BioCommissioner Brent Bailey won his Republican Primary in August 2019, then was elected to serve as the Mississippi Public Service Commissioner from the Central District in November.
Commissioner Bailey is a graduate of Carthage High School. He attended East Central Community College before transferring to Mississippi State University to earn his degree in Agriculture and Biological Engineering in 1994 while earning a letter and scholarship as a football walk-on.
Prior to taking office, Commissioner Bailey served as State Activities Coordinator with the 25x’25 Initiative since October 2006, working with a broad cross-section of Mississippians and Southeastern stakeholders to mobilize support for energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions, and to convey consumers’ role in a new national energy strategy. He has also worked with agriculture and forestry leaders to identify resiliency and adaptation measures that ensure food and energy security, economic development, and conservation goals are met.
Before joining the 25x’25 Initiative, he worked at private companies and nonprofit organizations, including Pickering, Inc. and the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation. Commissioner Bailey has also participated in numerous rule-making proceedings and continues to represent the interests of consumers at the Mississippi Public Service Commission. CompanyMississippi Public Service CommissionJob titleCommissioner
