Derek Cressman
Derek Cressman serves as Common Cause's Regional Director of State Operations for Western States. He previously held the position of assistant director for election reform. He joined the staff in 2007.
In addition to helping manage state operations, Derek coordinates Common Cause's work on national popular vote, and writes and organizes around other election reforms such as vote-by-mail. He has worked on democracy issues since 1995, and is considered a leading expert on money in politics and democracy issues. Prior to joining Common Cause, Derek founded and directed TheRestOfUs.org, a non-profit watchdog that raised awareness of the role of big money in politics. He has also worked as a campus organizer, ballot question campaign director, and as a green entrepreneur, founding Earth Tones, the environmental telephone company.
He is a graduate of Williams College.