Karen Camper — 2012 Tennessee House, District 87 campaign

Tennessee House, District 87 Democratic

2012 Tennessee House, District 87 · totals since Jan 16, 2011

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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2011–Q4 2012

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 →
$4,472
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 →
$31,406
Loan entries in filing detail: $7,889. The report totals above govern this headline.
Itemized in-kind Goods or services donated to the campaign instead of cash — say, free printing or donated consulting — reported at fair-market value. Counted toward the same $200 disclosure threshold as cash gifts. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$250
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$30,870
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 2012 Amendment $4,472 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 2012 reported receipts $6,400
Pre-General 2012 reported receipts $2,700
Q3 2012 reported receipts $6,250
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $1,750
Q2 2012 reported receipts $3,110
Q1 2012 reported receipts $1,072
Year-End 2011 reported receipts $10,125
Mid-Year 2011 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $31,406
From each filing:
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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 $20,177
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $10,692
Total spent $30,870
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Amendment $4,861 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,108 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,753 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Initial $1,532 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,000 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $532 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $5,743 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,256 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $486 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Amendment $492 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Initial $3,110 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,218 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $892 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Amendment $6,236 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,684 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,552 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2011 Amendment $8,479 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,675 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,804 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2011 Supplemental $417 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $235 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $182 filing-stated
Receipts
$31,406
Spent
$30,870

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, 87% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $860 · 3%Individuals, itemized $2K · 7%Organizations and PACs, itemized $27K · 87%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $1K · 3%

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: $27,275 ÷ Reported receipts: $31,406
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $860
Individuals, itemized $2,200
Organizations and PACs, itemized $27,275
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $1,072
From each filing:
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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 →

85% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (15% from out of state).

Tennessee $24,925 Out of state $4,550
  • Nashville $17K58%
  • Memphis $4K15%
  • Washington, DC $2K6%
  • Franklin $2K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $3K

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: $4,550 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $29,475
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $4,550

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jun 2011 – Dec 2013. Peak $5,750 in Jan 2012. Spending peaked at $3,184 in Aug 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 49 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 2 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $250 and their names are withheld.

49 named donors 65 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 3 $2,250.00
Att Tennessee PAC 2 $2,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee First PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Optometrists PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $1,000.00
Fedex Corporation PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Title Pledge PAC 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

39 vendors 66 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Enterprise Rental Car 12 $2,234.47 11%
Delta Airlines 5 $2,013.70 10%
Spikner Inc. 1 $1,868.70 9%
Camper, Karen ↺ donor $859.93 2 $1,325.00 7%
Tennco Express 1 $1,200.00 6%
Kwam 990 5 $1,125.00 6%
House Democratic Caucus 1 $1,000.00 5%
Jj Graphics 2 $700.00 3%
Memphis Tours 1 $600.00 3%
Cricket Communications 2 $577.21 3%

Loans

$7,888.63 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 $7,889
Loan principal shown $7,889
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Karen Camper) Candidate loan Mar 31, 2012 $7,888.63 $0.00 $7,888.63

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 2012 Amended $2,933.09 $4,472.06 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46868
Pre-General 2012 $1,765.21 $2,933.09 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44386
Q3 2012 Amended $1,257.99 $1,765.21 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 46867
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $0.00 $1,257.99 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42928
Q2 2012 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40660
Q1 2012 Amended $5,164.61 $0.00 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 40155
Year-End 2011 Amended $3,518.21 $5,164.61 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 39207
Mid-Year 2011 $3,935.21 $3,518.21 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37384