LittleSis: Thomas R Bates Jr

Dr. Bates serves as Independent Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hercules Offshore Inc., a leading provider of offshore contract drilling, liftboat and inland barge services with operations spanning the globe. He has held executive positions at numerous energy companies including Managing Director and Senior Advisor at Lime Rock Management LP, an energy-focused private equity firm; President of the Discovery Group, Baker Hughes Incorporated, an oilfield services company; President and Chief Executive Officer of Weatherford Enterra, Inc., an oilfield services company; President of Anadrill , Schlumberger Limited, an oilfield services company; and Vice President of Sedco Forex, Schlumberger. Dr. Bates earned his Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Michigan, and has been an Adjunct Professor with the Neeley School of Business at TCU since January 2011.

Donor	Common Recipients
Howard S Jonas	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Edward C Levy Jr	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
L E Simmons	Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Ken E Goldberg	David Vitter, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory, Roger For Congress Victory Fund
Donald Diamond	Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Geoff Palmer	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Bill Goldring	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Steven A Webster	David Vitter, Tom Delay, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Harlan Crow	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams
Joseph B Gildenhorn	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Raanan Agus	Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Marc I Stern	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
William H Goodwin Jr	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Joan Bernard Cutler	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Joseph Walter III	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Anne Windfohr Marion	George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory
Herbert N Morgan	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Janice McNair	Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
J C Boggs	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Andrew Lappin	Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory

Donor

Common Recipients

Howard S Jonas

David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney

Edward C Levy Jr

David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney

L E Simmons

Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory

Ken E Goldberg

David Vitter, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory, Roger For Congress Victory Fund

Donald Diamond

Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory