House Speaker John Harwood's 1998 Campaign Contributors Above $100

Sector

Individual

PAC

Total

Percent

Communications

 $1,500

$0

$1,500

 1

Construction

5,825

650

6,475

 5

Energy/Resource

4,450

900

5,350

5

Banking/Finance

2,100

750

2,850

2

Accounting

300

500

800

1

Insurance

600

450

1,050

1

Real Estate

2,050

300

2,350

2

Hospitals

600

950

1,550

1

Medical Doctors

900

2,550

3,450

3

Health Care

2,400

1,800

4,200

4

Law

27,850

2,200

30,050

25

State/City Employ

13,550

4,300

17,850

15

Transportation

1,650

1,550

3,200

3

Manufacturing

300

0

300

0

Education

1,000

1,150

2,150

2

Food, Restaurants, Distributors

7,650

0

7,650

6

Gambling

300

300

600

1

Tobacco

0

0

0

0

Home/Retired

1,450

0

1,450

1

PR Consultant

1,050

0

1,050

1

Other Business

13,030

2,900

15,930

14

Labor

0

5,250

5,250

4

Single-Issue

0

900

900

1

Missing Info.

1,900

0

1,900

2

 

 

 

 

 

Total Amount

$90,455

$27,400

$117,855

99%

Number of Contributors

460

83

543

 

Average Contribution

$196

$330

$217

 

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