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Ian Patrick Hines


I've spent 15 years building digital infrastructure for political campaigns — starting as a NationBuilder Expert in 2013, then running my own shop serving state parties, Senate campaigns, and international elections across three continents.

That work evolved into SaaS. I built the SMS and email systems behind 8-figure political fundraising operations, and launched DoNotContact to help consumers opt out of the fundraising spam.

These days I'm building with AI agents. Claude Code runs my dev workflow — I manage a fleet of autonomous assistants that ship code while I sleep.

I write about what I'm building on 𝕏. If you're working on similar problems, say hello.

Press


2018's Small Dollar Donor Boom Campaigns & Elections, December 2018
Does Your Campaign's Burn Rate Really Matter? Campaigns & Elections, October 2015

Awards


Best Overall Website Reed Awards, 2016
Best Overall Website Reed Awards, 2017
Best International Website Reed Awards, 2017
Best Use of Automation or Personalization in Email Reed Awards, 2018
Best Use of Website/Donation Page Pollie Awards (AAPC), 2017

Writing


What to Prioritize During a Campaign's Start-Up Phase Early investments in digital and field that yield long-term results.

Projects


donotcontact.net Political email opt-out. Stop the fundraising spam.
google-workspace-cli CLI for Gmail, Calendar, Drive. Built for Claude Code.
resume Minimal resume template inspired by read.cv.
Nat AI assistant for NationBuilder. Built with Claude Agent SDK.