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Bill Mercer

Legislator since — · re-elected
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William Walter "Bill" Mercer is an American attorney and politician serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana. He served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2019 to 2025. He previously served as the United States attorney for the District of Montana, as well as principal associate deputy attorney general for the United States Department of Justice. Mercer was nominated by President George W. Bush as Associate Attorney General and served in the position in an acting capacity. He resigned before his confirmation hearing could take place.

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Attendance
99.585304%
5043 of 5064 · abstained 9
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Section · Voting record
20 recent votes
Each vote distinguished: cast / abstained / missed.
Attended
5043/ 5064
Missed
21/ 5064
Abstained
9/ 5064
Attendance
100%
With Party
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Recent votes
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NAY
Generally revise state finance laws
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NAY
Revise vehicle registration fees and allocate revenue for bridges and victims of crime
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NAY
Interim study of youth and family behavioral health prevention
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YEA
Interim study of the public health and safety impacts of marijuana legalization
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YEA
Interim study of noxious weed control
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YEA
Interim study of voter list maintenance and integrity
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NAY
Revise property tax rates for certain property
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NAY
General Appropriations Act
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NAY
Make the Montana ammunition act permanent
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YEA
Revise penalties for violations under 310 permit process
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NAY
Generally revise health care laws related to doulas
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YEA
Generally revise laws regarding gender transition treatment
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NAY
Revise laws relating to category D assisted living facilities
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YEA
Revise laws related to healthcare utilization review
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YEA
Revise supreme court public records laws by opening deliberations and files to the public
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YEA
Ban foreign funding for ballot measures
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YEA
Establish criminal justice data warehouse priorities
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YEA
Interim survey of behavioral health services in Montana
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NAY
Study dependent neglect standards for prosecutors
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YEA
Revise fees for licensed establishments
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Section · Campaign finance
Funding breakdown
Campaign contributions by source type. Data from FEC and state disclosures.
$0.0M
Total raised
Top: Unknown
Individual 100%
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Editorial note

Algorithmic stance and sentiment models exist but are not displayed on public profiles. Interpretation is attribution; only public-record facts are shown. See our methodology.

Profile · Contact

Contact & Digital Presence

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Official Contact

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Section · ML signals

Position & sentiment, modelled

Derived from article analysis, vote records, and public statements. All methods deterministic — keyword matching and statistical classification. No LLM inference.
Sentiment forecast

Improving · ↑0.00 over 30d

85% confidence
↑ Improving over last 90d
method: 7-day MA + linear regression · src/ml/sentiment_prediction.rs
Stance · Housing

Neutral

92% confidence
opposedneutralpro
Based on keyword analysis of public statements and voting records. Consistency: 89% across 312 votes.
method: keyword stance scoring · src/ml/stance_classification.rs
Topics discussed most

Housing dominant · 38%

all articles
method: keyword match · 100 keywords across 10 topics · src/ml/topic_modeling.rs
Profile · Staff

Key Staff & Team

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Profile · Voting History

Complete Voting Record

Every recorded vote with multi-lens analysis — media coverage, public response, and the official record
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Profile · Endorsements

Endorsements & Support

Endorsements Received

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Endorsements Given

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Profile · Stock Act

Stock Trade Disclosures

Mandatory disclosures under the STOCK Act (2012)
No stock trade disclosures on file.
Profile · Lobbying

Lobbying Activity

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Profile · Network

Co-sponsorship Network

Frequently co-sponsors legislation with these colleagues
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