PERS Board of Directors Municipal Seat Election
Letter from Candidate: Braxton Tullos
Braxton Tullos is one of the candidates running for the PERS Board of Directors municipal seat. He has sent this letter to express his position on PERS and his desire to serve. As a reminder, MRPEA does not endorse any candidates; it only offers information and encourages all who can to vote!
PERS Board Runoff Election
Braxton Tullos | Candidate for Municipal Employee Representative
Dear MRPEA Members,
My name is Braxton Tullos, and I am asking for your support in the runoff election for Municipal Employee Representative on the Mississippi Public Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees.
My public service career includes seven and a half years with the Mississippi Department of Mental Health,
serving at Boswell Regional Center, Mississippi Adolescent Center, and North Mississippi State Hospital, and
more than twelve years with the City of Oxford, where I serve as Human Resources Director. My experience in both state and municipal government has given me an appreciation for the employees who serve our
communities and the retirement security they work hard to earn.
As an HR director, I help employees understand their benefits, prepare for retirement, and make decisions that affect their families’ futures. As a PERS member myself, I share their concerns. My family is counting on the same retirement system as yours.
Public employees dedicate their careers to serving others. They deserve confidence that the benefits they have earned will be there when they need them. Retirees depend on those benefits today, while active employees contribute with the expectation of a secure retirement ahead.
If elected, I will focus on these priorities:
Protect earned benefits. I will advocate for the retirement benefits employees and retirees have built their lives around, including the annual cost-of-living adjustment.
Strengthen PERS funding. I support a responsible, long-term funding approach grounded in sound guidance, prudent investment oversight, and a commitment to meeting the system’s obligations.
Preserve the defined benefit pension. I understand the value of dependable retirement income for families and the role PERS plays in recruiting and retaining public employees.
Listen and communicate. Members deserve accessible representatives, understandable information, and clear explanations of decisions affecting their retirement.
Although I am seeking the municipal employee seat, I recognize that a trustee’s responsibility extends to the
entire system. I will approach that responsibility with preparation, independent judgment, and respect for every member who depends on PERS.
I appreciate MRPEA’s longstanding work to protect retirement security and the opportunity to share my
message with your members.
I respectfully ask eligible municipal employees to vote for Braxton Tullos in the runoff election. If you are not
eligible to vote in this race, I would appreciate your sharing my message with municipal employees you know. Thank you for your service to Mississippi and for considering me for this responsibility.
Sincerely,
Braxton Tullos
Candidate for Municipal Employee Representative
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