diff --git a/pledge-update/parse_pledge_data.php b/pledge-update/parse_pledge_data.php
index 56a7fad..8338c48 100644
--- a/pledge-update/parse_pledge_data.php
+++ b/pledge-update/parse_pledge_data.php
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
+function sluggify($input) {
+    return strtolower(str_replace(' ', '-', trim($input)));
+}
+
 function parse_pledge_data($candidates_files, $default_image) {
     $candidate_data = [];
     foreach ($candidates_files as $key => $file) {
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ function parse_pledge_data($candidates_files, $default_image) {
                     $candidate['image_url'] = $media['url'];
                     $candidate['image_id'] = $media['id'];
                 }
-                $candidate_data[$candidate['Candidate Name']] = $candidate;
+                $candidate_data[sluggify($candidate['Candidate Name'])] = $candidate;
             }
             fclose($handle);
         } else {
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ function parse_pledge_data($candidates_files, $default_image) {
                 foreach ($headers as $key => $value) {
                     $candidate[$value] = $data[$key];
                 }
-                $candidate_data[$candidate['Candidate Name']]['Pledge'] = 
+                $candidate_data[sluggify($candidate['Candidate Name'])]['Pledge'] = 
                     $candidate['Pledge'];
             }
             fclose($handle);