Brandon Presley

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Brandon Presley
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Member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission
from the Northern district
Assumed office
January 8, 2008
Preceded byDorlos Robinson
Mayor of Nettleton
In office
2001–2007
Preceded byTommy Lee Riley
Succeeded byR. V. Adams
Personal details
Born (1977-07-21) July 21, 1977 (age 45)
Amory, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationItawamba Community College
Mississippi State University (BA)
WebsiteCampaign website

Brandon E. Presley (born July 21, 1977) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission from the Northern District since 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, Presley previously served as the mayor of Nettleton, Mississippi, from 2001 to 2007.

Career

Presley served as the Mayor of Nettleton, Mississippi from 2001 to 2007.[1][2] As Mayor, he crossed party lines to endorse the reelection campaign of George W. Bush in 2004.[3] After Bo Robinson announced his retirement[4] Presley was elected Public Service Commissioner for the Northern District of the Mississippi Public Service Commission in 2007 and re-elected in 2011, 2015, and 2019.[5][6]

Presley has advocated bringing internet access to rural areas of Mississippi[7] and has opposed the Kemper Project.[8] Presley, as well as the other two members of the Public Service Commission, opposes using Mississippi as an alternative site to Yucca Mountain for nuclear waste storage.[9]

In 2014, Presley succeeded Betsy Wergin of Minnesota to serve as chair of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ Committee on Consumer Affairs. The committee is charged with analyzing the role that state service commissions play in consumer protection within the energy and telecommunications industries.[10]

In the 2015 elections, Democratic State Representative Cecil Brown was elected to represent the Central District. This gave the Democratic Party a majority on the Commission. Subsequently Presley was appointed to serve as chair of the commission.[11] In March, he presided over the groundbreaking of the largest solar power facility in the state. The project is a joint effort between the PSC, the United States Navy and Mississippi Power at NCBC Gulfport.[12]

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2023 gubernatorial campaign

As a popular Democratic officeholder in a strongly Republican state, he has been mentioned as a potential candidate for higher office including governor of Mississippi[11] and as a Democratic candidate for the special election to fill the seat of the late Alan Nunnelee.[13] Following months of speculation, Presley announced his candidacy for Governor of Mississippi in the 2023 election on January 12, 2023.[14]

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Personal life

Presley is a second cousin of Elvis Presley. [15] [16] He lost 216 pounds (98 kg) during 2013 and 2014.[8]

Source: "Brandon Presley", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 25th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Presley.

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References
  1. ^ https://www.djournal.com/news/lee-county-wrapu-up/article_1e63c85a-211f-567d-98de-b1d06537e4e1.html
  2. ^ https://www.djournal.com/news/update-r-v-adams-wins-nettleton-mayor-seat/article_e30e256a-887d-5824-bdf7-1e41780387be.html
  3. ^ Elkins, Ashley. "Democratic officials back Bush re-election". Daily Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  4. ^ Faulkner, Leesha (July 29, 2007). "Former colleagues join to honor Bo Robinson". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "About Commissioner Presley". Mississippi Public Service Commission. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  6. ^ "Northern District". Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  7. ^ "Brandon Presley works to close internet gap". WTVA News. July 9, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  8. ^ a b Geoff Pender (July 19, 2014). "Pender: Who's running for what in '15". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  9. ^ Pender, Geoff (August 19, 2014). "Presley to Obama: Mississippi doesn't want nuclear waste". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  10. ^ "PSC member Brandon Presley takes national post". The Clarion-Ledger. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Presley, at helm of utility regulator, could get his chance". The Meridian Star. January 5, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  12. ^ Williams, Darrin (March 2, 2014). "Solar power breaking new ground in South Mississippi". Sun Herald. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  13. ^ Hall, Sam R. (February 11, 2015). "Presley won't be among Congressional candidates". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  14. ^ Ganucheau, Adam (January 12, 2023). "Democrat Brandon Presley is running for governor". Mississippi Today. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  15. ^ "Elvis Cousin Says He Won't Run for US Senate in Mississippi". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  16. ^ "What you need to know about Mississippi governor candidate Brandon Presley as he announces". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
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