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Karen Camper — 2020 Tennessee House, District 87 campaign

Tennessee House, District 87 Democratic

2020 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 2019–Q4 2020

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 →
$18,450
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2022 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 →
$76,689
includes $700 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$72,225
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 →
94%
$72,225 spent of $76,689 raised (cash)
Donors
74
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
10%
$7,889 of $76,689 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
33%
$25,000 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 2020 Initial $18,450 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. Note: a separate cross-filing check found a loan-balance carryforward discontinuity in the filings behind this figure. The reports have not been reconciled to determine the cause of the unexplained balance change.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $68,100
Loans received $7,889
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $700
Raised (cash) $76,689
From each filing:
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  • Year-End 2019 Amendment $38,150 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $37,450 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $700 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2019 Amendment $1,500 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 $67,234
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,991
Total spent $72,225
From each filing:
  • Pre-General 2020 Initial $7,341 derived
  • Q3 2020 Initial $4,670 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,980 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,690 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Amendment $13,301 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,788 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $512 filing-stated
  • Q2 2020 Initial $2,571 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,355 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $216 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2020 Initial $4,172 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,080 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $92 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2019 Amendment $24,815 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $23,308 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,507 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2019 Amendment $15,357 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $14,383 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $973 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: $25,000 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $76,689
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $25,000
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$76,689
Spent
$72,225

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 10% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 5%, organizations and PACs 85%.

Candidate’s own money $8K · 10% Individuals $4K · 5% Organizations & PACs $65K · 85%
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: $7,889 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $76,689
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $7,889
From individuals $3,700
From organizations and PACs $65,100
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 →

63% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (37% from out of state).

Tennessee $43,100 Out of state $25,000
  • Nashville $24K36%
  • Washington, DC $9K13%
  • Memphis $5K8%
  • Maryville $5K7%
  • Brentwood $4K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $5K
  • Other out-of-state $16K
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: $25,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $68,100
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $25,000
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2019 – Jan 2021. Peak $18,600 in Jan 2020. Spending peaked at $12,978 in Jul 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 92 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Charter Communications INC Tennessee PAC 3 $4,500.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 3 $3,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 3 $3,000.00
Amazon.com Services LLC PAC 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee Truck PAC 2 $2,000.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 1 $2,000.00
Cigna Corporation PAC 2 $2,000.00
Publix Tennessee, LLC PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification 1 $1,500.00

Expenditures

90 vendors 138 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC 1 $5,000.00 7%
Kingmaker Strategies 4 $3,805.00 6%
Hertz Rent-A-Car 5 $2,890.67 4%
Southwest Airlines 5 $2,814.86 4%
Taylor , Ken 2 $2,600.00 4%
Social Strategies 2 $2,500.00 4%
A1 Printing Service, LLC 4 $2,420.35 4%
National Organization of Black El Women 3 $2,300.00 3%
Shelby County Democratic Party 6 $2,100.00 3%
Verizon 4 $2,059.85 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 $4,817.64 $3,070.99

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 2020 $14,950.13 $18,450.13 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 $13,540.83 $14,950.13 Source ↗
Q3 2020 $9,710.61 $13,540.83 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Amended $14,611.37 $9,710.61 Source ↗
Q2 2020 $17,182.41 $14,611.37 Source ↗
Q1 2020 $21,354.10 $17,182.41 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 Amended $11,212.75 $21,354.10 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Amended $26,692.93 $11,212.75 Source ↗