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|office=Member of the<br>Texas State Board of Education
|office=Member of the<br>Texas State Board of Education
|term_start=January 2007
|term_start=January 2007
|term_end=January 2021
|preceded=Dan Montgomery
|preceded=Dan Montgomery
|office2=Texas State Representative for<br>District 117 (Bexar County)
|office2=Texas State Representative for<br>District 117 (Bexar County)
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
}}
}}
'''Kenneth Broderick Mercer''', known as '''Ken Mercer''' (born July 1955), is a technology project manager and a [[Republican]] politician from his native [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]. For one term from 2003 to 2005, he was the District 117 member of the Texas House of Representatives.<ref name=tlrl>{{cite web|url=
'''Kenneth Broderick Mercer''', known as '''Ken Mercer''' (born July 1955), is a technology project manager and a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[politician]] from his native [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]. For one term from 2003 to 2005, he was the District 117 member of the Texas House of Representatives.<ref name=tlrl>{{cite web|url=
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http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5571&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=117~first=~gender=~last=Mercer~leaderNote=~leg=78~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=
Ken Mercer|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref> In 2006, he won the first of his currently four terms on the elected Texas State Board of Education as the representative for District 5, which includes all of eleven counties plus portions of populous Bexar and Travis counties.
Ken Mercer|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref> In 2006, he won the first of four terms on the elected Texas State Board of Education as the representative for District 5, which includes all of eleven counties plus portions of populous Bexar and Travis counties. He was not a candidate for re-nomination in the Republican [[primary]] held on March 3, 2020.
==Background==
==Background==
Mercer handily won his party's nomination for the state House in the primary election held on March 12, 2002, by defeating Janie Martinez Gonzalez, 1,304 (63 percent) to 765 (37 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist89_state.htm|title=2002 Republican Primary Election|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|date=March 12, 2002|accessdate=February 23, 2016}}</ref>
Mercer handily won his party's nomination for the state House in the primary election held on March 12, 2002, by defeating Janie Martinez Gonzalez, 1,304 (63 percent) to 765 (37 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist89_state.htm|title=2002 Republican Primary Election|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|date=March 12, 2002|accessdate=February 23, 2016}}</ref>
On November 5, 2002, Mercer defeated the [[Democrat]] Raul Prado for the right to succeed the retiring five-term Democrat Representative John Amos Longoria. Mercer polled 12,703 (59 percent) to Prado's 8,138 (41 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist95_state.htm|title=2002 General Election|date=November 5, 2002|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=February 23, 2016}}</ref> In the House, Mercer served on the Higher Education, House Administration, and Transportation committees.<ref name=tlrl/>
On November 5, 2002, Mercer defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Raul Prado for the right to succeed the retiring five-term Democrat Representative John Amos Longoria. Mercer polled 12,703 (59 percent) to Prado's 8,138 (41 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist95_state.htm|title=2002 General Election|date=November 5, 2002|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=February 23, 2016}}</ref> In the House, Mercer served on the Higher Education, House Administration, and Transportation committees.<ref name=tlrl/>
In 2003, Mercer was named "Legislator of the Year" by the San Antonio Police Officer's Association. He is a former member of the Texas Homeland Security Council and formerly served on the Texas State Republican Executive Committee.<ref name=sboe/> On November 2, 2004, Mercer lost by 498 votes his bid for a second term in the House. He received 19,209 votes (49.4 percent) to 19,707 (50.6 percent) for the Democrat David McQuade Leibowitz.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist114_state.htm|title=2004 General Election|date=November 2, 2004|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref>
In 2003, Mercer was named "Legislator of the Year" by the San Antonio Police Officer's Association. He is a former member of the Texas Homeland Security Council and formerly served on the Texas State Republican Executive Committee.<ref name=sboe/> On November 2, 2004, Mercer lost by 498 votes his bid for a second term in the House. He received 19,209 votes (49.4 percent) to 19,707 (50.6 percent) for the Democrat David McQuade Leibowitz.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist114_state.htm|title=2004 General Election|date=November 2, 2004|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref>
Though he lost the [[Austin]] precincts, Mercer defeated Bell-Metereau in the overall District 5, 382,914 votes (49.6 percent) to 352,097 (45.6 percent). The remaining 36,412 ballots (4.7 percent) went to Ricardo Perkins, nominee of the [[Libertarian Party]]. Had the Libertarians voted for Bell-Metereau, she would have unseated Mercer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/nov08_319_state.htm|title=Election Returns|date=November 8, 2016|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=November 9, 2016}}</ref>
Though he lost the [[Austin]] precincts, Mercer defeated Bell-Metereau in the overall District 5, 382,914 votes (49.6 percent) to 352,097 (45.6 percent). The remaining 36,412 ballots (4.7 percent) went to Ricardo Perkins, nominee of the [[Libertarian Party]]. Had the Libertarians voted for Bell-Metereau, she would have unseated Mercer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/nov08_319_state.htm|title=Election Returns|date=November 8, 2016|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=November 9, 2016}}</ref>
Two Republican candidates, Robert Morrow and Lani Popp, will meet on May 26, 2020, to choose a party nominee to contest the seat in the November 3 general election. The Republicans on the SBOE have all endorsed Popp, rather than Morrow, who briefly served as the Travis County chairman until he entered the 2016 presidential race and was replaced as chairman by his predecessor, [[James Dickey]].
==References==
==References==