Karen Camper — 2020 Tennessee House, District 87 campaign

Tennessee House, District 87 Democratic

2020 Tennessee House, District 87 · totals since Jan 16, 2019

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 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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$68,800
includes $700 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $7,889. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$72,225
Donors
73
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 2020 Initial $18,450 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 2020 reported receipts $3,500
Pre-General 2020 reported receipts $8,750
Q3 2020 reported receipts $8,500
Pre-Primary 2020 reported receipts $8,400
Q2 2020 reported receipts $0
Q1 2020 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2019 reported receipts $38,150
Mid-Year 2019 reported receipts $1,500
Reported receipts $68,800
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 $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
Receipts
$68,800
Spent
$72,225

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, 95% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $3K · 4%Organizations and PACs, itemized $65K · 95%Unitemized contributions $700 · 1%

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: $65,100 ÷ Reported receipts: $68,800
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $3,000
Organizations and PACs, itemized $65,100
Unitemized contributions $700
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 →

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

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

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 73 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

73 named donors 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 (RPAC) 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
Cigna Corporation Employee PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 1 $2,000.00
Publix Tennessee, LLC PAC 2 $1,500.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $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 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 $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: Q4 2020 filing Report 94141
Pre-General 2020 $13,540.83 $14,950.13 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92728
Q3 2020 $9,710.61 $13,540.83 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91659
Pre-Primary 2020 Amended $14,611.37 $9,710.61 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 90629
Q2 2020 $17,182.41 $14,611.37 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88277
Q1 2020 $21,354.10 $17,182.41 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87592
Year-End 2019 Amended $11,212.75 $21,354.10 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86732
Mid-Year 2019 Amended $26,692.93 $11,212.75 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 85143