Senate Majority Leader Paul Kelly's 1998 Campaign Contributors Above $100

Sector

Individual

PAC

Total

Percent

Communications

450

$150

$600

 1

Construction

2,100

1,400

3,500

7

Energy/Resource

1,500

800

2,300

5

Banking/Finance

1,500

800

2,300

5

Accounting

800

0

800

2

Insurance

0

750

750

2

Real Estate

300

300

600

1

Hospitals

0

300

300

1

Medical Doctors

0

1,650

1,650

3

Health Care

750

1,500

2,250

5

Law

6,900

2,050

8,950

18

State/City Employ

1,200

2,000

3,200

6

Transportation

500

750

1,250

3

Manufacturing

150

0

150

0

Education

150

1,000

1,150

2

Food, Restaurants, Distributors

2,350

150

2,500

5

Gambling

950

600

1,550

3

Tobacco

0

0

0

0

Home/Retired

450

0

450

1

PR Consultant

900

0

900

2

Other Business

750

1,600

2,350

5

Labor

0

4,600

4,600

9

Single-Issue

0

900

600

1

Missing Info.

7,200

0

7,200

14

 

 

 

 

 

Total Amount

$28,900

$21,000

$49,900

101%

Number of Contributors

156

67

223

 

Average Contribution

$185

$313

$224

 

Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections Campaign Finance Reports, 1998