In a telephone interview, his lawyer, Michael D'Alessio, who is unrelated to the County Executive, asserted his client's innocence, describing him as an "experienced political fund-raiser who followed every regulation."

An experienced Democratic fund-raiser sounded the lonely note in a New York Times op-ed that star-struck local pols have chickened out of the race in deference to a carpetbagger.

Like all other experienced fund-raisers, you know that the best person to ask is someone who has given before.

The Hill, a Capitol Hill paper, has reported that Mr. Gore also plans to hire two experienced fund-raisers.

Susan Rosenbaum, vice president for development and an experienced fund-raiser, was Mr. Levy's first hire.

An experienced fund-raiser, Mr. McMillan said he was setting up a 50-member finance committee with each member responsible for bringing in between $10,000 and $50,000.

The Rug Is Raised Ms. Stone, an experienced fund-raiser for Republican and conservative causes, called Mrs. Schlafly a "religious zealot."

Mr. Kerry is an experienced fund-raiser, having worked to raise money while on the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and for his own campaigns.

Hiring more experienced fund-raisers as presidents is one of several new initiatives to help bring in more money.

Mr. Channell, an experienced fund-raiser for conservative causes, helped produce about $10 million for the contras, according to the report issued by the Iran-contra Congressional investigating committees in November 1987.