Election Official Moonlights as Political Consultant to Republican Candidates

A Texas registrar of voters has been working a second job selling voter data and campaign services to Republican campaigns, according to local news reports . Ed Johnson, the associate registrar of voters in Harris County, is the paid director of a small political consulting firm called Computer Data Systems, which he launched in 2003 with a Republican state representative. The company sold $140,000 worth of voter data and election services to Republican politicians and campaigns in 2008, which included conducting targeted mailings on behalf of clients.

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Election Official Moonlights as Political Consultant to Republican Candidates

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