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Rep. Karen D. Camper

D-Memphis
District 87 — Part of Shelby County — Map

district address

1184 Old Hickory Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38116-4334
Phone: (901) 315-8899

nashville address

301 6th Avenue North
Suite 24 Legislative Plaza
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-1898
Fax (615) 253-0211
rep.karen.camper@capitol.tn.gov

Personal Information

  • Born January 15, 1958
  • Divorced, 1 child - Bruce, Jr.
  • Business Owner
  • Baptist
  • A.S., University of Albany, SUNY
  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville
  • Certificate, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Team Course, U.S. Army
  • Certificate Equal Opportunity Leadership Course, U.S. Army
  • Certificate, Primary, Basic and Advanced Leadership Development Courses, U.S. Army
  • Certificate, Basic, Operations, and Advanced Management Courses, U.S. Army

Community Involvement

  • International Business Council Advisory Board
  • Owner of Key II Entertainment
  • Substitute teacher in the Memphis City School system
  • Member of the Shelby County Delegation; Member of the Tennessee Legislative Black Caucus
  • Junior Vice VFW Post #11333
  • Executive Director, The Humble Hearts Foundation, Inc.
  • Chairperson/CEO, Joint Services Black Heritage Committee
  • Treasurer, Order of the Eastern Star; Treasurer, Harambee Social Club
  • Anne Arundel County NAACP
  • Maryland Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Dinner Committee
  • Charter Member of Women in Military Service for America
  • Lifetime Member of Black in Government

Current Session

Staff Contacts

  • Rob Clark

Service in Public Office

  • House Member of the 105th through 107th General Assemblies
  • Member, House Judiciary Committee
  • Member, House Transportation Committee
  • Member, House Ethics Committee
  • Member, House General Sub-committee of Judiciary
  • Chair, Joint Government Operations General Welfare, Health and Human Services Subcommittee