# Karen Camper

Karen Camper is a Democratic member of the Tennessee House for district 87.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 87
- Serving since: 2008-03-31
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/807f5a72-fe61-460c-86a3-c65a6b9eaca1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/807f5a72-fe61-460c-86a3-c65a6b9eaca1 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

100% of Camper’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Tennessee, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.40 (standard error 0.02), from 25 donors and 960 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,157 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 92.0% (96.3%). 60 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-06 · voted nay · FLOOR VOTE: REFER TO COMMITTEE 5/6/2026 Passed · HJR 8 Memorials, Death - U.S. Senator James Ralph Sasser - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR8/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 4 4/23/2026 Passed · HB 2111 Correctional Programs - As enacted, creates the state families of incarcerated individuals advisory board within the department of correction for the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2111/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1209 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Max Christopher Collins, Salutatorian, Creek Wood High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1209/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 3 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1240 Memorials, Interns - Aaron Sullivan - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1240/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1208 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Christopher Heath Foster, Valedictorian, Creek Wood High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1208/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1220 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Keely Nicole Melton, Valedictorian, McEwen High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1220/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1198 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kylie Miller, Valedictorian, McNairy Central High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1198/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SB 1849 Local Government, General - As enacted, enacts the "Essential Governmental Employee Housing Act of 2026"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 5;… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB1849/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1657 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dahee Yoon, Salutatorian, Cookeville High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1657/
- 2026-04-23 · voted nay · FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/23/2026 Passed · HB 1707 Immigration - As enacted, requires, until February 1, 2029, each court to cooperate with the U.S. department of homeland security and federal… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1707/

## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 47 bills: 44 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 22 became law. Cosponsored 0. 66.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 67 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1646: Memorials, Recognition - South Side Class of 1976, 50th reunion - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1646/
- HJR 1551: Memorials, Interns - Suzy Bengin - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1551/
- HJR 1550: Memorials, Interns - Tania Humphrey - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1550/
- HJR 1552: Memorials, Recognition - Memphis Massacre of 1866, 160th anniversary - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1552/
- HJR 1439: Memorials, Recognition - Representative Harold M. Love, Jr., induction into the Board of Preachers at the 41st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. College of… (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1439/
- HJR 1440: Memorials, Recognition - Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., National President Lady Eddie Lee Marsh - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1440/
- HJR 1068: Memorials, Death - Colby Jacob Palmer - (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1068/
- HR 167: Memorials, Recognition - The Links Day on the Hill, March 9-10, 2026 - (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR167/
- HJR 1058: Memorials, Recognition - AARP Tennessee Day, March 18, 2026 - (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1058/
- HJR 1029: Memorials, Recognition - Deborah Manning Thomas - (became law, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1029/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $64.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H87
- Campaign site: https://www.leaderkarencamper.com/
- X: https://x.com/KarenDCamper
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarenDCamper/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karendcamper/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ready4camper/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/camperkarend
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-camper-bb072454/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/807f5a72-fe61-460c-86a3-c65a6b9eaca1