A Forward Thinking, Women-Led Political Action Committee
Election-Changing Investments in Candidates Who Transform Communities
We create groups of everyday women — teachers, students, moms, lawyers, healthcare workers — who pool their resources together to invest in candidates running for state and local offices.
With an overall focus on “purple” areas across the country, our investments help bolster progressive power where it’s needed most. The state and local candidates we invest in today become the national candidates of tomorrow, fighting for a better future for us all.
"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."
— Aristotle
Real people. Real results.
Our Story
Greater Than’s roots go back to 2016. That year spurred many progressive women to action with history-making results in 2018. But, when the champagne toasts ended, many of us felt confused about our direct impact.
We created Greater Than as a community for coherencein political giving so that we could have greater collective impact and, at the same time, fully understand what our contributions produce. Greater Than is a group of progressive womxn who coalesce each month in a “book club with teeth” where we develop a strategy to make meaningful, modest investments to ensure a progressive future.
Meet our founders
Margot began
Margot began her career as a Surface Warfare Officer in the US Navy after graduating from the United States Naval Academy. After her time in the service, she was a Presidential Management Fellow at the Office of Management and Budget, then the Military Legislative Assistant for Senator Bennet. She's currently Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Director at Burton Snowboards. Margot lives in Vermont with here son and loves to ski, knit, and take in the beautiful Green Mountains. You can contact Margot at margot.phillips@greaterthanpac.org
Meredith began her career as a middle school teacher in Philadelphia through Teach For America. She has since gone on to work in education policy and execution at the local, state, and federal level. Meredith has degrees from Syracuse University as well as the University of Pennsylvania and lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and three children. She loves a good cup of coffee. You can contact Meredith at meredith.mcneill@greaterthanpac.org
Every investment adds up
Whether it's $25 or $500, your contribution goes straight into the candidates changing the future of your community.
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Every cohort starts with women like you. Commit today and put your investment behind state and local candidates who need it most.