Tom Reitz

I work for Ballotpedia as Lead Developer and Solutions Architect. Since joining the company in 2013, I rebuilt our technical infrastructure to accommodate election-related traffic spikes of over 1M pageviews per hour. I also built a political information database and API which power our Sample Ballot Lookup and provide data to partners like Facebook and Twitter. I'm grateful I have the opportunity to do such meaningful work with technology and data, and to have a positive impact on the lives of millions of Americans.

My work is remote, but I choose to live in Madison, Wisconsin (where I grew up). Madison is a small but growing midwest city. It has beautiful lakes and parks, kind people, and lots of things to do. My wife and I own a home on the near-west side, where we enjoy cooking and entertaining friends.

In 2009, I earned a bachelor's degree in computer science and math from the University of Wisconsin, and in 2021, I completed a master's degree with emphasis in data science at the same institution.