A Charlotte strip club owner has given to Pat McCrory before.

Sammy Tillman, owner of the Paper Doll Lounge (NSFW), has given a total of $2,200 to the Republican gubernatorial nominee's campaigns for local office in the past 15 years.

The donations were all between $200 and $400, beginning in July of 1993 when McCrory ran for a third term on the Charlotte City Council, according to campaign finance reports.

That year, Tillman gave a total of $600. In 1995, he gave McCrory's mayoral bid a total of $700. In 1999, he contributed $400 to his re-election bids; in 2001, $250; and in 2003, another $250.

As noted previously, Tillman also gave $200 to McCrory's gubernatorial campaign this year.

Campaign Manager Richard Hudson said that he was not aware of the earlier donations.

The campaign declined to comment further.

A Gaston County strip club owner gave Pat McCrory's campaign $200.

Sammy Tillman, owner of the Paper Doll Lounge (NSFW) in Charlotte, made the donation on Feb. 2, according to the Republican gubernatorial nominee's first-quarter campaign finance report. 

Billed as an "upscale gentleman's club," the Paper Doll claims to be the "grand daddy" of Charlotte clubs on its Web site, while a theme song claims to serve "cowboy playboys."

Consultant Jack Hawke said that the campaign did not realize Tillman's occupation, noting that its accountants also referred to former U.S. Sen. Jim Broyhill as a state legislator.

"They don't always catch who everybody is," he said. "It's a $200 contribution. We've accepted it, and I think that's basically the end of the story."

Hawke also joked about the size of the donation.

"I can tell you this, Pat McCrory's not going to take his pants off for $200," he said. When asked if that meant he would do so for more, he demurred. 

"I don't know what the amount is," he said, laughing.