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Karen Camper's Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (TN) - District 87

Contact Information

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

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!

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