Brent Bailey
Republican | Mississippi
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Brent Bailey
Party
Republican
Election Year
2019
Election
General
Race
Public Service Commission - Central District
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, BS, 1994
East Central Comm. College, Decatur, MS
Carthage High School, Carthage, MS, 1989
WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
MS Farm Bureau Federation, Member, National Rifle Association
Member, US Green Building Council - MS, Vice-Chair
MSGOP, Member, National GOP
Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
MS Public Service Comm., 2015
Race
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
State Republican Party Organizations (2018)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
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Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.
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Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
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ECONOMY
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has a livable income.
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Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
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Congress should pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
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Socialism provides a robust foundation for a stable economy.
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What is the best way to bring down unemployment?
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What role should government play in boosting the economy?
The MS Public Service Commission has been provided the authority to "foster, encourage, enable and facilitate economic development in the State of Mississippi, and to support and augment economic development activities." Any actions must consider the costs and impacts to all customers while understanding the benefits provided and the scale of those benefits. Government (and the MPSC) can help foster competition in a sector that is dominated by monopoly industries. This must be done in a transparent manner.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Governments should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or business owners because of their deeply held religious beliefs.
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Governments should not penalize those who define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with taxpayer or public funds.
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Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
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HEALTHCARE
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health insurance.
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How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?
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NATIONAL SECURITY
I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States.
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I support sanctuary cities.
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Islamic law (Sharia) should take precedence over national and state laws where there are Islamic majority communities in the U. S.
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The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
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EDUCATION
Tuition-free public education should be guaranteed through college.
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VALUES
Biblical values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
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Any teaching to children on sex education in public schools must include all contraceptive methods, and should not show preference to abstinence.
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People should be allowed to use public restrooms, showers, and changing rooms based on "gender identity."
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Free speech is under attack on public university and college campuses.
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Parents should be the primary authority in decisions affecting their minor children.
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What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
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Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?
Conservative
Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
Not sure I can provide publicly available info to validate my response, but I do know that we must have thoughtful considerations and conversations on many of the challenges facing us.
What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?
For the last 13 years, I have effectively worked across the state and region championing common-sense energy policies, promoting technologies that benefit you while creating new economic opportunities, and diversifying a smarter energy mix. I have been working with the Commissioners and staff of the PSC since 2009 and have been an active participant in the development of policies, programs, standards, and rulemakings, filing scores of written comments, testifying at public hearings and expressing my thoughts on matters when appropriate. I am the candidate who has the technical know-how and independence to lower utility bills, put a stop to nuisance robocallers and provide cost-effective broadband internet services to the citizens of the Central District. I have banned robocalls from my campaign.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you:
brent@brentbailey4psc.com; 601-573-4815
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the Candidate Survey. However, the matters outlined in the survey are not issues that would come before the MS Public Service Commission. The MPSC regulates the various utilities across the state and oversees those matters associated with them and their customers. Until we have the lowest energy costs in the region, until we have reliable internet in every rural community, until all robocalls are stopped, until every square mile of Mississippi has cellular coverage, and until every consumer has multiple energy choices, that is what I am going to focus my attention upon. Those are the issues important to utility ratepayers and those issues are why I am running for the MPSC I hope that despite my committed focus on the matters for which the MPSC has direct oversight, voters will take a moment to learn more about me and my campaign at brentbailey4psc.com.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
I support the death penalty.
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Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
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2ND AMENDMENT
More restrictive gun control is needed to protect public safety.
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OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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