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Matt Van Epps

Matt Van Epps

Republican · TN U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

2 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2025

  • role U.S. representative for Tennessee's 7th congressional district since December 2025
  • background Former Army officer
  • role Commissioner of Tennessee Department of General Services from 2024 to 2025

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 17 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 8
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 83 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 8 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 8 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 5
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

  • 13
    Disclosed stock trades →

    13 tickers · 9 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees

    Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.

  • 2
    Documented relationships →

    neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)

    A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Matt Van Epps. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted

Full voting record (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 of 676 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House TN-07 · 2026 General Election

  • $2,300,690 raised
  • $2,092,736 spent
  • $207,954 cash on hand
$2.30M
$2.25M
$1.67M
Itemized (≥ $200)$1.25M
Unitemized (< $200)$419.39K
Party committees$7.30K
Other committees (PACs)$582.30K
Transfers from other committees$41.44K
Offsets to expenditures$4.50K
$2.09M
Operating expenditures$2.06M
Contribution refunds$2.00K
Other disbursements$35.57K
Cash on hand$207.95K
Debts owed by committee$60.00K

Through July 17, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jul 17, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $79,408 ·

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $2,460,784 supporting · $1,652,804 opposing · 20 outside groups

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (91)

Data from Congress.gov

91
Page 1 of 4 · 91 bills
  • HRES 1552Supporting the designation of the week of September 20 through September 26, 2026, as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week".cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10470SHIELD for Victims Act of 2026sponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10395Critical Materials Future Act of 2025cosponsoredSep 14, 2026
  • HR 10299To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 83 East Park Street in Alamo, Tennessee, as the "Kenneth Nolen Davis Post Office".cosponsoredSep 3, 2026
  • HRES 1511Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families, and reaffirming the enduring commitment of the United States to never forget.cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HRES 1507Honoring the life and legacy of Dolly Parton, a daughter of Tennessee whose extraordinary contributions to music, philanthropy, literacy, education, health, conservation, and culture enriched the lives of countless Americans.cosponsoredSep 1, 2026
  • HRES 1490Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes.cosponsoredAug 26, 2026
  • HRES 1497Commemorating the 13 United States servicemembers killed at Abbey Gate during and as a result of President Biden's disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal.sponsoredAug 26, 2026
  • HRES 1496Commemorating the fifth anniversary of the evacuation of Afghanistan, the Gulf war era, and honoring Gulf war era veterans.cosponsoredAug 26, 2026
  • HR 10017Permanent CBDC Ban ActcosponsoredAug 2, 2026
  • HRES 1442Supporting the designation of July 20, 2026, as "National Moon Landing Day".cosponsoredJul 19, 2026
  • HR 9743TRUTH in Coverage Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • HR 9589Declaration of Independence Reaffirmation Act of 2026sponsoredJul 1, 2026
  • HR 9369GHOSTRUCK ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9307Web of Biological Data Act of 2026sponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9232Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense ActsponsoredJun 8, 2026
  • HR 8957American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HRES 1310Expressing support for continued efforts to safeguard Medicare, Medicaid, and other Federal health care programs from fraud, waste, abuse, and improper payments through strengthened program integrity measures, enhanced oversight, and coordinated enforcement actions, and recognizing the work of the Trump administration and congressional Republicans to investigate and prosecute fraud and protect taxpayer dollars and preserve the long-term sustainability of the Nation's health care safety net.cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HR 8944Housing Regulatory Clarity Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • HR 8843FAFO ActcosponsoredMay 14, 2026
  • HR 8770SAFEGUARDS Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 11, 2026
  • HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HR 8482To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain investment credit rules with respect to nuclear facilities.cosponsoredApr 22, 2026
  • HR 8332Special Operations Forces Concealed Carry ActcosponsoredApr 15, 2026
Page 1 of 4 · 91 bills

Committee assignments (5)

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Epps most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Epps, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

  • Committee oversight & trading — technology coverage: high

    Sits on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, which oversees the technology sector, and disclosed 8 technology-sector trades (disclosed amounts up to $120,000) in Jun 2026.

    Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.

  • Committee oversight & trading — energy coverage: high

    Sits on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology — Environment, which oversees the energy sector, and disclosed 1 energy-sector trade (disclosed amounts up to $15,000) in Jun 2026.

    Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.

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Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Epps connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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