Karen Camper — 2024 Tennessee House, District 87 campaign
2024 Tennessee House, District 87 · totals since Jan 16, 2023
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 2023–Q4 2024
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 →
$85,538
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 →
$89,275
includes $75 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $3,071. 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 →
$250
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$74,305
less $25 in refunds & credits → $74,280 net disbursements
Donors
54
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, 99% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $900 · 1%Organizations and PACs, itemized $88K · 99%
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 →
90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).
Tennessee $80,700 Out of state $8,500
- Nashville $57K64%
- Brentwood $11K12%
- Washington, DC $5K5%
- Chattanooga $5K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $9K
- Other out-of-state $4K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2023 – Jan 2025. Peak $21,250 in Jan 2024. Spending peaked at $33,050 in Mar 2023.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 53 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $150 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | 3 | $13,000.00 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 3 | $7,500.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 2 | $7,000.00 |
| Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC | 2 | $4,000.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Association PAC | 1 | $4,000.00 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC | 2 | $3,500.00 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC PAC | 1 | $3,000.00 |
| Wholesalers Assn PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu | 2 | $2,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Camper of Mayor | 1 | $33,000.00 | |
| American Airlines | 13 | $11,141.50 | |
| Power Media Solutions | 3 | $5,885.00 | |
| A Tennessee Limousine Inc. | 1 | $2,510.00 | |
| Political Systems and Solutions | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Power Media Solutions, Pr & Marketing F | 1 | $1,600.00 | |
| Verizon | 3 | $1,517.09 | |
| Black Legislative Leaders Network | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| National Coalition of Women In Ministry | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Walmart | 1 | $811.46 | |
| McDaniel, Tuwanna | 1 | $750.00 | |
| NBCSL | 1 | $700.00 | |
| Marriott Courtyard | 1 | $693.38 | |
| Marriott Marquis Washington | 1 | $652.86 | |
| Hertz Rent-A-Car | 1 | $548.19 | |
| Germantown Pub | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Abyssinian Mb Church | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Brooks, Shaundelle | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Respect the Haven CDC | 1 | $500.00 | |
| GLYNN, Ronnie L. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| McKenzie, Sam | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Memphis Afl-Cio Labor Council | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Super Discount Wigs | 1 | $498.98 | |
| Uber Technologies, I.C | 7 | $434.25 | |
| TN Federation of Democratic Women | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Sams Club | 2 | $326.69 | |
| Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee | 2 | $320.00 | |
| Serv Restaurant | 1 | $311.33 | |
| Bone, David | 1 | $265.95 | |
| Burnham, Daniel | 1 | $265.95 | |
| Hendricks, Jasper | 1 | $265.95 | |
| New Beginning All Life Ministries | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Lowery, Mickell | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Brasher, Tyler | 1 | $250.00 | |
| The Westin | 1 | $245.38 | |
| Heal the Hood Foundation-Mmphs | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Rose Hill Flowers | 1 | $189.63 | |
| Zoom | 1 | $163.76 | |
| Navy Mess Gift Shop | 1 | $155.00 | |
| SMC Entertainment | 1 | $155.00 | |
| Suits U | 1 | $153.51 | |
| Firehouse Subs | 1 | $147.38 | |
| Congressional Black Caucus Foundation | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Nation Builder | 1 | $120.77 | |
| Daily Memphian | 1 | $109.00 | |
| Memphis Union Mission | 1 | $100.20 | |
| Moore, Betty | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Sr. World Pageant | 1 | $100.00 | |
| National Foundation for Women Legislator | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Progressive Takeover | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Jamie Johnson for State House | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Urban Grub | 1 | $98.71 | |
| Kroger | 1 | $86.36 | |
| McGory's Flowers | 1 | $81.34 | |
| Amazon | 1 | $80.71 | |
| Circle K Gas | 1 | $60.37 | |
| Nobel Women | 1 | $58.50 | |
| Aldi | 1 | $57.46 | |
| Women's Political Caucus | 1 | $53.08 | |
| Democratic National Committee | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Bob's Taxi SVC | 1 | $46.57 | |
| 2 | $43.88 | ||
| Simmons Bank | 1 | $25.00 | |
| Wallgreens | 1 | $22.45 | |
| Pilot Travel CTR | 1 | $20.00 | |
| Fill N Save | 1 | $7.50 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$3,070.99 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 | — | $3,070.99 | $0.00 | $3,070.99 |
Where the money went Each expenditure carries a short description of what it was for, written by the campaign. We sort those descriptions into a fixed set of categories; one expenditure goes in one category, so the amounts add up to Karen Camper’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Transfers between accounts $33,000 44%
- Other $21,313 29%
- Advertising & media $8,343 11%
- Contributions & donations $4,320 6%
- Travel $3,251 4%
- Field & voter contact $2,000 3%
- Staff & payroll $919 1%
- Fundraising & events $821 1%
- Office & operations $330 0.5%
- Consulting & professional services $8 0.1%
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 2024 Amended | $77,322.68 | $85,538.29 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120977 |
| Pre-General 2024 | $65,072.68 | $77,322.68 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 119038 |
| Q3 2024 Amended | $62,035.52 | $65,072.68 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 119045 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 | $53,035.52 | $62,035.52 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115913 |
| Q2 2024 | $59,241.58 | $53,035.52 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114496 |
| Q1 2024 | $66,990.90 | $59,241.58 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112864 |
| Year-End 2023 Amended | $37,493.43 | $66,990.90 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111984 |
| Mid-Year 2023 | $70,543.43 | $37,493.43 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109074 |