Ken Mercer

State:Texas
Current Office:State Board of Education, Place 5
Party:Republican Party

Ken Mercer is a Project Manager and Senior Software Engineer from San Antonio, Texas. A conservative Republican elected in 2006 to the Texas State Board of Education, Mercer serves 1.5 million Texans in twelve counties (Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Llano, and parts of Bell, Bexar, and Travis).

As a former Texas State Representative, Ken Mercer served as a Member of the State House Committees on Higher Education, Transportation, and Administration. He received several awards and honors as a Member of the State House including:

 Legislator of the Year – San Antonio Police Officer’s Association
 Champion of Free Enterprise – Texas Association of Business
 Alumni of the Year – University of Texas at San Antonio
 100% Pro-Life Voting Record – Texans for Life
 Distinguished Legislator – Texas House Republican Caucus
 A+ Voting Record – National Rifle Association (Texas Chapter)
 A+ Voting Record - Texans for Lawsuit Reform

 

As an elected Member of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE), Mercer was chosen to serve on several key positions of leadership:

 

 Vice-Chair: SBOE Committee on Instruction 
 Former Chair: SBOE 2008 Teacher of the Year Committee 
- Elementary Teacher of the Year Committee - Secondary Teacher of the Year Committee  Former Vice-Chair: SBOE Committee on School Initiatives
- Selection of new Charter Schools - Selection of new Trustees for the Military School Districts  Fiduciary of $19 billion Children’s Textbook Fund

 

Ken Mercer is a recognized Champion of (a) Texas Family values, and (b) raising the bar on education standards. He is a key leader in the conservative fight for:

 

• Back-to-Basics Math (drill and develop confidence and skills)
  
  
• Back-to-Basics instruction to teach the English Language, Phonics, Reading, Spelling, Grammar, Penmanship, Writing, and Research
  
  
• World-Class Science Standards for all areas of science -- allows Texas students the freedom to raise their hands in class and ask questions about all sides of scientific theories
  
  

 

Ken Mercer earned a Bachelor’s in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Business Administration from UT-San Antonio. He also holds a Master’s of Business Administration in Finance and Management from St. Mary’s University.

Finally, a former Eagle Scout, Ken Mercer was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Texas Homeland Security Key Infrastucture Council. He was selected as a member of the Delta Mu Delta Graduate Business Honor Society

 

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