Derek Willis
Derek Willis was a news applications developer at ProPublica, focusing on politics and elections.
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Derek Willis was a news applications developer at ProPublica, focusing on politics and elections. He previously worked as a developer and reporter at The New York Times, a database editor at The Washington Post, and at the Center for Public Integrity and Congressional Quarterly. He began his journalism career at The Palm Beach Post. He is a co-founder of OpenElections, a project to collect and publish election results from all 50 states.
On Health Reform, Democrats and Republicans Don’t Speak the Same Language
We analyzed more than 575 press releases from representatives and senators about the Affordable Care Act and its repeal. Democrats, we found, speak more often and are more united.
Congress API Update
Here’s a status update for developers who use the Sunlight Congress API.
ProPublica’s on IFTTT
We’re relaunching a service that lets you make notifications when some key real-world things happen in Washington.
Politwoops: Explore the Tweets They Didn’t Want You to See
Politwoops tracks deleted tweets by public officials, including people currently in office and candidates for office.
The Continuing Muddle at a Pro-Trump Political Committee
‘America Comes First’ can’t seem to decide if it’s a PAC or a super PAC, but in either case its federal filings remain problematic.
Pro-Trump Group Blew by Basic Campaign Finance Laws
The America Comes First PAC did not disclose its donors before Election Day. And its top funder is banned from the securities industry.
Sunlight Labs Takeover Update
A status update on the projects we took over from the Sunlight Foundation