On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (TN) - District 87
425 John Lewis Way North
Suite 664 Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, TN 37243
4229 Oxford Park Drive
Memphis, TN 38116
Full Name:
Karen D. Camper
Gender:
Female
Family:
Divorced; 1 Child: Bruce, Jr.
Birth Date:
01/15/1958
Birth Place:
Memphis, TN
Home City:
Memphis, TN
Religion:
Baptist
AS, University of Albany, State University of New York
Certificate, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Team Course, United States Army
Certificate, Basic, Operations, and Advanced Management Courses, United States Army
Certificate, Equal Opportunity Leadership Course, United States Army
Certificate, Primary, Basic, and Advanced Leadership Development Courses, United States Army
Graduated, Center for the Advancement of Leadership Skills
Graduated, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1981
Democratic Leader, Tennessee State House of Representatives, 2019-present
Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 87, 2008-present
Former Minority Floor Leader, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Candidate, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 87, 2022
Member, Calendar and Rules Committee
Member, Commerce Committee
Member, Council on Pensions
Member, Finance, Ways and Means Committee
Member, Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee
Member, Government Operations Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Government Operations
Member, Joint Committee on Government Operations
Member, Joint Committee on Pensions and Insurance
Member, Joint Subcommittee on Commerce, Labor, Transportation and Agriculture
Member, Select Committee on Ethics
Member, Select Committee on Rules
Member, Subcommittee on Banking and Consumer Affairs
Member, Transportation Committee
Member, Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Subcommittee
Former Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Pensions and Insurance, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Insurance and Pensions Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Chair/Chief Executive Officer, Joint Services Black Heritage Committee
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Member, Maryland Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior Awards Dinner Committee
Former Member, Rules Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Business and Utilities, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Utilities, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Member, Tennessee Legislative Black Caucus
Former Member, Transportation Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Minority Caucus Treasurer, Tennessee State House of Representatives, 2015-2018
Owner, Key II Entertainment
Substitute Teacher, Memphis City School System
Intelligence Officer, United States Army
Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army, retired
Member, African American Leadership Financial Council
Member, Anne Arundel County, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Lifetime Member, Black in Government
Member, Black in Government
Toll Fellow, Council of State Governments (CSG)
Participant, Emerging Leaders Program
Treasurer, Harambee Social Club
Advisory Board, International Business Council
Region IV Chair, National Black Caucus of State Legislators
Member, National Caucus of Environment Legislators
President, National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women
Member, New Beginning All Life Ministries
Treasurer, Order of the Eastern Star
Member, Shelby County Legislative Delegation
Chair, Tennessee Economic Council Foundation
Vice Chair, Tennessee Economic Council on Women
Founder/Executive Director, The Humble Hearts Foundation, Incorporated
Member, Trafficking In America Task Force, Incorporated
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 11333
Charter Member, Women in Military Service for America
Board Member, Women's Actions for New Directions
State Director, National Foundation for Women Legislators, 2017-2018
Favorite Quote:
If You Know, Teach!; If You Don't Know, Learn!