Ian Patrick Hines

I build infrastructure
that wins elections.

SMS infrastructure, email systems, website development, NationBuilder expertise—fifteen years turning technical problems into political victories. Now building in public from Anne Arundel County.

The Short Version

I'm a political tech guy who's been doing this for fifteen years. If you're here, you probably found me through NationBuilder, a campaign, or someone who told you I could fix something.

I started building websites in high school, got into politics in college, and never really left either world. Somewhere along the way I worked at NationBuilder, started my own agency, and helped a lot of campaigns win races they weren't supposed to win. These days I'm mostly building infrastructure—email systems, SMS platforms, the backend stuff that has to work when it matters.

I live in Maryland with my wife and three kids. Catholic. Fifth-generation Marylander. I care about the craft and I'm honest about what I don't know. That's the gist.

The Arc
2000–07

Early Web

Hand-coded HTML, first clients, learning to build by building.

2003–12

Into Politics

Campaigns, teaching, Maryland state politics, earned my MPA.

2012–19

NationBuilder Era

Hired by NationBuilder, started freelancing, founded Hines Digital, grew to 100+ clients.

Now

Building Again

Email infrastructure. Compliant systems at scale. Selective consulting. Building in public.

Running Threads
Companies

Follow along on X, where I think out loud about political tech, compliance, and building things that work.

Building in public