Gov. Parris N. Glendening's inaugural committee raised roughly $1.1 million to pay for two parties for the governor this week, according to a list of sponsors released yesterday and the committee's estimates of tickets sold.
The sponsor list shows that $855,000 of the total was raised in contnbutions of $2,500 to $20,000 from almost 150 businesses, law firms, lobbyists and other special interests.
Officials said the parties, including Wednesday's inaugural ball and a cocktail party Sunday, cost more than $850,000. Money left over will be given to charities, they said.
$20,000 "Diamond" Sponsors
Law Office of Peter Angelos
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Ravens
Bell Atlantic-Maryland
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Correctional Health Solutions/Ashland
Hargroves
NationsBank
Potomac Electric Power Co.
Universal Life Insurance
Washington Gas
Whiting-Turner Construction Co.
$15,000 "Platinum" Sponsors
First National Bank of Maryland
Middle River Aircraft Systems
Norfolk Southern
USL Financials
$10,000 "Gold" Sponsors
Allegheny Power
AT&T;
Comcast/Jones Communications/CCG
Genesis Health
/enture/NeighborCare
HAAM PAC-Future Care Health Management Corp & Regency Healthcare
Lockheed Martin Co.
The Michael Cos.
Northrop Grumman
OAO Corp
Rite Aid Corp.
TESSCO Technologies
Trigen Energy of Baltimore
$5,000 "Silver" Sponsors
ABSS Inc.
Anderson Group of Companies
The CAMMAY Group
Cloverleaf Enterprises
Communications Workers of America
Corporate Office Properties Trust
CSX Corp.
Deloitte Consulting
Duron Inc.
Eagle Maintenance Services
Edgar Lomax Co.
Evans & Stierhoff
GTE Communications
Hodes, Ulman, Pessin and Katz
IBM
Drs. Lilly and Malouf
Marshfieid Associates
Maryland Bankers Association
Maryland Horse Breeders Association/Maryland Million
Maryland Medical PAC
Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
Maryland Trial Lawyers Association
MCI WorldCom
Meyers, Billingsley, Rodbell & Rosenbaum
Miles & Stockbridge
Service Employees International
Rifkin, Livingston, Levitan & Silver
Henry A. Rosenberg Jr.
Syscom Inc.
T. Rowe Price