Rebekah Mercer, Daughter of Major Donor, Named to Trump Role
- Mercer is one of 16 on transition team executive committee
- Her father Robert is among Trump’s top financial backers
Rebekah, Robert, and Diana Mercer at the 2014 World Science Festival Gala on April 7, 2014
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Rebekah Mercer, whose wealthy family has sought for years to reshape conservative politics with a populist, anti-establishment message, was named to President-Elect Donald Trump’s transition team.
Mercer, the 42-year-old daughter of New York hedge-fund manager Robert Mercer, will serve as one of 16 members of the team’s executive committee, the group said in a statement Friday. It’s a sign of how the Mercers’ longstanding effort to influence the direction of the Republican Party is paying off.