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Karen Camper — 2014 Tennessee House, District 87 campaign

Tennessee House, District 87 Democratic

2014 Tennessee House, District 87

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
→ carried into 2016 TN House 87
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$44,868
includes $125 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$500
goods or services
Total Spent
$38,157
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
85%
$38,157 spent of $44,868 raised (cash)
Donors
61
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
20%
$8,943 of $45,368 raised, including in-kind · $1,055 donated, $7,889 loaned
Out-of-State
14%
$6,250 from outside TN
Why this number?

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 2014 Amendment $3,470 filing-stated

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $35,800
Candidate's own contributions $1,055
Loans received $7,889
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $125
Raised (cash) $44,868
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2014 Amendment $1,100 derived
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $18,875 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $18,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $125 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $1,055 derived
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $7,889 derived

Filings restate outstanding loans each period, so a loan belongs to the campaign rather than to any one filing.

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 $26,937
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $11,220
Total spent $38,157
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Amendment $5,794 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,721 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,072 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $1,224 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $602 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $622 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Initial $2,497 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,819 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $678 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Initial $5,169 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,964 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,205 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Amendment $3,850 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,363 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $487 filing-stated
  • Q1 2014 Initial $4,063 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,971 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $92 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2013 Amendment $10,034 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,331 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,703 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2013 Supplemental $5,527 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,166 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,361 filing-stated

Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $6,250 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $45,368
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $6,250
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$45,368
Spent
$38,157

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. 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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 20% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 5%, organizations and PACs 74%, with 1% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $9K · 20% Individuals $2K · 5% Organizations & PACs $34K · 74% Other sources $500 · 1%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $8,943 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $45,368
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $8,943
From individuals $2,375
From organizations and PACs $33,550
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $500
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 →

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
Why this number?

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: $6,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $35,800
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $6,250
Source filings:

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 donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 81 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
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 Assn 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
Memphis Police Assn PAC 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

56 vendors 88 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Delta Airlines 6 $3,039.40 11%
Tennessee Democratic Party 7 $1,980.00 7%
Shelby County Democratic Party 5 $1,900.00 7%
Extra Space Storage 5 $1,685.00 6%
Oncitetek 1 $1,297.56 5%
Black Target Marketing 2 $1,225.00 5%
Spikner Inc. 1 $1,095.78 4%
Sam's Club 4 $949.66 4%
Shelby County Democrat Publication ▤ sample ballot 1 $800.00 3%
NBCSL 1 $750.00 3%

Loans

$7,888.63 in loan principal 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.

Why this number?

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
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Karen Camper) Candidate loan — $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 2014 Amended $4,863.39 $3,470.39 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 $2,637.19 $4,863.39 Source ↗
Q3 2014 $884.25 $2,637.19 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 $1,802.79 $884.25 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended $4,553.05 $1,802.79 Source ↗
Q1 2014 $8,840.82 $4,553.05 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Amended $0.00 $8,840.82 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 $4,472.06 $0.00 Source ↗