Derek Willis

Hi, I’m Derek. I love using data to find and tell stories. And asking questions.

My LLM Extraction Challenge Leaderboard Is Better Now

I had been staring at my Political Email Extraction Leaderboard since I first published it, and was disappointed by some of the performances I found in extracting committee…

Turning Congressional Job Listings Into Data Using LLM

As a former Hill reporter, some of the best never-published stories revolved around the treatment (usually, mistreatment) of congressional staff. The people who actually…

LLM Extraction Challenge: Fundraising Emails

What kind of sicko signs up for political fundraising emails from just about every committee? Oh, right, that’s me.