My name is Gene Dawson. (Actually, it's Vernon Eugene Dawson, Jr., but almost nobody knows me by that.) And as of the publication of this post I am a retired Civil Servant in Louisiana.
I just retired from the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program. I worked there from 7/1/1998 until 2/15/2015. My job title was "IT Technical Support Specialist," but what I really did was technical support for the LEADERS program. That stands for "Louisiana Ethics Administration Disclosure and Electronic Reporting System." In case you're not familiar with it, that is the system used by Candidates for public office in Louisiana (candidates for Federal office not included) to disclose to the public where their campaign money comes from, and where it goes.
Many people seem to miss the last word in that acronym: System. They think of LEADERS as the software used to file reports. That is merely one component of a system. LEADERS is in fact just a name.
I only point that out because it has been a burr under my saddle for a long time.
As I said I have done technical support for that system for over 16 years. Along the way I have had little choice but to become familiar with the Campaign Finance laws in Louisiana. Not being one to let that experience go to waste, I am now available as a consultant.
It's an election year here in Louisiana. So if you're thinking about running for office, or you know someone who is, you might want to give me a call.
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