Brent Bailey

Commissioner
MPSC – Central District
Canton, Mississippi

Brent Bailey was elected to serve his first term as Public Service Commissioner for the Central District of Mississippi beginning in January 2020.

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. He received the MSU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Alumni Achievement Award and was recently inducted into the East Central Community College Athletic Hall of Fame.

Prior to taking office, Commissioner Bailey worked at private companies and nonprofit organizations, including Pickering, Inc, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, and the 25x’25 Initiative.

Commissioner Bailey currently serves on three committees of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners: the Subcommittee on Nuclear Issues-Waste Disposal, the Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment, and the Committee on Critical Infrastructure. Commissioner Bailey is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Organization of MISO States and a member the NARUC-Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy Partnership.

As a strong consumer advocate, Commissioner Bailey’s primary goal is ensuring transparency in government for the everyday citizen. Through his weekly newsletters— https://www.psc.ms.gov/central/newsroom/newsletters —he keeps the public informed on the issues that impact constituents and makes sure their interests are being served.

A sixth generation Mississippian, Commissioner Bailey has lived in Madison County with his wife Rhonda for the past 20 years.

Presentation(s):

• Your Place in the Energy Revolution

  Tuesday, May 23, 2023
  2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT