Memphis

CAMP PAC (Karen Camper)

Political Action Committee

Registered Apr 2018 · Treasurer: Toni L. Driver · Memphis, TN

Raised
$108,500
Total Spent
$87,207
Operating & other
$84,457
97% of spending
To TN candidates
$2,500
2.9% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $87,207 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $84,457 (97%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 97% of everything it spent; $2,500 went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $84,457 ÷ Total spent: $87,207
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $84,457
Contributions to candidates $2,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $2,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $500.00
  • Mackay, Greg $500.00
  • Dixon, Rickey $250.00
  • Eskridge, Juliette $250.00
  • Schonbaum, Danielle $250.00
  • Creasy, Allan $250.00

Tennessee caps what a PAC may give one candidate per election — $15,400 for statewide and House races, $30,800 for Senate races (2025–26 limits; a primary and a general count as separate elections). Registry of Election Finance limits.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Memphis Afl Cio Labor Council $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Cc Election Day Operation South $27,900.00
Cc Election Day Operations North $24,550.00
Gotv Strategy And Implementation $5,000.00
Cc Election Day Ad/Promo $5,000.00
Cc Early Voting Polls Ops $3,400.00
Gotv Rock The Vote Promo $3,000.00
I Am A Voter Gotv Project $2,500.00
Coordinated Campaign Gotv Rally/Promo $2,500.00
Cc Gotv Robo Calls Election Day $2,500.00
Cc Gotv Consulting Services $2,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
TNDP TN Victory 2018 Nashville, TN — $99,200.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC Nashville, TN — $3,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Davita Inc. Tacoma, WA — $1,000.00
Merck Sharp Dohme LLC San Rafael, CA — $1,000.00
Tennessee Distillers Guild Gatlinburg, TN — $1,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC Brentwood, TN — $750.00
Tennessee Apartment PAC Nashville, TN — $500.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC Nashville, TN — $500.00
Farris Mathews Branan Bobango Hellen PAC Memphis, TN — $300.00

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 Historical $27,850.00 $18,970.76 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $1,600.00 $27,850.00 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended Historical $5,550.00 $1,600.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $3,550.00 $5,550.00 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $0.00 $3,550.00 Source ↗