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
Randall Goss	David Vitter, Tom Delay, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams
Jenny Sutton	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
J Allen Martin	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Charles B Johnson	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Kermit Sutton	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Leigh Ann Pusey	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
J Clifford Forrest	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Albert Chao	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Paul Cambon	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Dick J Randall	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Carl Thoma	George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory
Ernest H Cockrell	Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
H Wayne Huizenga	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Jose Fanjul	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Al D’Amato	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Orrin H Ingram II	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
J Hugh Roff	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Alfred Hoffman Jr	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams
Susan Hirschmann	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
William DeWitt Jr	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory

Donor

Common Recipients

Randall Goss

David Vitter, Tom Delay, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams

Jenny Sutton

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

J Allen Martin

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

Charles B Johnson

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

Kermit Sutton

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