Sector |
Chafee |
Reed |
Kennedy |
Weygand |
Agriculture |
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
Comm/Electronics |
4 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
Construction |
4 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
Defense |
3 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
Energy/NatRes |
8 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Fin/Ins/RealEst |
24 |
24 |
15 |
20 |
Health |
17 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
Lawyers/Lobbyist |
9 |
14 |
21 |
9 |
Transportation |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Misc. Business |
12 |
8 |
18 |
8 |
Labor |
1 |
16 |
22 |
33 |
Ideol/Single-Issue |
4 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
Other |
6 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Amount |
$1,672,529 |
$2,217,165 |
$802,654 |
$512,886 |
Out-of-State Contributions |
61% |
65% |
84% |
25% |
Source: Compiled by Darrell M. West from data made available from the Center for Responsive Politics, based on Federal Election Commission electronic data released March 1, 1999. The receipts include individual and political action committee contributions above $200. For Kennedy and Weygand, the time period covered is 1997-98. For Chafee and Reed, the time period included is 1993-98.