Ann McBride Norton

Ann McBride Norton (June 23, 1944 – May 5, 2020) was an American activist and business executive. She was president of Common Cause, a non-partisan watchdog group based in Washington, D.C. from 1995 to 1999. She was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. In the 1970s, Norton was a volunteer at Common Cause during the Watergate scandal before becoming the chief lobbyist for Common Cause on Capitol Hill.
Norton died of problems caused by Alzheimer's disease on May 5, 2020 at her Washington, D.C. home at the age of 75.