# Ryan McComb

**Data Science Fellow · Evanston, United States**

hey hey, my name is ryan!
Most of my interests sit in some broad cross-section of elections, economics, and AI/inference. Outside of being a nerd, I swim quite a bit for my club and high school teams. In my free time I like to shoot photos, it’s a hobby of mine, and every once in a while I’ll shoot for the Chicago Union, our local pro ultimate frisbee team.

I work as a Data Science Fellow at VoteHub, mostly on racecall and the occasional election model. I originally came on to help with our midterm model, including a small program that normalizes Kalshi odds.

Profile: https://path.cv/rmccomb

*Last updated: August 2026*

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## Experience

### Data Science Fellow at VoteHub
*Feb 2026 – Present*

Helped build a detailed election forecast and co-authored the 2026 midterm methodology paper. Developed a market-scoring pipeline and contributed to election-night racecall operations.

### Swim Instructor at YWCA
*Jan 2025 – Present*

Taught swim lessons to young children.

### Lakefront Lifeguard at Evanston Fire Department
*Jun 2026 – Aug 2026*

Served as an open-water lifeguard on Evanston's lakefront. Maintained USLA, Red Cross Lifeguard, First Responder, and CPR certifications.

### Volunteer Finance Lead at Daniel Biss for Congress (IL-9)
*Oct 2025 – Mar 2026*

Supported volunteer finance operations for a competitive congressional primary. Provided data analysis and photography for campaign materials.

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## Skills

Election Forecasting · Prediction Markets · Data Journalism · Machine Learning · Statistical Modelling · Campaign Finance Analysis · Topographic Mapping · LLM Fine-tuning

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## Projects

### IL9Cast

A forecasting aggregator for the IL-9 Democratic primary combining prediction markets, polling, and fundraising data.

[View Project →](https://il9.org/)

### FUNDY

A Bayesian model predicting candidates' end-of-quarter fundraising from daily itemized FEC data.

### Seiche

A live model forecasting Lake Michigan water temperature using quantile gradient-boosting models.

### Manifold Prediction Market Trader

Active trader ranked in the top 50 by volume and top 0.25% by profit.

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## Education

### High School Diploma
*Evanston Township High School*
Jan 2024 – Jan 2028

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## Links

- **Personal Website**: https://mccomb.ca/