Amy Keith

Executive Director

Expertise

Meet Amy…

Amy leads Common Cause Florida’s work to create open, accountable government that serves the public interest and empower all people to make their voices heard in the political process.

Amy joined Common Cause in 2022 with over two decades of nonprofit management, advocacy and coalition-building experience. She spent 20 years working in international humanitarian response and refugee protection for nongovernmental organizations including the International Rescue Committee and the Danish Refugee Council, among others.

Working primarily in South Asia and the Middle East, she managed large-scale preparedness, response and recovery programs, built interagency coalitions, and successfully advocated for the rights of people affected by crisis, conflict and displacement. Amy has been actively engaged in the democracy space in Florida since returning to the U.S. full-time in 2018. Prior to joining Common Cause, she led election protection, voting rights and civic education initiatives for the League of Women Voters. 

She holds a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University and a BA in Philosophy from Bates College.



The Latest From Amy Keith

Tallahassee Democrat (Op-Ed): Florida Legislature and Gov. DeSantis are trampling on our voting rights

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Tallahassee Democrat (Op-Ed): Florida Legislature and Gov. DeSantis are trampling on our voting rights

If we want a democracy that works for everyone, we should be making it harder for money to influence politics, and easier for eligible Floridians to exercise their freedom to vote. 

But that’s the opposite of what’s happening in Florida, with state lawmakers erecting a slew of unnecessary and confusing barriers for Floridians looking to participate in our democracy.

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