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Sept. 19, 2014
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Branson Mayor Raeanne Presley Elected Vice President of Missouri Municipal League
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Municipal League elected Branson Mayor Raeanne Presley as Vice President at MML’s annual conference Sept. 16 in St. Charles, Mo.
Elected in April 2007, Raeanne Presley is serving her fourth term as Branson’s mayor. She is co-owner of Presley’s Country Jubilee Theater, which was the first music theater to open on the world famous Highway 76 “strip” and Branson Visitor TV.
Ms. Presley has more than 40 years of experience in the travel industry and is a past chairman of the Missouri Tourism Commission. She is active in the Branson community having served on the Branson Board of Aldermen, on the Skaggs Community Health Center Board of Directors, the Springfield / Branson Airport Board and numerous other civic boards. In 2012, she was appointed to the National League of Cities’ Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Steering Committee.
She was elected to the MML Board of Directors in 2011 and has served on the Resolutions Committee. Mayor Presley has also earned the prestigious designation of Certified Municipal Official from the Missouri Municipal League’s Municipal Governance Institute.
She and her husband Steve have three children who work and perform at the Presley Theater.
The Missouri Municipal League provides a united voice for municipalities across Missouri. Founded in 1934, MML now serves more than 670 municipalities with training, resources and legislative advocacy for local government success. Learn more at www.mocities.com.
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Rachael Herndon was the editor at The Missouri Times and also produced This Week in Missouri Politics, published Missouri Times Magazine, and co-hosted the #MoLeg podcast. She joined The Missouri Times in 2014, returning to political reporting after working as a campaign and legislative staffer.
Rachael studied at the University of Missouri – Columbia. She lives in Jefferson City with her husband, Brandon, and their two children.
