Kenneth B. Mercer

Candidate/Officeholder (non-judicial)
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Full Name: Ken Mercer
Birthdate: 7-1-1955
Hometown: San Antonio
Race: White
Occupation: Project Manager and Senior Software Engineer
Education: B.S., University of Texas; B.B.A, UT-San Antonio; M.B.A., St. Mary's University.

Historical Contributions/Expenditures

Top Contributors

Name Total Amount # Contributions
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC $143,219 14
James and Cecilia Leininger $56,000 6
Bob Perry $50,000 7
STARS OVER TEXAS PAC $50,000 2
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS $30,427 9
Dr. David & Lani Popp $20,500 3
SBC Texas Employess PAC $15,000 2
Dr. Gene Ryder $13,000 2
Peter Holt $11,000 7
Dr. Gene and Mary Ryder $10,954 5
W. James Jonas III $10,000 2
All Children Matter PAC $10,000 1
Nader and Sara Zabihian $9,850 9
Texas Medical Association $9,000 4
Associated Republicans of Texas $8,500 3
Texas SBC Communications Employee PAC $8,350 3
Texas Oil & Gas PAC $7,500 1
Carlyn S. Townsend $7,050 5
Valero PAC $7,000 4
Michael Boylan $7,000 2
Richard and Sharlene Thum $6,000 6
Texans for A Republican Majority PAC $5,938 2
Deborah Blackburn $5,750 1
Luke Macias $5,600 7
John Mitchell $5,000 1
Sally Mitchell $5,000 1
John and Darla Barger $5,000 4
THSC PAC $4,666 2
USAA Group PAC $4,517 6
George C. Hixon $4,500 3

Recent Expenditures

Date Recipient Amount Description
Dec. 31, 2012 Constant Contact $53 District Communication-December
Dec. 18, 2012 AT&T - Mobility $198 November-December Office Phone Expense
Dec. 17, 2012 Office Max $171 Printing, Ink, and Folders
Dec. 13, 2012 Elf Louise Christmas Project $100 Contribution - Christmas gifts for less fortunate children
Dec. 13, 2012 Enterprise Rent-A-Car $89 In-District Travel - 3 end of year events
Nov. 29, 2012 Constant Contact $53 District Communication-November
Nov. 29, 2012 Kenneth Mercer $350 Reimburse postage, printng and distribution of campaign materials
Nov. 27, 2012 Enterprise Rent-A-Car $120 In-District Travel - Retrieival of signs from four counties
Nov. 21, 2012 Kenneth Mercer $240 Campaign Office Expense
Nov. 21, 2012 Enterprise Rent-A-Car $117 In-District Travel
Nov. 16, 2012 Texas Capitol Gift Shop $90 Gifts - SBOE Support Unit
Nov. 13, 2012 Kenneth Mercer $180 Campaign Storage
Nov. 7, 2012 Charlie Garza Campaign $500 Contribution to Charlie Garza Re-election Campaign
Nov. 7, 2012 Enterprise Rent-A-Car $156 In-District Travel - 2nd Week of Early Voting and Election Day
Nov. 2, 2012 Texas Capitol Gift Shop $256 Fundraising Gifts, Committee Chair Awards
Oct. 31, 2012 Kenneth Mercer $63 Gas - First Week of Early Voting
Oct. 30, 2012 Enterprise Rent-A-Car $80 In-District Travel - First Week of Early Voting
Oct. 29, 2012 Constant Contact $53 District Communication - October
Oct. 27, 2012 Kenneth Mercer $720 Campaign Office Overhead
Oct. 27, 2012 Enterprise Rent-A-Car $150 Campaign Travel - Early Voting to Kendall, Blanco, Gillespie, Hays and Guadalupe,
Oct. 25, 2012 Chevron Gas Station $36 Campaign Travel to Bexar and Kendall
Oct. 24, 2012 Chevron Gas Station $53 Early Voting Travel - Bexar, Comal and Kendall
Oct. 23, 2012 Kenneth Mercer $60 Early Voting Expense
Oct. 19, 2012 Enterprise Rent-A-Car $211 Early Voting Travel and Delivery of Campaign Signs and Materials
Oct. 18, 2012 Travis County Republican Party $500 Full Page ad -- Countywide magazine to 50,000 Republican homes
Oct. 15, 2012 Walker Advertising $886 Early Voting Signs for 47 sites in 13 county district
Oct. 15, 2012 Office Max $205 Office Supplies, paper, handouts
Oct. 10, 2012 Enterprise Rent-A-Car $50 Campaign Travel and Voter Forums / Debates
Oct. 9, 2012 Chevron Gas Station $25 Campaign Travel - Kendall County
Oct. 9, 2012 Chevron Gas Station $34 Campaign Travel - Comal County

More Expenditures

Summaries

Date Total Contributions Total Expenditures Cash On Hand Office Sought Office Held
Jan. 15, 2013 $520 $4,152 $2,538 State Board of Education State Board of Education
Oct. 29, 2012 $3,409 $5,451 $6,170 State Board of Education State Board of Education
Oct. 9, 2012 $3,540 $6,284 $9,506 State Board of Education State Board of Education
July 16, 2012 $10,534 $3,780 $12,251 State Board of Education State Board of Education
May 21, 2012 $434 $1,728 $5,496 State Board of Education State Board of Education
April 30, 2012 $2,164 $8,075 $6,790 State Board of Education State Board of Education
Jan. 17, 2012 $15,611 $4,924 $12,700 State Board of Education State Board of Education
July 15, 2011 $60 $3,693 $2,013 State Board of Education State Board of Education
Jan. 18, 2011 $3,108 $14,061 $5,646 State Board of Education State Board of Education
Oct. 25, 2010 $9,370 $4,608 $16,672 State Board of Education State Board of Education
Oct. 4, 2010 $12,292 $2,235 $11,967 State Board of Education
July 15, 2010 $6,675 $24,969 $1,720 State Board of Education State Board of Education
Feb. 22, 2010 $22,031 $4,551 $19,595 State Board of Education State Board of Education
Feb. 1, 2010 $1,800 $428 $3,511 State Board of Education State Board of Education
Jan. 15, 2010 $8,035 $2,689 $3,639 State Board of Education State Board of Education
July 15, 2009 $0 $675 $263 State Board of Education
Jan. 15, 2009 $0 $770 $308 State Board of Education
July 15, 2008 $0 $1,082 $398 State Board of Education
Jan. 15, 2008 $0 $836 $904 State Board of Education
July 16, 2007 $0 $3,151 $1,740 State Board of Education
Jan. 16, 2007 $280 $2,012 $4,314 State Board of Education
Oct. 30, 2006 $2,605 $3,871 $5,855 State Board of Education
Oct. 10, 2006 $3,460 $2,758 $6,651 State Board of Education
July 17, 2006 $17,442 $19,506 $4,786 State Board of Education
April 3, 2006 $14,394 $31,107 $9,695 State Board of Education
Feb. 27, 2006 $30,155 $2,150 $31,376 State Board of Education
Feb. 6, 2006 $2,370 $453 $3,256 State Board of Education
Jan. 17, 2006 $0 $2,530 $1,153 State Board of Education
July 15, 2005 $0 $2,847 $2,237
Jan. 18, 2005 $53,628 $118,433 $0 State Representative State Representative
Oct. 25, 2004 $197,750 $144,746 $0 State Representative State Representative
Oct. 4, 2004 $83,735 $58,746 $0 State Representative State Representative
July 15, 2004 $91,793 $35,561 $0 State Representative State Representative
Jan. 15, 2004 $54,475 $26,879 $0 State Representative State Representative
July 15, 2003 $3,350 $9,296 $0 State Representative State Representative
Jan. 15, 2003 $80,770 $34,176 $0 State Representative
Oct. 28, 2002 $44,281 $30,192 $0 State Representative
Oct. 7, 2002 $55,772 $18,964 $0 State Representative
July 15, 2002 $12,954 $10,349 $0 State Representative
March 4, 2002 $1,230 $6,807 $0 State Representative
Feb. 11, 2002 $1,875 $2,407 $0 State Representative
Jan. 15, 2002 $1,730 $7,011 $0
Jan. 15, 2002 $1,730 $7,011 $0 State Representative