MEMORANDUM
DATE: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
SarahSteelmanhasadocumentedhistoryofvotingtoenrichtriallawyersattheexpenseofMissouribusinesses–despitehavingaconflictofinterestbecauseherhusband,DavidSteelman,isoneofthestate’stoptriallawyers.Thisisjustasampleofthevotesshehasmade:-Votedagainstfairstandardsforevaluatingharassmentclaims.(SB428,2001)-Votedagainstaccountabilityforworkers’compensationcosts.(HB321,2003)-Whenareasonableattemptattortreformthreatenedtheprofitabilityofmedicalmalpracticelawsuits,sheopposedit.(HB1304,2004)-Hervotesdidn’tjustgoafterbankaccounts-shefoughttostopjudgesfrombeingabletousetheirdiscretiontoprotecttradesecretsfrombeingpublishedincourtdocuments.(SS#2/SCS/SB1152,2002)
THE REWARD: HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS INCONTRIBUTIONS FROM TRIAL LAWYERS
WhileSteelmanwastoutingherroleasapolitical‘outsider’inherlastpoliticalcampaign,triallawyerswerelininguptowritebigcheckstoputafriendofthebusinessintotheGovernor’smansion.Here’sasampleofthemorethan$150,000inchecksshecollectedfromtriallawyers.
ZEVAN&DAVIDSONLAWFIRM-$5,000–2/25/09ZAVANDAVIDSONFARRISSTEWARTLLC-$1,350–3/19/08