Beverly Hills. Chicago. Miami Shores. Boston. Denver.

Assemblywoman Dierdre K. Scozzafava, R-Gouverneur, has benefactors in some high-profile areas, according to a campaign finance report released Tuesday.

Thirty people, from New York City to West Hollywood, used their credit cards to donate $17,637 to Ms. Scozzafava's re-election campaign from March 2 to June 29.

Ms. Scozzafava said the Internet-generated contributions, from $1 to $3,800, trickled in after the Log Cabin Republicans, a gay rights advocacy group, asked her to create an account that could receive campaign donations through credit cards.

"Honestly, I didn't solicit any of this, but I'm not going to act like I don't know why they're donating," said Ms. Scozzafava, who is unopposed in a bid for a sixth term.

Ms. Scozzafava was one of four Republicans to vote for a gay marriage bill in June 2007. Catalyzed by 81 votes from Democrats, the bill passed the Assembly. It has died in the Senate.

The assemblywoman said she believes the donations are being driven primarily by her advocacy for equality, but added that people could be donating for her stances on other issues.

"I do not believe in the discrimination of anyone based on race, gender or sexual orientation," said Ms. Scozzafava. "I do not believe I was put on this earth to judge other factions or judge whether a relationship is 'right' or 'wrong.'"

Ms. Scozzafava said she supports a religion's right to protect its form of marriage. The bill she voted for, she said, contained provisions so that "no member of the clergy had to do anything that was against their religion. It wasn't forcing anybody to do anything they have problems with."

Ms. Scozzafava, who was endorsed by the St. Lawrence County Conservative Committee, said people often categorize her viewpoint as "anti-conservative."

"I really think people need to take a closer look at William Buckley and his type of conservative politics," she said. "If you really look at his life and some of things he espoused, they weren't the same types of things the Conservative Party is worried about now."

Gay rights is a moot point for most of her constituents, she said.

Ms. Scozzafava added: "I think people are a little more concerned about economic issues, because I'm not sure who it hurts if two individuals want to spend their life together."

Buoyed by the contributions, she had a closing balance Tuesday of $34,713.