Mississippi's Top 50 Most Influential
Reed Branson navigates the intricacies of the legislative process for clients that are improving healthcare, education, and the state’s economy. He works with the expert team at Capitol Resources, Mississippi’s leading government affairs firm.
Branson is a talented legislative strategist and writer, and he excels at message development. His policy depth and expertise ranges from emergency and trauma care to crisis communications to manufacturing and mission-driven non-profits.
For the first half of his career, Branson was a newspaper reporter and, combined with his lobbying career, has experience spanning the terms of six governors, six lieutenant governors, three speakers, and an ever-changing legislative body. He volunteers on the boards of the Andrew Jackson Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Mississippi Council on Economic Education.
Mississippi Top 50 is an annual list of the people who are judged to be the most influential leaders in the state. This bipartisan selection of leaders comes from the ranks of elected and appointed officials, economic development professionals, business, media and government affairs. The awards are presented by Y'all Politics and WJTV, and sponsored by Kinetic Staffing, Mississippi Farm Bureau, Capitol Resources, Tower Loan and The Payne Group. Awardees were nominated through an open process. Follow MSTop50 on Twitter @MSTop50 or on Facebook to keep up with news and updates about MSTop50 winners and events.