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Karen Camper — 2026 Tennessee House, District 87 campaign

Tennessee House, District 87 Democratic Incumbent

2026 Tennessee House, District 87 · totals since Jan 16, 2025

Won the nomination 5,541 votes · 100% reported results

Also ran for Memphis Mayor on Who Funds Memphis

Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 30, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

7 filings · Mid-Year 2025–Q3 2026

Cash on Hand The campaign’s ending cash balance from its most recent filing. Cash shown as “carried over” was held before this election cycle began — usually from a prior campaign for the same office. Full definition →
$112,182
$85,538 carried over
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$47,320
Loan entries in filing detail: $3,071. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$20,676
Donors
42
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:

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
Pre-General 2026 reported receipts $1,600
Q3 2026 reported receipts $250
Pre-Primary 2026 reported receipts $8,000
Q2 2026 reported receipts $1,500
Q1 2026 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2025 reported receipts $33,470
Mid-Year 2025 reported receipts $2,500
Reported receipts $47,320
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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 $20,676
Total spent $20,676
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Receipts
$47,320
Spent
$20,676

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 $700 · 1%Organizations and PACs, itemized $47K · 99%

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: $46,620 ÷ Reported receipts: $47,320
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $700
Organizations and PACs, itemized $46,620
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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 →

83% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (17% from out of state).

Tennessee $39,070 Out of state $8,250
  • Nashville $25K53%
  • Washington, DC $5K10%
  • Memphis $4K8%
  • Brentwood $4K7%
  • Chattanooga $3K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $5K
  • Other out-of-state $4K

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: $8,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $47,320
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $8,250
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2025 – Oct 2026. Peak $13,770 in Jan 2026. Spending peaked at $5,033 in Jul 2025.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 38 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 4 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $300 and their names are withheld.

38 named donors 43 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 1 $4,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 1 $4,000.00
Amazon.com Services LLC PAC 1 $3,000.00
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC 1 $2,500.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC 1 $2,500.00
HCA TriStar Fund PAC 1 $2,500.00
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $1,500.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 1 $1,500.00

Expenditures

35 vendors 44 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Patrice, Robinson 1 $3,202.50 15%
Felix Way Advertising 1 $2,750.00 13%
Delta Airlines 2 $1,493.92 7%
National Coalition of Women In Ministry 1 $1,350.00 7%
Icelandair 1 $1,222.71 6%
Eskridge, Juliette 2 $1,150.00 6%
Westin 1 $1,055.88 5%
National Conference of State Legislatures 1 $755.00 4%
GoDaddy 3 $702.29 3%
Dept of Transportation 1 $600.00 3%

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.

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 $3,071
Loan principal shown $3,071
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Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Karen Camper) Candidate loan — $3,070.99 $0.00 $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
Pre-General 2026 $114,934.89 $112,182.39 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 131317
Q3 2026 $118,002.89 $114,934.89 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129719
Pre-Primary 2026 $110,002.89 $118,002.89 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128597
Q2 2026 $108,502.89 $110,002.89 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127344
Q1 2026 $116,802.27 $115,220.35 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125835
Year-End 2025 Amended $83,332.07 $110,084.81 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124483
Mid-Year 2025 $85,538.29 $83,332.07 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122608