Memphis

Karen Camper — 2008 Tennessee House, District 87 campaign

Tennessee House, District 87 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 87 · totals since Apr 1, 2008

Also ran for Memphis Mayor on Who Funds Memphis

Final This campaign’s election cycle is closed — no further reports for it are due, so these totals are settled rather than mid-race. They cover every filing we hold for the campaign; if the source archive later adds one, we load it. Full definition → · 5 filings · Pre-General 2008–Q4 2008

Ended With What was left in the campaign’s account when its reporting closed — the ending balance on its final report for this race. It is a leftover, not a war chest: money still to be spent, refunded, given away, or carried into the next campaign. Full definition →
$0
as of the Q4 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$28,907
includes $2,081 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $2,801. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$28,907
Donors
49
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filing listed below.

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The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $0 filing-stated

Reported receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Reported receipts
Q4 2008 reported receipts $2,181
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $1,048
Q3 2008 reported receipts $6,255
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $8,350
Q2 2008 reported receipts $11,074
Reported receipts $28,907
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $11,074 filing-stated

Total spent adds together the amounts listed below.

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Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $14,854
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $14,053
Total spent $28,907
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $2,181 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $894 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,287 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $857 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $12,679 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,264 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6,415 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $4,367 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $902 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,465 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $8,824 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,795 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,029 filing-stated
Receipts
$28,907
Spent
$28,907

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down the receipts the headline adds up, by the lines of each report behind it; its parts add up to the headline. Open its “Why this number?” for each report’s lines. Gift-size and location figures cover itemized contributions only. Aggregates count everyone who gave, including donors below the $200 disclosure floor — a share across all donors identifies no one. Full definition →

Largest part: organizations and PACs, itemized, 67% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $5K · 17%Organizations and PACs, itemized $19K · 67%Unitemized contributions $2K · 7%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $3K · 10%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, itemized with reported receipts.

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Each selected report's reported receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $19,225 ÷ Reported receipts: $28,907
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $4,800
Organizations and PACs, itemized $19,225
Unitemized contributions $2,081
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2,801
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $11,074 filing-stated

Gift size Each individual donor’s total giving to this campaign this cycle. Organizations, PACs, and the candidate’s own money are excluded (this is about people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. A donor named on the page can still sit in a small bucket — these are cycle totals, not “unnamed donors.” Full definition →

$480average gift
$500median gift
10individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
20%
6%
$200–1K
60%
52%
$1K–5K
20%
42%
$5K+
0%
0%

Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.

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Every individual donor's total contributions to this campaign, divided by the number of individual donors. Organizations and PACs are excluded (this measures people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. The median and the gift-size buckets are computed over the same individual-donor totals. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Total from individual donors: $4,800 ÷ Individual donors: 10
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $4,800
Median gift $500
Individual donors 10
Source filings:

Where the money comes from Shares of itemized dollars, by the contributor’s state and city as filed. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it or it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into “elsewhere.” Shown only when at least 80% of dollars carry a usable state. Full definition →

90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).

Tennessee $21,550 Out of state $2,475
  • Nashville $11K45%
  • Memphis $5K22%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $5K
  • Other out-of-state $2K

Out-of-state share of located dollars compares itemized money from outside tennessee with itemized money with a known state.

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Itemized contribution dollars from outside Tennessee, divided by all itemized dollars whose contributor state is known. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it OR it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into elsewhere-in-Tennessee and other-out-of-state. Shown only above 99% state coverage. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $2,475 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $24,025
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,475
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — May 2008 – Jan 2009. Peak $9,350 in Jun 2008. Spending peaked at $5,395 in Jun 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 47 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 2 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $300 and their names are withheld.

47 named donors 49 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $1,500.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 1 $1,000.00
Fedex Corporation PAC 1 $1,000.00
Allan Jones 1 $1,000.00
Memphis-PACE PAC 1 $1,000.00
Steamfitters Local Union No 614 Political Edu 1 $1,000.00
The Speaker S Fund PAC 1 $1,000.00
The Cochran Firm 1 $1,000.00
Gary Odom 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

25 vendors 36 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
I Can Graphics 3 $3,877.56 26%
Hertz Rent-A-Car 4 $2,150.47 14%
DirectFX 2 $1,932.25 13%
Memphis Tours 2 $1,000.00 7%
Felix Way Advertising 1 $900.00 6%
Denver Tech Center Marriott 1 $500.00 3%
Matthews Communications 1 $500.00 3%
Enterprise Rental Car 2 $404.65 3%
Priceline.Com Inc. 1 $390.71 3%
Devine Design 2 $354.00 2%

Loans

$2,801.21 in loan balances shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $2,801
Loan principal shown $2,801
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Karen Camper) Candidate loan Jun 10, 2008 $2,801.21 $0.00 $2,801.21

Where the money went Each expenditure carries a short description of what it was for, written by the campaign. We sort those descriptions into a fixed set of categories; one expenditure goes in one category, so the amounts add up to Karen Camper’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $7,809 53%
  • Other $3,332 22%
  • Travel $2,147 14%
  • Fundraising & events $701 5%
  • Advertising & media $500 3%
  • Field & voter contact $265 2%
  • Contributions & donations $100 0.7%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2008 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26750
Pre-General 2008 Amended -$191.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25371
Q3 2008 Amended $6,233.12 -$191.00 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 25090
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $2,250.00 $6,233.12 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 24621
Q2 2008 Amended $0.00 $2,250.00 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 24622