Experience

VoteHub, elections, forecasting, campaigns, and political journalism.

Ryan McComb, spring 2026

Education

Because, as my parents always say, “education comes first.”

Evanston Township High School

Expected May 2028

0 UW GPA · 0 W GPA

  • Honor Society every year at ETHS so far
  • Student Ambassador (currently)
  • Club swim team and high school swim team
  • The Evanstonian: stats writing and photography; next year, website editor
  • Chem/Phys (in progress)
  • Planned senior math: one course in linear algebra and multivariable calculus, plus either Topics in Math or AP Statistics, depending on how my schedule works out
VoteHub Feb 2026 to Present · Data Science & Decision Desk

Data Science Fellow Current

On staff part-time at VoteHub. Writing data analyses, building visualizations, and helping lead a few new Decision Desk projects.

Student Fellow

Built a Kalshi market-scoring pipeline for the 2026 midterms model. Shadowed the Decision Desk and wrote a few data-analysis pieces.

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Founder & Data Scientist

IL9Cast

Built a forecasting aggregator for the IL-9 Democratic primary that synthesises prediction-market probabilities, polling averages, and FEC fundraising filings into a single probability estimate, updated daily. Featured in Capitol Fax, the Evanston Roundtable, and the Daily Northwestern as a novel local forecasting tool.

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Volunteer Finance Lead

Daniel Biss for Congress (IL-9)

Manage end-to-end campaign finance data for a competitive Democratic congressional primary. Researched donor information for candidate call-time and prospecting, along with occasional data help.

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Sports Photographer

Chicago Union (UFA)

Credentialed photographer covering professional ultimate frisbee; deliver game-day photo packages on 24-hour turnaround. Shoot with Canon R8 system; images used across team social media and press channels.

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Project 2028 Podcast

Founder & Host

Founded and host a politics-and-policy podcast reaching listeners in 50+ countries; produce, edit, and distribute all episodes.

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Political Science & Policy Project

Blog & Research

Published a political-science blog for four years covering game theory, constitutional law, and voting theory.

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