Eric O'Keefe (political activist)
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| Born |
Eric Stephen O'Keefe December 14, 1954 |
| Residence | Spring Green, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Political activist, author |
| Spouse(s) | Leslie Baker Graves (1983-present; several children) |
| Website | www |
Eric Stephen O'Keefe (born December 14, 1954) is an American political activist. In the 1990s, O'Keefe was involved in efforts to enact congressional term limits. He is involved as a strategist, board member, and donor with a number of organizations which seek to advance limited government and self-governance.
O'Keefe is a founding board member of Citizens for Self-Governance, co-chairman and co-founder of the Campaign for Primary Accountability Political Action Committee, and chairman of the Health Care Compact Alliance. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Center for Competitive Politics, the Citizens in Charge Foundation, and the Wisconsin Club for Growth. He was the chairman and CEO of the Sam Adams Alliance, a former organization that promoted citizen activism.
O'Keefe co-founded CPA with Joe Ricketts, Leo Linbeck III, and Tim Dunn. He is also co-chairman, and a financial supporter of the Campaign for Primary Accountability. The group is a political action committee which seeks "to oust entrenched members of Congress in their primary races, regardless of their party." The Campaign for Primary Accountability has spent $500,000 in 2012 congressional primary elections attempting to unseat both Democratic and Republican incumbents. The group spent $200,000 against Republican incumbent Jean Schmidt, who lost her primary bid.
The group also spent $239,000 against Republican incumbent Don Manzullo, who lost to primary challenger Adam Kinzinger.
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