Karen Camper — 2014 Tennessee House, District 87 campaign
2014 Tennessee House, District 87 · totals since Jan 16, 2013
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 2013–Q4 2014
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 →
$3,470
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 →
$36,980
includes $125 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$500
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$38,157
less $401 in refunds & credits → $37,756 net disbursements
Donors
61
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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, 91% of receipts on these reports.
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1K · 3%Individuals, itemized $2K · 6%Organizations and PACs, itemized $34K · 91%
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 →
83% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (17% from out of state).
Tennessee $29,550 Out of state $6,250
- Nashville $19K53%
- Memphis $4K10%
- Cleveland $2K6%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $5K
- Other out-of-state $6K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2013 – Jan 2015. Peak $8,800 in Dec 2013. Spending peaked at $4,207 in Jul 2014.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 63 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Jones Management Services PAC (JMS, W. Allan Jones) | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee First PAC | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) | 2 | $1,250.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Association PAC | 2 | $1,250.00 |
| Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC | 2 | $1,200.00 |
| Karen Camper Self | 1 | $1,054.70 |
| Att Tennessee PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 2 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Volunteer PAC | 2 | $1,000.00 |
| Fedex Corporation PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Airlines | 6 | $3,039.40 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 7 | $1,980.00 | |
| Shelby County Democratic Party | 5 | $1,900.00 | |
| Extra Space Storage | 5 | $1,685.00 | |
| Oncitetek | 1 | $1,297.56 | |
| Black Target Marketing | 2 | $1,225.00 | |
| Spikner Inc. | 1 | $1,095.78 | |
| Sam's Club | 4 | $949.66 | |
| Shelby County Democrat Publication ▤ sample ballot | 1 | $800.00 | |
| NBCSL | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Holiday Inn Georgetown | 1 | $728.63 | |
| A Bridge of Hope | 3 | $700.00 | |
| Coach Usa | 1 | $693.15 | |
| Enterprise Car Rental | 2 | $674.66 | |
| Dirt Cheap Signs | 2 | $607.47 | |
| Paredes Publishing Fine Arts | 2 | $589.00 | |
| Walmart | 2 | $534.58 | |
| Wand Education Fund | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Women Legislators' Lobby | 2 | $476.10 | |
| Hilton Anatole | 1 | $458.87 | |
| Target Marketing | 1 | $450.00 | |
| American Airlines | 1 | $406.70 | |
| Nobel Women | 2 | $400.00 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 1 | $335.60 | |
| Fairfield Inn & Suites | 1 | $329.77 | |
| Withers, Andrew | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Hilton Hotel | 1 | $245.05 | |
| Town Hall | 1 | $225.76 | |
| Pinky Promise International | 1 | $225.00 | |
| April 4th Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Fox Meadows Na | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Bridget Bradley | 1 | $180.00 | |
| Office Deopt | 1 | $174.78 | |
| Kroger | 1 | $171.33 | |
| Airtran Air | 1 | $165.00 | |
| Tennessee Campaign Basics | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Union Station Dc | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Mr. Smith's | 1 | $140.00 | |
| Tubelite Company Inc. | 1 | $135.47 | |
| FedExForum | 1 | $112.00 | |
| J.R. Fish and Chicken | 1 | $109.09 | |
| Aldi | 1 | $108.08 | |
| The Home Depot | 1 | $105.65 | |
| United States Postal Service | 1 | $102.20 | |
| Goldners Associates | 1 | $100.50 | |
| Operation Stand Down | 1 | $100.00 | |
| New Beginning Outreach Ministries | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Memphis Silver Star News | 1 | $100.00 | |
| VFW Post 11133 | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Citgo | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Oold Hickory Hill Na | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Jj Graphics | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Commission On Religion and Racism | 1 | $100.00 | |
| The River City Links, Inc. | 1 | $100.00 | |
| J P Freeman School | 1 | $80.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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.
| Lender | Type | Received | Balance shown | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (Karen Camper) | Candidate loan | — | $7,888.63 | $0.00 | $7,888.63 |
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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2014 Amended | $4,863.39 | $3,470.39 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59612 |
| Pre-General 2014 | $2,637.19 | $4,863.39 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57717 |
| Q3 2014 | $884.25 | $2,637.19 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 55912 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 | $1,802.79 | $884.25 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54395 |
| Q2 2014 Amended | $4,553.05 | $1,802.79 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 55362 |
| Q1 2014 | $8,840.82 | $4,553.05 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51244 |
| Year-End 2013 Amended | $0.00 | $8,840.82 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 50324 |
| Mid-Year 2013 | $4,472.06 | $0.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47805 |