ORGANIZATION

Founded 1970 by former HEW Secretary John W. Gardner. Citizen's lobbying group advocating government accountability and election reforms.

Official Website:
http://www.commoncause.org/

Location:
Washington, DC

Founding Date:
1970

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rocky Anderson	Politician	9-Sep-1951		Mayor of Salt Lake City, 2000-08
Derek Bok	Educator	22-Mar-1930		President of Harvard, 1971-91
Bob Carr	Politician	27-Mar-1943		Congressman from Michigan, 1975-95
Archibald Cox	Government	17-May-1912	29-May-2004	Target of Watergate Saturday Night Massacre
Anthony S. Earl	Politician	12-Apr-1936		Governor of Wisconsin, 1983-87
Bob Edgar	Politician	29-May-1943	23-Apr-2013	Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1974-87
Paul R. Ehrlich	Scientist	29-May-1932		The Population Bomb
Susan Estrich	Pundit	16-Dec-1952		Fox News liberal
Bob Filner	Politician	4-Sep-1942		Mayor of San Diego, 2012-13
John W. Gardner	Administrator	8-Oct-1912	16-Feb-2002	Founder of Common Cause
Peter Hoagland	Politician	17-Nov-1941	30-Oct-2007	Congressman from Nebraska, 1989-95
Jim Leach	Politician	15-Oct-1942		Congressman from Iowa, 1977-2007
Ellen Malcolm	Activist	2-Feb-1947		Founder, EMILY's List
Chellie Pingree	Politician	2-Apr-1955		Congresswoman, Maine 1st
Brad Sherman	Politician	24-Oct-1954		Congressman, California 27th
Donald M. Stewart	Educator	1938		President of College Board, 1987-99
Richard Zimmer	Politician	16-Aug-1944		Congressman from New Jersey, 1991-97

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