Aubrey Kerr McClendon is the CEO, chairman, and co-founder of Chesapeake Energy and a minority owner of the Seattle Supersonics and Seattle Storm basketball teams. The NBA fined Aubrey McClendon $250,000 for comments he made in The (Oklahoma City) Journal Record about his hopes of moving the team to Oklahoma City.^[1] Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) is a producer of natural gas in the United States and is the third largest independent producer, sixth overall (including majors) and the most active driller of new wells in the US. Their primary growth is due to acquisitions and mergers. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Seattle Storm is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Seattle, Washington. ...

McClendon is on the board of directors at Chesapeake, which, among others, includes prominent Oklahoma politicians Frank Keating and Don Nickles. He co-founded Chesapeake, one of the largest natural gas producers in the United States, along with the company's former president Tom L. Ward in 1989. In 2005 McClendon was named one of America's top-performing executives by Forbes Magazine.^[2] Francis Anthony Frank Keating (February 10, 1944) is an American politician from Oklahoma. ... Image:Don Nickles. ... Tom L. Ward is former President, COO and co-founder of Chesapeake Energy and current chairman and CEO at SandRidge Energy. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Alternate meaning: For the Boston Brahmin family associated with John Forbes Kerry, see Forbes family. ...

McClendon and Ward's donation of $1.1 million to Gary Bauer's Americans United to Preserve Marriage, a group that opposes same-sex marriage, became a factor in the basketball franchise's efforts to lobby Washington State Legislature to bankroll a new stadium for the teams. ^[3] Gary L. Bauer (born May 4, 1946, in Covington, Kentucky)[1] is a conservative American politician notable for his ties to several evangelical Christian groups and campaigns. ... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives President of the Senate Brad Owen, D since January 13, 1997 Speaker of the House of Representatives Frank Chopp, D since January 14, 2001 Members 147 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Washington State Capitol, Olympia...

Sinced 2000 McClendon has donated $678,050.00 to a variety of Republican candidates and conservative interest groups ^[4]. Most notable of these was a $250,000 donation to Swift Vets and POWs for Truth, a group whose purpose was opposing John Kerry's candidacy for the presidency in 2004. His donation made him the eighth largest contributor to the group. Swift Vets and POWs for Truth, formerly known as the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (SBVT), is an organization of American Swift boat veterans and former prisoners of war of the Vietnam War, formed during the 2004 presidential election campaign for the purpose of opposing John Kerrys candidacy for...

McClendon graduated from Duke University in 1981. He met his wife Katie, a 1980 Duke graduate, while attending college there. Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...

He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1959 to Joe and Carole McClendon. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In July 2006, Aubrey McClendon purchased 402 acres of Lake Michigan shoreline at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River in Saugatuck, MI,^[5] for $39 million.
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In 2007 McClendon bought several full-page ads supporting the Duke men's lacrosse team in the 2006 Duke University lacrosse case.^[6] Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Dive Shot. Lacrosse is a team sport that is played with ten players (mens field), six players (mens box), or twelve players (womens field), each of whom uses a netted stick (the crosse) in order to pass and catch a hard rubber ball with the aim... The 2006 Duke University lacrosse case was a scandal that started when Crystal Gail Mangum,[1][2][3] a black stripper and escort, falsely accused three white members of Duke Universitys mens lacrosse team[4][5][6] of raping her at a March 13, 2006 party held at...

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