Karen Camper

Karen Camper
Karen Camper
	Camper in 2023
Minority Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 8, 2019
Preceded by	Craig Fitzhugh
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives; from the 87th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; March 31, 2008
Preceded by	Gary Rowe
Personal details
Born	January 15, 1958 (age 66); Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	State University of New York, Albany; University of Tennessee, Knoxville (BA)
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Rank	Chief Warrant Officer

Karen D. Camper^[1] (born January 15, 1958) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 87 since her special election March 31, 2008 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Gary Rowe.^[2] She was a candidate for the 2023 Memphis mayoral election.^[3]

Education

Camper attended the University of Tennessee and earned her AS from the University at Albany, SUNY.^[4]

Career

Elections

2012 Camper was unopposed for both the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,917 votes,^[5] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 18,282 votes.^[6]
2008 Camper was challenged in the August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,242 votes (66.8%),^[7] and was unopposed for the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 11,733 votes.^[8]
2010 Camper was challenged in the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,075 votes (75.6%),^[9] and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 6,111 votes.^[10]

Tenure

Camper was elected on December 17, 2018, to be the Leader of the Tennessee House Democratic Caucus, the first African-American leader in the Tennessee House of Representatives.^[11]

On November 11, 2022, Camper announced she was running in the 2023 Memphis mayoral election.^[3]

Personal life

Camper is baptist. She is divorced and has a child named Bruce, Jr.^[4]

References

^ "Karen Camper's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
^ "Rep. Karen D. Camper". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "House Minority Leader Karen Camper to run for Memphis mayor". APNews.com. Associated Press. November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Representative Karen D. Camper". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 195. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
^ "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 92. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
^ "State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
^ "State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
^ "State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 66. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
^ "State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
^ Meet Karen Camper, the first African-American to lead Tennessee's House Democrats, The Tennessean

External links

Official page at the Tennessee General Assembly
Campaign site
Profile at Vote Smart
Karen Camper at Ballotpedia
Karen Camper at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

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Preceded by Craig Fitzhugh	Minority Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives 2019–present	Incumbent

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[PVS-1] "Karen Camper's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

[TL-2] "Rep. Karen D. Camper". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

[Mayoral-3] "House Minority Leader Karen Camper to run for Memphis mayor". APNews.com. Associated Press. November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

[capitol-4] "Representative Karen D. Camper". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[5] "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 195. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

[6] "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 92. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

[7] "State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

[8] "State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

[9] "State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 66. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

[10] "State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

[11] Meet Karen Camper, the first African-American to lead Tennessee's House Democrats, The Tennessean

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v t e Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives
113th General Assembly (2023–2025) Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton (R) Speaker pro tempore Pat Marsh (R) Deputy Speaker Curtis Johnson (R) Majority Leader William Lamberth (R) Minority Leader Karen Camper (D)
▌John Crawford (R) ▌Bud Hulsey (R) ▌Timothy Hill (R) ▌John Holsclaw Jr. (R) ▌David Hawk (R) ▌Tim Hicks (R) ▌Rebecca Alexander (R) ▌Jerome Moon (R) ▌Gary W. Hicks (R) ▌Rick Eldridge (R) ▌Jeremy Faison (R) ▌Dale Carr (R) ▌Robert Stevens (R) ▌Jason Zachary (R) ▌Sam McKenzie (D) ▌Michele Carringer (R) ▌Andrew Farmer (R) ▌Elaine Davis (R) ▌Dave Wright (R) ▌Bryan Richey (R) ▌Lowell Russell (R) ▌Dan Howell (R) ▌Mark Cochran (R) ▌Kevin Raper (R) ▌Cameron Sexton (R) ▌Greg Martin (R) ▌Patsy Hazlewood (R) ▌Yusuf Hakeem (D) ▌Greg Vital (R) ▌Esther Helton (R) ▌Ron Travis (R) ▌Monty Fritts (R) ▌John Ragan (R) ▌Tim Rudd (R) ▌William Slater (R) ▌Dennis Powers (R) ▌Charlie Baum (R) ▌Kelly Keisling (R) ▌Iris Rudder (R) ▌Michael Hale (R) ▌Ed Butler (R) ▌Ryan Williams (R) ▌Paul Sherrell (R) ▌William Lamberth (R) ▌Johnny Garrett (R) ▌Clark Boyd (R) ▌Rush Bricken (R) ▌Bryan Terry (R) ▌Mike Sparks (R) ▌Bo Mitchell (D) ▌Aftyn Behn (D) ▌Justin Jones (D) ▌Jason Powell (D) ▌Vincent B. Dixie (D) ▌John Ray Clemmons (D) ▌Bob Freeman (D) ▌Susan Lynn (R) ▌Harold Love Jr. (D) ▌Caleb Hemmer (D) ▌Darren Jernigan (D) ▌Gino Bulso (R) ▌Pat Marsh (R) ▌Jake McCalmon (R) ▌Scott Cepicky (R) ▌Sam Whitson (R) ▌Sabi Kumar (R) ▌Ronnie Glynn (D) ▌Curtis Johnson (R) ▌Jody Barrett (R) ▌Clay Doggett (R) ▌Kip Capley (R) ▌Kirk Haston (R) ▌Chris Todd (R) ▌Jay Reedy (R) ▌Jeff Burkhart (R) ▌Tandy Darby (R) ▌Rusty Grills (R) ▌Mary Littleton (R) ▌Brock Martin (R) ▌Johnny Shaw (D) ▌Debra Moody (R) ▌Chris Hurt (R) ▌Mark White (R) ▌Joe Towns (D) ▌Jesse Chism (D) ▌Justin Pearson (D) ▌Karen Camper (D) ▌Larry Miller (D) ▌Justin Lafferty (R) ▌Gloria Johnson (D) ▌Torrey Harris (D) ▌Todd Warner (R) ▌G. A. Hardaway (D) ▌Ron Gant (R) ▌Kevin Vaughan (R) ▌Dwayne Thompson (D) ▌John Gillespie (R) ▌Antonio Parkinson (D) ▌Tom Leatherwood (R)
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v t e Statewide political officials of Tennessee
U.S. senators	Marsha Blackburn Bill Hagerty
State government	Bill Lee, Governor Randy McNally, Lieutenant Governor Tre Hargett, Secretary of State (appointed) Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General (appointed) David Lillard, Treasurer (appointed) Jason Mumpower, Comptroller (appointed)
Senate	Randy McNally, Speaker Ferrell Haile, Speaker pro tempore Jack Johnson, Majority Leader Raumesh Akbari, Minority Leader
House	Cameron Sexton, Speaker Pat Marsh, Speaker pro tempore William Lamberth, Majority Leader Karen Camper, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Holly M. Kirby, Chief Justice Jeffrey S. Bivins Roger A. Page Sarah K. Campbell Dwight E. Tarwater, Justices