Political Ad Tracker
2025 – now
Compiled over 10 million euros in political advertising spending in a clear overview, so everyone can track who pays to spread their message.
As a developer at Open State Foundation and a master’s student in Climate Econometrics at the Vrije Universiteit, I put data to work for the public good. My goal: turning complex datasets into practical insights for everyone.
Contact
The quickest way to reach me is at quinten@qntn.io. You can also find me on LinkedIn for my professional escapades, GitHub for my code, and Bluesky for all my other exploits.
Projects
All my projects are currently in Dutch only, so please do reach out if you need some more context!
Bron
2024 – now
Developed a search platform with 2.5 million documents from all levels of Dutch government, so journalists and researchers can do their important work quickly and flexibly.
Council Candidates
2023
Collected all 6,547 candidates for the Provincial Council on one website, easily searchable by name, party, gender, and current position, to support a well-informed vote in the Dutch elections.
Better than Hugo
2021 – 2022
Prompted more than 300,000 people to think about the impact of COVID by showing the consequences of (not) taking measures in a game with a simulation and news reports.
New in Parliament
2020 – 2021
Shared words said for the first time in the Dutch parliament for 2,700 followers, among which 41 MPs, by indexing thousands of minutes for months.