Derek Cressman

Mr. Cressman is leading Common Cause’s efforts to restore the Constitution with an amendment that reverses the Citizens United v. FEC ruling and he has spoken extensively on corporate money in politics. Derek played a lead role in organizing a January 2011 Uncloak the Koch’s rally in Palm Springs, California that garnered national media attention to expose the hundreds of millions of dollars that Koch Industries and allied CEOs have spent to influence the political process. He has testified before the United States Senate, California Assembly and Senate, California Fair Political Practices Commission, served as an expert in federal litigation, and authored and co-authored numerous reports as well as one book: The Recall’s Broken Promise—How Big Money Still Runs California Politics.