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
Dian Graves Stai	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Patriots In Action, Roger For Congress Victory Fund
James D Dannenbaum	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory, Roger For Congress Victory Fund
Ray L Hunt	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Patriots In Action
Albert Galatyn Hill Jr	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory, Roger For Congress Victory Fund
Drayton McLane Jr	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Roger Williams, Patriots In Action, Roger For Congress Victory Fund
Eric C Green	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory
Clive Runnells	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory
Gary S Farmer	Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory, Roger For Congress Victory Fund
Elloine Clark	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory
Richard Kinder	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory
John K Castle	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory, Roger For Congress Victory Fund
Marc S Lipschultz	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Charles P Joyce	George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory, Roger For Congress Victory Fund
T Boone Pickens	Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory
Mel Sembler	Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory
Frances R Lindner	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Carl H Lindner III	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Robert Rowling	David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory
Hushang Ansary	George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory, Roger For Congress Victory Fund
Edyth Bailey Lindner	David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory

Donor

Common Recipients

Dian Graves Stai

David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Patriots In Action, Roger For Congress Victory Fund

James D Dannenbaum

David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory, Roger For Congress Victory Fund

Ray L Hunt

David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Patriots In Action

Albert Galatyn Hill Jr

David Vitter, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Roger Williams, Romney Victory, Roger For Congress Victory Fund

Drayton McLane Jr

David Vitter, Tom Delay, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Roger Williams, Patriots In Action, Roger For Congress Victory Fund