By Tracie Burke | Motion to Quash LLC | March 7, 2022
Motion to Quash LLC investigated long standing campaign finance abuse in Jefferson Parish to create the scorecards for this election.
We created a comprehensive list of campaign contributions for the candidates. The campaign contributions were totaled on the time period from March 6, 2007- to March 6, 2022. The grand total was $3,631,929.
Only four (22%) of the eighteen candidates scored A+ for anti-corruption, while five (28%) of the candidates scored F.
The total campaign contributions were based on the financial statements for the candidates on the Board of Ethics website.
Download the spreadsheet and click on the Grades tab to view the scorecard. Then, click on the name to view the candidate’s folder.
Methodology
For consistency, the total scores were based on these three principles:
- Campaign contributions issued (5 points)
- Campaign contributions received (5 points)
- Disclosures/conflicts of interest (5 points)
Only when they scored 15 for the whole package did they score 100 percent.
Campaigns are dynamic. We welcome your feedback. If you see a candidate’s position has changed, send us an email to info@motiontoquash.org with the new information.
Tracie Burke is Louisiana author of Motion to Quash. She can be reached at tracie@motiontoquash.org. Motion to Quash LLC promotes legislation that supports the American Anti-Corruption Act. Please Support journalism in the public interest by donating today. Click here to donate.
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