Analysis
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Checking In On VA05
An election draws near. Taking a look at the financing in my high-drama home congressional district.
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The Purpose of the Explore Section
Beginners should have plenty of examples relevant to the work they want to do. Analysts need better resources to up their game.
Technical
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Introducing tidyusafec
Want to automate campaign finance data gathering from the Federal Election Commission? The FEC’s OpenFEC API is flexible from a developer’s perspective and cumbersome from an analyst’s. tidyusafec is a data retrieval R package that anticipates the common desire to work with tidy campaign finance data.
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Learning R in 2018
If you were wondering where to start and feeling intimidated, you are not alone! This post outlines one possible path of many to get your feet wet: by replicating some of the work published here at Charts On Charts.
Photography
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August 12th, 2017 in Charlottesville
My perspective of a particularly absurd day in American history.
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British Isles With Dad
My third trip abroad to accompany see where my dad worked long ago.
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Ecuador With Friends
My second trip abroad to accompany my roommate for a leg of his visit to extended family.
