diff --git a/pledge-update/parse_pledge_data.php b/pledge-update/parse_pledge_data.php
index 8338c48..5332c23 100644
--- a/pledge-update/parse_pledge_data.php
+++ b/pledge-update/parse_pledge_data.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-function sluggify($input) {
+function trim_sluggify($input) {
     return strtolower(str_replace(' ', '-', trim($input)));
 }
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function parse_pledge_data($candidates_files, $default_image) {
                     $candidate['image_url'] = $media['url'];
                     $candidate['image_id'] = $media['id'];
                 }
-                $candidate_data[sluggify($candidate['Candidate Name'])] = $candidate;
+                $candidate_data[trim_sluggify($candidate['Candidate Name'])] = $candidate;
             }
             fclose($handle);
         } else {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function parse_pledge_data($candidates_files, $default_image) {
                 foreach ($headers as $key => $value) {
                     $candidate[$value] = $data[$key];
                 }
-                $candidate_data[sluggify($candidate['Candidate Name'])]['Pledge'] = 
+                $candidate_data[trim_sluggify($candidate['Candidate Name'])]['Pledge'] = 
                     $candidate['Pledge'];
             }
             fclose($handle);