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MEMORANDUMDATE:12/8/2010

Steelman:APawnforTrialLawyers

This is the first in a series of publicly released memos designed to expose

a candidate who does not represent the Tea Party.

THE EVIDENCE: A LONG HISTORY OF BAD VOTES

SarahSteelmanhasadocumentedhistoryofvotingtoenrichtrial

lawyersattheexpenseofMissouribusinessesdespitehavingaconflictofinterestbecauseherhusband,DavidSteelman,isoneofthestatestoptriallawyers.

Thisisjustasampleofthevotesshehasmade:

-Votedagainstfairstandardsforevaluatingharassmentclaims.(SB428,2001)-Votedagainstaccountabilityforworkerscompensationcosts.(HB321,

2003)-Whenareasonableattemptattortreformthreatenedtheprofitabilityofmedicalmalpracticelawsuits,sheopposedit.(HB1304,2004)-Hervotesdidntjustgoafterbankaccounts-shefoughttostopjudgesfrombeingabletousetheirdiscretiontoprotecttradesecretsfrombeingpublishedincourtdocuments.(SS#2/SCS/SB1152,2002)

THE REWARD: HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS INCONTRIBUTIONS FROM TRIAL LAWYERS

WhileSteelmanwastoutingherroleasapoliticaloutsiderinherlastpoliticalcampaign,triallawyerswerelininguptowritebigcheckstoputafriendofthebusinessintotheGovernorsmansion.Heresasampleofthemorethan$150,000inchecksshecollectedfromtriallawyers.ZEVAN&DAVIDSONLAWFIRM-$5,0002/25/09ZAVANDAVIDSONFARRISSTEWARTLLC-$1,3503/19/08

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ZEVANDAVIDSONFARRISSTEWARTLLC-$5,0002/23/09AARONSACHS-$1,3503/27/08ALISONHERSHEWE-$1,3503/10/08DEBBIEDOLLAR-$1,3501/29/08EDHERSHEWE-$1,3503/10/08JAMESOLEARY-$1,3505/29/08

JOHNOCONNOR$1,3503/24/08KARENSCHULTE-$1,3502/27/08MARGIELANGDON-$1,3502/7/08MARKPARRISH-$1,3507/15/08MIKEHOLZKNECHT-$1,3503/27/08LOUISACCURSO-$2,3007/24/08OBRIENLAWFIRM-$1,3503/19/08PATRICKHORSEFIELD-$1,3507/15/08ROBERTLANGDON-$1,3502/7/08ROBERTSULLIVAN-$1,3502/6/08STEVEGARNER-$1,3503/8/08STEVEWHITE-$1,3502/18/08TIMDOLLAR-$1,3501/29/08

Steelmanhasalsomadeextensiveuseofanonymouspolitical

actioncommitteestoevadecontributionlimitsandhideherdonors.Morethan$500,000wasfunneledthroughcommitteestohercampaign,mostlythroughanetworkoflegislativedistrictPACs.

Insomecases,themoneytrailisnthardtofollow.OnePACcalledPowertothePeople(namedafterhercampaignslogan)contributed$175,000tohercampaign,mostlythroughintermediaries.ThePACis

almostexclusivelyfundedbytriallawyers.AnotherPACwithextensivelinkstotriallawyers,named

CommitteeforCommonSenseValues,playedasignificantroleinfunnelingtensofthousandsofdollarstoSteelman.

SteelmanhasalsotakenthousandsincashfromtheMissouri

AssociationofTrialAttorneys(throughMissouriFreedom,aPACunderadifferentname),acceptingcontributionsin2003,2005and2008.

Triallawyerswerethebiggestsupportersofhercampaignbyahugemargin.Steelmans links to the trial lawyer lobby are in stark

opposition to what the Tea Party really stands for.