Patricia Keefer is the Vice President for Field Operations and a national spokesperson for Common Cause. Ms. Keefer joined Common Cause in 1971 as a regional organizer for the Midwest and Great Plains states. She became a full time lobbyist for Common Cause in 1972, Director of Field Operations in 1975, and was elected Vice President in 1977. Ms. Keefer's previous experience includes work on numerous political campaigns in Ohio, Illinois and the State of Washington.