Karen Camper — 2018 Tennessee House, District 87 campaign

Tennessee House, District 87 Democratic

2018 Tennessee House, District 87 · totals since Jan 16, 2017

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 2017–Q4 2018

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 →
$26,693
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 →
$80,350
Loan entries in filing detail: $7,889. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$61,427
less $520 in refunds & credits → $60,907 net disbursements
Donors
75
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 2018 Amendment $26,693 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 2018 reported receipts $23,250
Pre-General 2018 reported receipts $7,100
Q3 2018 reported receipts $5,650
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $7,250
Q2 2018 reported receipts $7,500
Q1 2018 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2017 reported receipts $28,600
Mid-Year 2017 reported receipts $1,000
Reported receipts $80,350
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 $54,905
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6,523
Total spent $61,427
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Amendment $7,563 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,542 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,020 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $6,292 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,305 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $986 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Amendment $6,289 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,707 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $582 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 Initial $10,410 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,863 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $547 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2018 Amendment $14,677 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,304 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $373 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Amendment $11,193 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,837 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,355 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Amendment $5,004 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,345 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $659 filing-stated
Receipts
$80,350
Spent
$61,427

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, 98% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $2K · 2%Organizations and PACs, itemized $79K · 98%

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: $78,850 ÷ Reported receipts: $80,350
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $1,500
Organizations and PACs, itemized $78,850
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 →

79% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (21% from out of state).

Tennessee $63,800 Out of state $16,550
  • Nashville $49K61%
  • Washington, DC $4K5%
  • Brentwood $4K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $11K
  • Other out-of-state $12K

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: $16,550 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $80,350
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $16,550

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2017 – Jan 2019. Peak $21,100 in Jan 2018. Spending peaked at $7,897 in Jul 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 75 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

75 named donors 110 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $6,000.00
Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee First PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 2 $2,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $2,000.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 5 $2,000.00
HCA TriStar Fund PAC 4 $2,000.00
FBT Gibbons Tennessee PAC 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

86 vendors 139 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
United Supreme Council 4 $4,035.93 7%
National Tourism and Heritage Associatio 1 $3,770.00 7%
Southwest Airlines 7 $3,053.39 6%
Thompson, Bretran 1 $3,000.00 5%
American Airlines 6 $2,040.24 4%
We Make Kings 2 $1,700.00 3%
Hertz Rent-A-Car 6 $1,569.83 3%
Tate, Reginald 1 $1,500.00 3%
U Know Catering 1 $1,278.05 2%
Shelby County Democratic Party 4 $1,275.00 2%

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 — $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 2018 Amended $10,485.21 $26,692.93 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 83478
Pre-General 2018 $3,385.21 $10,485.21 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81500
Q3 2018 Amended $4,027.01 $3,385.21 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 80572
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended $3,066.29 $4,027.01 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78329
Q2 2018 $5,976.34 $3,066.29 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76604
Q1 2018 Amended $20,653.47 $5,976.34 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75344
Year-End 2017 Amended $3,246.12 $20,653.47 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73801
Mid-Year 2017 Amended $7,250.00 $3,246.12 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 72256