Name: Bill Mercer
Age: 54
Occupation: Attorney (partner, Holland & Hart, LLP)
Family: Spouse (Marci); children (Whit and Ella)
Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Montana, 1986; M.P.A., Harvard University, 1988; J.D., George Mason University, 1993
Past Employment:
2001 -2009, United States Attorney, District of Montana
2006 -2007, Acting Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
2005 -2006, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
1994 -2001, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Montana
1989 -1994, Senior Policy Analyst and Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General, Office of Policy Development, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
1988 – 1989, Presidential Management Intern, Revenue Estimating Division, Office of Tax Analysis, Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C.
Past political experience: Chairman (and member), Montana Board of Crime Control