Facts (60)
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Mercer is the director of the Mercer Family Foundation, which under her leadership donated $70 million to conservative causes between 2009 and 2014 and gave $24.5 million in charitable grants in 2015 alone.
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Rebekah Mercer was born on December 6, 1973 in Yorktown Heights, New York, as the second of three daughters of hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer and Diana Lynne Mercer.
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Mercer served on the executive committee of Donald Trump's 16-member presidential transition team in 2016, alongside Trump's adult children, Steve Bannon, and Peter Thiel, and was instrumental in recommending Jeff Sessions and Michael Flynn for Cabinet positions.
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In August 2016, Rebekah Mercer forwarded an email to Cambridge Analytica CEO Alexander Nix asking whether the firm could help organize Hillary Clinton-related emails released by WikiLeaks, and was informed that Nix had previously contacted Julian Assange.
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Mercer chairs Reclaim New York, a conservative watchdog group founded as a nonprofit to promote grassroots engagement on state economic policy, and serves on the boards of the Media Research Center, Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation, and Moving Picture Institute.
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In a 2018 speech later published as the book 'What I Believe' (2019), Mercer said the United States was engaged in a 'great civil war' and warned of 'armed conflict' against 'ever more belligerent, frantic, and absurd radicals,' specifically naming antifa.
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Rebekah Mercer stepped down from the board of the American Museum of Natural History in February 2020 when her term expired, following years of pressure from over 200 scientists who protested her funding of climate change denial organizations.
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Mercer was the lead investor in the social media platform Parler, founded in August 2018 as a 'free speech-driven' alternative to mainstream social media; her funding was conditional on the platform giving users control over content moderation.
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Mercer is a key donor to and member of the Rockbridge Network, a conservative political advocacy group founded by JD Vance and Chris Buskirk in 2019, alongside Peter Thiel and other Silicon Valley investors.
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1789 Capital's investments include Tucker Carlson's Last Country Inc., Elon Musk's companies (Neuralink, X, xAI, SpaceX), Anduril, Substack, and cryptocurrency prediction platform Polymarket.
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In 2022, Mercer co-founded 1789 Capital, a venture capital firm based in Palm Beach, Florida, with Omeed Malik and Chris Buskirk; the firm focuses on anti-ESG investments and what it calls the 'parallel economy' of conservative-aligned businesses.
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Mercer's father, Robert Mercer, sold his stake in Breitbart News to his daughters in November 2017, and the family had previously been the primary financial backer of the conservative news outlet.
Date: 2017-11-15
Added: 08 May 2026
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The Mercer Family Foundation donated nearly $8 million to organizations including the Heartland Institute, which rejects the scientific consensus on climate change, and $4.4 million in 2017 alone to climate science denial groups.
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Rebekah Mercer is a trustee of the Heritage Foundation and one of only five directors of the affiliated Heritage Action for America, the think tank that authored the presidential transition blueprint Project 2025.
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Rebekah Mercer is a director of Emerdata Limited, a UK-registered company (Company No. 10911848) incorporated in August 2017 and associated with former Cambridge Analytica personnel including Alexander Nix, Jennifer Mercer, and others.
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She earned a dual BS in Biology and Mathematics and an MS in Operations Research and Engineering Economic Systems from Stanford University, where she met her future husband Sylvain Mirochnikoff.
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In 2010, Mercer and her then-husband spent over $28 million acquiring six adjoining apartment units across floors 23–25 of the Heritage at Trump Place on Manhattan's Upper West Side, totaling 13,962 square feet.
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Rebekah Mercer was a co-founder and board member of Cambridge Analytica, the data analytics firm that worked for the Trump 2016 campaign and was involved in the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal involving up to 87 million users' data harvested without consent.
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Mercer homeschooled her four children after leaving her job as a trader, and met her future husband Sylvain Mirochnikoff, a French national and managing director at Morgan Stanley, while at Stanford; they married in 2003 and divorced in 2018.
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Mercer's simultaneous use of joint fundraising committees, conduit organizations, leadership PACs, and Super PACs represents comprehensive exploitation of federal campaign finance law's structural categories
Date: 2023-06-15
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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The December 29, 2023 timing of all Mercer political contributions aligns with both FEC quarterly reporting deadlines and year-end tax planning, indicating coordinated compliance strategy
Date: 2023-12-29
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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Mercer's $11,600 contribution amount represents the maximum individual contribution limit for joint fundraising committees in the 2023-24 election cycle under 11 CFR 102.17, demonstrating precise adherence to federal election law
Date: 2023-06-15
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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The timing gap between Mercer's December 2023 political contributions ($34,800) and June 2024 SEC filings suggests potential coordination between individual contribution cycles and corporate restructuring activities
Date: 2023-2024
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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Rebekah Mercer's June 10, 2024 dual SEC filings occurred approximately 40 days before the Republican National Convention (July 15-18, 2024), during the critical period when campaign organizations typically finalize major donor coordination and funding structures
Date: 2024-06-10
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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Mercer's strategic use of Never Surrender Inc. for exactly the maximum leadership PAC contribution demonstrates knowledge of campaign finance law distinctions that typically requires professional political compliance guidance
Date: 2023-06-15
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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The sophisticated exploitation of joint fundraising committee structures and precise adherence to contribution limits across multiple entity types indicates Mercer's political giving was guided by specialized campaign finance and tax advisory services
Date: 2023-06-15
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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Rebekah Mercer's December 29, 2023 political contributions totaling $34,800 represent textbook year-end tax optimization timing, occurring on the penultimate business day of the tax year when high-net-worth donors typically execute coordinated giving strategies
Date: 2023-12-29
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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Mercer's identical $11,600 contributions to WinRed and Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee represent exploitation of joint committee allocation structures that may facilitate additional indirect contributions through pass-through mechanisms
Date: 2023-12-29
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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The strategic timing and amounts of Mercer's political contributions demonstrate sophisticated campaign finance optimization that typically indicates access to professional political funding advice and likely coordination with broader family political spending strategies
Date: 2023-06-15
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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Rebekah Mercer's 'RETIRED' designation in FEC records contradicts her ongoing SEC filing obligations, indicating active corporate involvement that could facilitate indirect political funding beyond disclosed individual contributions
Date: 2023-2024
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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The concentration of Mercer's 2024 SEC filing activity during peak election year suggests potential coordination between securities transactions and political funding strategies
Date: 2024-06-15
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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Rebekah Mercer's dual SEC filings on 2024-06-10 represent an anomalous disclosure pattern requiring investigation of specific form types, beneficial ownership changes, or corporate restructuring activities to assess materiality
Date: 2024-06-10
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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The identical contribution amounts and timing suggest Mercer's political giving strategy was designed to maximize legal contribution limits through parallel conduit and joint committee channels
Date: 2023-12-29
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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Mercer's simultaneous $11,600 contributions to WinRed and Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee represent primary evidence of coordinated fundraising designed to exploit joint committee allocation structures for maximum contribution impact
Date: 2023-12-29
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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Mercer's maintained SEC filing obligations despite 'RETIRED' status in FEC records indicates ongoing material securities positions or corporate governance roles that contradict public retirement narrative
Date: 2024-06-15
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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The June 10, 2024 SEC filings occurred during a critical period of Trump campaign organization and Republican convention preparation, suggesting potential coordination between Mercer's corporate activities and political calendar
Date: 2024-06-10
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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Rebekah Mercer's pattern of dual SEC filings on identical dates (2024-06-10) represents an anomalous disclosure pattern that typically indicates complex multi-entity transactions, beneficial ownership changes, or corporate restructuring activities
Date: 2024-06-10
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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Never Surrender, Inc. received coordinated maximum contributions from Rebekah Mercer as part of her broader $34,800 year-end political giving strategy to Trump-affiliated entities
Date: 2023-12-29
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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Rebekah Mercer's $6,600 total contribution to Never Surrender, Inc. represents the maximum allowable individual contribution limit for leadership PACs, demonstrating strategic optimization of federal campaign finance law
Date: 2023-06-15
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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Mercer's contribution pattern to Never Surrender Inc. represents the maximum individual contribution limit of $6,600 ($3,300 x 2), suggesting deliberate maximization of giving to this specific Trump-affiliated entity
Date: 2023-06-15
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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Rebekah Mercer's political contribution strategy demonstrates sophisticated understanding of campaign finance law through coordinated use of joint fundraising committees and conduit organizations to maximize contribution impact
Date: 2023-06-15
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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Mercer made identical $11,600 contributions to both WinRed and Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee on the same day, suggesting exploitation of joint fundraising structures to maximize contribution limits
Date: 2023-12-29
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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Rebekah Mercer's documented political contributions totaling $34,800 to Trump-affiliated entities all occurred on December 29, 2023, indicating coordinated year-end political giving
Date: 2023-06-15
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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The concentration of two SEC filings on 2024-06-10 indicates significant securities transactions or corporate governance activities requiring immediate disclosure
Date: 2024-06-10
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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Rebekah Mercer maintained consistent SEC filing obligations across a three-year period (2021-2024), with multiple filings in 2024 suggesting active rather than passive securities involvement
Date: 2021-2024
Added: 08 Apr 2026
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WinRed donation of $11,600 matches the Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee contribution amount, suggesting coordinated fundraising through joint committees with matching contribution limits
Added: 07 Apr 2026
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The June 2024 SEC filings show two separate filings on the same date (2024-06-10), warranting investigation into what entities or transactions these relate to
Date: 2024-06-10
Added: 07 Apr 2026
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Mercer made duplicate $3,300 donations to Never Surrender, Inc., suggesting either recurring contributions or potential bundled fundraising activity
Added: 07 Apr 2026
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Political donations show a pattern of support for Trump-related entities including Save America, Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee, Never Surrender Inc., and WinRed
Added: 07 Apr 2026
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Rebekah Mercer is a significant political donor with documented contributions totaling at least $34,800 to Trump-affiliated political committees and PACs
Added: 07 Apr 2026
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Rebekah Mercer has multiple SEC EDGAR filings spanning from 2021 to 2024, indicating ongoing involvement with securities-related activities or corporate governance positions
Date: 2021-2024
Added: 07 Apr 2026
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No court records found for "Rebekah Mercer" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Rebekah Mercer — Court records (no results)
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No lobbying disclosures found for "Rebekah Mercer" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Rebekah Mercer — Lobbying disclosures (no results)
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MERCER, REBEKAH of MARYVILLE, TN (employer: RETIRED, occupation: RETIRED) made a campaign contribution of $5.0K to SAVE AMERICA on 2023-12-29. FEC transaction ID: SA12.114346143.
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Rebekah Mercer filed filing with the SEC on 2022-01-06. Accession number: N/A.
All Connections (57)
collaboration, investor
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since 2012
The Mercer family, including Rebekah Mercer, were major backers of Steve Bannon's political activities. Rebekah's documented contributions to Trump-affiliated PACs (Save America, Never Surrender Inc.) align with the political networks Bannon helped establish. · Through Robert Mercer's significant funding of Breitbart News Network where Bannon served on the board, Bannon had connections to the Mercer family including Rebekah Mercer.
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As the parent company of Cambridge Analytica, SCL Group was connected to the Mercer family's political data operations. Rebekah Mercer was a known principal in these investments. · Rebekah Mercer, along with her father Robert Mercer, was a key investor and board member of Cambridge Analytica, SCL Group's subsidiary. She helped connect the company to Republican political networks.
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Rebekah Mercer is Robert Mercer's daughter. Both are listed as known entities in the database, and the Robert Mercer from East Setauket/Renaissance Technologies is her father.
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Both daughters of Robert Mercer and board members who signed Cambridge Analytica bankruptcy petition
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Major financial backer through Cruz-supporting Super PACs
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Rebekah Mercer served on the board of Cambridge Analytica/SCL and was instrumental in directing the company's strategic direction.
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Rebekah Mercer served on the board of Cambridge Analytica and was instrumental in the strategic direction that utilized data from 'This Is Your Digital Life'.
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Thiel donated to Make America Number 1, a Super PAC associated with the Mercer family including Rebekah Mercer, supporting Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.
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Rebekah Mercer, daughter of Robert Mercer, was a key investor and board member of Cambridge Analytica. She played an active role in the company's strategic direction and its connections to conservative political campaigns.
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