Meet The Civic Hacker Making Congress More Accountable

“You don’t get many tech people in politics,” says Ted Henderson, a 29-year-old self-confessed 'nerd through and through' who’s been programming since kindergarten. The ex-staffer started ‘hacking’ Congress in 2013, reverse-engineering a radio signal which alerts congressmen that it’s time to vote in the House. He built out an app around it, Capitol Bells, which became a popular go-to for congress members and their staffers, giving them a quick and easy snapshot of what bill was be...