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- ↑ "Montana Legislature - Leadership 1889-Present". leg.mt.gov. Archived from the original on 2009-12-05.
- ↑ "Interview with Regent John Mercer".
- ↑ "Board of Regents Past Members | Montana University System".
- ↑ "Alumni Notes - Winter 2000 Montanan".
- ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
- ↑ "Gov. Gianforte Appoints John A. Mercer to Twentieth Judicial District Court". news.mt.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
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