During her terms in office, she introduced an internet-based Information Network of Arkansas, encouraged participation in elections and in the 2000 US Census, and worked towards electoral reform.
[2] She worked in Canada with a distributor for the American company Munsey Products before moving to Little Rock, Arkansas, upon her marriage in 1974.
[3][4] During this time period, Priest started her political career as a member of the board of directors (city council) for Little Rock in 1986.
[15] Within Arkansas, Priest also wanted to change the method of tracking ballots, so that they would no longer be linked to individual voters.
"[13] After her governmental position for Arkansas ended, Priest worked at the Downtown Little Rock Partnership from 2003 to 2015 as an executive director.