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Bob Price
From: Drew Brandewie <drew@johncornyn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 8:18 PM
To: Drew Brandewie
Subject: Cornyn Campaign Memo: David Alameel and 2014 U.S. Senate Race

TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN MEMO

TO: Interested Parties
FROM: Brendan Steinhauser, Campaign Manager
DATE: May 27
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2014
RE: David Alameel and 2014 U.S. Senate Race
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With less than six months until Election Day, Sen. Cornyn continues to be in a commanding position in the 2014 U.S.
Senate race in Texas. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Sen. Cornyn and his Keep It Red project, the campaign has
assembled an army of volunteers and grassroots supporters who have been walking blocks, making calls, and stuffing
envelopes across the state. Between now and November Sen. Cornyn will cede no voter or region as he asks all Texans
for their support and makes the case that conservative principles are the surest path to the American Dream for all who
seek it.
In contrast, in David Alameel Texans will find someone who as a businessman has a troubling history of hostility towards
women and as a candidate has taken liberal positions far outside of the mainstream, aligning himself with Wendy Davis to
secure the nomination. And no matter how many big checks David Alameel writes to his own campaign, this seat belongs
to the people of Texas and this election will not be bought. Sen. Cornyn, our campaign, and our volunteers across the
state will stand alongside Attorney General Greg Abbott and fight back against the big-spending, pro-choice, gun-grabbing
agenda of Wendy Davis and David Alameel.
ALAMEEL: WRONG FOR TEXAS WOMEN
David Alameels Company Was Sued by the EEOC for Firing Female Employees After They Complained About a
Sexually Hostile Work Environment. A chain of dental clinics owned by wealthy Dallas businessman David Alameel,
the Democrats' top choice in the U.S. Senate race, entered into a federal court agreement in 2008 to settle claims brought
by four women who said they lost their jobs after complaining about a sexually hostile work environment.(Kevin Diaz, Clinics
owned by Alameel, Democrats U.S. Senate hope, battled 5-year discrimination suit, Houston Chronicle, May 8, 2014)
The Four Women Claimed They Were Subjected To Sexual Harassment By Jefferson Dental Clinics CFO Kadri
Cumur. In one instance, [Cumur] allegedly reached inside one woman's blouse and touched her bra. Another woman
testified that he unbuttoned her blouse. " (Kevin Diaz, Clinics owned by Alameel, Democrats U.S. Senate hope, battled 5-year
discrimination suit, Houston Chronicle, May 8, 2014)
LAWSUIT: There were several times that he approached [her] while she was sitting, stood in front of her,
and rocked back and forth, with his groin in her face. (EEOC v. J efferson Dental Clinics (5th Cir.), Brief As Appellee, Fifth
Circuit, May 3, 2006)
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LAWSUIT: When one of the women turned down his invitation to dinner, he allegedly called her a
whore." (Kevin Diaz, Clinics owned by Alameel, Democrats U.S. Senate hope, battled 5-year discrimination suit, Houston Chronicle,
May 8, 2014)
Alameel Fired Cumur And Then Immediately Rehired Him. Alameel initially fired Cumur, but almost immediately
changed his mind and rehired Cumur. (EEOC v. J efferson Dental Clinics (5th Cir.), Brief As Appellee, Fifth Circuit, May 3, 2006)
New Office Rules Were Announced: Women Could Not Wear Sleeveless Clothing And Female Employees Not
Permitted To Talk Out Of Turn. A few days later, new workplace rules were announced: female employees had to
conform with a new dress code that prohibited sleeveless shirts and dresses, and female employees were not permitted
to talk out of turn. In fact, employees were not permitted to speak to Cumur at all without a newly-hired Office Manager
present. (EEOC v. J efferson Dental Clinics (5th Cir.), Brief As Appellee, Fifth Circuit, May 3, 2006)
Three Of The Four Female Employees Were Then Fired. Three of the women, identified in court records as Heather
Sooter, Carol Cantu and Linda Householder, were reportedly fired. A fourth, Esmeralda J imenez, said she quit. (Kevin Diaz,
Clinics owned by Alameel, Democrats U.S. Senate hope, battled 5-year discrimination suit, Houston Chronicle, May 8, 2014)
ALAMEEL: TOO FAR OUT OF THE MAINSTREAM FOR TEXAS
David Alameel Has Staked Out Liberal Positions.Alameel has staked out pure-Democrat positions such as raising the
minimum wage and making corporations and Wall Street fat cats pay their fair share. (Editorial, Cornyn, Abbott, Davis are
frontrunners for good reason,Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 2/19/14)
[Alameel] sounds mainstream Democratic notes emphasizing education and Social Security,
immigration reform, same-sex marriage and preserving abortion rights. (Kevin Diaz, U.S. Senate Race Puts Texas
Democrats in a Bind, Houston Chronicle, 5/8/14)
Alameel Supports Obamacare. He opposes Cornyn's stance on immigration, health care and other issues.(Nick
Swartsell, Wendy Davis Endorses David Alameel for U.S. Senate, Dallas Morning News, 1/13/14)
Republican Policies Have Destroyed the Middle Class. A Dallas-area dentist who hopes to take the seat of a high-
ranking U.S. senator next year said Wednesday that hell work to rebuild the American middle class after decades of
Republican policies have destroyed it. (J acob Fischler, Democratic Senate candidate stumps in McAllen amid bid to unseat Cornyn, McAllen
Monitor, 5/14/14
ALAMEEL: Republicans destroyed education, they destroyed our economy, they shipped millions and millions of
manufacturing jobs to China and J apan. They gave trillions of dollars, free of charge, to Wall Street corporations.
(J acob Fischler, Democratic Senate candidate stumps in McAllen amid bid to unseat Cornyn, McAllen Monitor, 5/14/14)
Alameel Will Fight To Protect Roe v. Wade. That is why Dr. Alameel will always fight to protect Roe v. Wade, which the
Supreme Court set as the law of the land decades ago, from Washington politicians who are seeking to undermine the
basic rights and freedoms of millions of Texas women. (Alameel For Senate, http://alameelforsenate.com/issues, Accessed 3/3/14)
Endorsed by Wendy Davis. Dr. Alameel is an astute and successful business leader who shares my commitment to
creating good paying jobs, improving education for all our children and protecting the retirement our seniors have worked
hard for and earned, said Davis, D-Fort Worth.(Nick Swartsell, Wendy Davis endorses David Alameel for U.S. Senate, The Dallas
Morning News Trail Blazers Blog, 1/13/14)
ALAMEEL SUPPORTED SENATOR CORNYN BEFORE HE OPPOSED HIM
Before He Became a Democrat, Alameel Made Political Contributions to Conservatives in Texas and Across the
Country. In Texas Races, Alameel Has Donated $1.4 Million In The Last 15 Years, Much Of It To Top Republicans.
(Todd J . Gillman, David Alameel, wealthy Dallas dentist, enters Senate fray vs. J ohn Cornyn, The Dallas Morning News, 12/2/13)
Alameel Supported Sen. Cornyn, Sen. McConnell, and Top Texas Republicans. He donated $8,000 to Cornyn in
2004, and has made past sizable donations to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbottas well as Dewhurst, Perry before
he was governor and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (Will Weissert, Alameels donations become issue in
U.S. Senate race, Associated Press, 2/18/14)

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