William Mercier

Republican | Ohio

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William Mercier — State Rep., Dist. 7 (Ohio Republican Primary | May 5, 2026)
State Rep., Dist. 7 Ohio General | November 3, 2026
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Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

The Ohio State University, Columbus, B.A. Air Transportation Management

WORK & MILITARY

Airline Management, Director, 2006-2026

AFFILIATIONS

Buckeye Boys State, Counselor

Knights of Columbus, First Degree Knight, 2006-2026

Past Parish Council President St Agatha, President

Sons of the American Legion, Squadron Commander

Franklin County Central Committeeman, Republican

Dekalb County GA Board of Registration and Elections, Boardmember

Dekalb GA GOP, 2nd Vice Chair

Boy Scouts, Eagle Scout

COSI Volunteer Hall of Fame, Volunteer

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Franklin County Central Committeeman - Republican

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Ohio House of Representatives

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (2)

Buckeye Firearms Association

Franklin County Republican Party

OTHER (1)

Jon Husted

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (4)

FOP Capital City Lodge #9

Franklin County GOP

United Arlington

Buckeye Firearms

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Bernadine Kennedy Kent (2026)


OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

If the mother's life is at risk of being lost

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Strongly Agree

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

Strongly Agree

The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.

Strongly Agree


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

The minimum wage is a tool meant for new workers entering the workforce. The minimum wage is not intended to be a life long living wage. Having too high of a minimum wage will lead to unnecessary cost increases and impacts affordability.

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

Tie the budget to actual revenue and expenditures, improved technology in citizen facing agencies, increased oversight for fraud, redundancies and waste


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

The inference to this statement in the Bill of Rights (First Amendment Establishment Clause) means there shall be no state sponsored religion.

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options.

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Strongly Disagree


NATIONAL SECURITY

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

Yes, the relationship is important for many reasons. The most prominent being Israel is the only free society in the middle East. Their security is a moral and strategic priority for the United States.


IMMIGRATION

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree

It is inappropriate and dangerous for individual municipalities across the United States to unilaterally decide which federal regulations they will abide by and which they will actively ignore. Our society is built upon the rule of law, not a subjective treatment of individuals in violation of federal law.


EDUCATION

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Agree

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Neutral

An argument could be made for foreign countries that share our morality and legal structure to participate in funding schools, with robust oversight in place. For example, some cities have a British School and the US has a strong alignment morally and strategically with Great Britain. However, we must be guarded with countries that do not share our values and actively seek to destroy our culture.


VALUES

Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.

Strongly Agree

Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.

Strongly Agree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Agree

I believe these are two separate questions. Personally, I believe marriage is a Godly sacrament between a man and a woman. However, if a religious institution defines this differently, the government should not be imposing its will on that institution.

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a practicing Roman Catholic


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree


EQUALITY

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Strongly Disagree

The human race has an obligation to treat the environment with care and respect and protect its resources. It would be ignorant to believe political organizations would not act in their own self interests while trying to address climate change initiatives. We can certainly do better with how we treat our environment, but drastic counteractions will do more harm than good.

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

Nuclear energy is by far the most reliable energy source


ABOUT YOU

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Conservative

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

No

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

No


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?

Equal justice under the law. There should be a more prominent focus placed on rehabilitating those who are serving penalties for their crimes, especially minors and young adults. Once one has paid their debt to society, they should be given the opportunity to return to being a productive citizen.

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

Strongly Agree

Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.

Strongly Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

Every law abiding adult citizen in the United States is guaranteed the right to own a firearm via the Second Amendment to the Constitution, unless the right has been lost via due process. The arbitrary restrictions on gun ownership create an artificial sense of security and vilify responsible gun owners unnecessarily.

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