| Karen Camper | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
Incumbent | ||
| Assumed office March 31, 2008 | |||
| Preceded by | Gary Rowe | ||
| Personal details | |||
| Born | January 15, 1958 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | ||
| Political party | Democratic | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
| Military service | |||
| Allegiance | United States | ||
| Service/branch |  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] 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.[3]
Education[]
Camper attended the University of Tennessee and earned her AS from the University at Albany, SUNY.
Elections[]
- 2012 Camper was unopposed for both the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,917 votes,[4] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 18,282 votes.[5]
- 2008 Camper was challenged in the August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,242 votes (66.8%),[6] and was unopposed for the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 11,733 votes.[7]
- 2010 Camper was challenged in the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,075 votes (75.6%),[8] and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 6,111 votes.[9]
References[]
- ↑ "Karen Camper's Biography". Project Vote Smart. http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/104685. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Rep. Karen D. Camper". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/h87.html. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ↑ Meet Karen Camper, the first African-American to lead Tennessee's House Democrats, The Tennessean
- ↑ "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 195. http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-08/DemPrimaryPrecinctTotals.pdf. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ↑ "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 92. http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-11/TNHousePrecinctTotals.pdf. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ↑ "State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 18. http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-08/demth6799pct.pdf. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ↑ "State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 26. http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-11/pcttnh6799.pdf. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ↑ "State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 66. http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-08/DemTNHousePrecinct.pdf. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ↑ "State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 71. http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-11/TNHPrecinct.pdf. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
External links[]
- Official page at the Tennessee General Assembly
- Campaign site
- Profile at Project Vote Smart
- Karen Camper at Ballotpedia
- Karen Camper at the National Institute on Money in State Politics
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