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Matt Van Epps

Matt Van Epps

Republican Incumbent Safe R Since 2025 Tennessee · U.S. Representative · District 7
GovTrack FEC.gov

Fundraising Snapshot

$1.8M

Total Contributions

$1.7M

Spent

$0

Cash on Hand

Where the money comes from

Individual $1.3M (75%)
PAC $439K (24%)

Donation sizes

$200 & under
$426K
$200–$499
$64K
$500–$999
$93K
$1K–$1,999
$184K
$2,000+
$606K
Small-dollar (≤$499): 36%Large-dollar (≥$1K): 58%

In-state vs out-of-state

In-state $743K (76%)
Out-of-state $240K (24%)
What do these terms mean?
  • Total Contributions — Money contributed directly by individuals, PACs, and party committees.
  • Individual — Contributions from individual people, including small-dollar donations under $200.
  • PAC — Contributions from Political Action Committees (organizations that pool donations).
  • Party — Contributions from Democratic or Republican party committees.
  • Other — Remaining contributions not categorized above.
  • Transfers In — Money moved from the candidate's other campaign committees (e.g., a House campaign fund transferred to a Senate campaign). Not a new contribution.
View on FEC.gov As of March 2026

Outside spending

Independent expenditures by PACs and outside groups

Supporting Epps $2.0M (55%)
Opposing Epps $1.6M (45%)

Total: $3.7M in independent expenditures

Voting Scorecard

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12%

Participation

100%

Party Loyalty

0

Broke with Party

0%

Bipartisan Rate

Based on 17 tracked bills, 2 votes cast

Yea 1/2|Nay 1/2

How They Voted (2) · view key votes

Directing Removal of U.S. Forces from Unauthorized Hostilities in Iran(H.Con.Res. 38)
NAY

This resolution invoked the War Powers Act of 1973 — a law passed after Vietnam specifically to prevent presidents from taking the country to war without Congress's approval. It was introduced by Rep. Ro Khanna (D) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R) — a rare bipartisan pairing — after President Trump authorized military strikes on Iran, including attacks on nuclear facilities, without a formal congressional declaration of war. Six U.S. service members were killed in a retaliatory drone strike in Kuwait. The resolution would have required Trump to halt further military action unless Congress formally authorized it. It failed 212–219, with four Democrats voting against it and only two Republicans voting for it. A YEA vote meant: Congress, not the President, decides when we go to war. A NAY vote meant: the President has the authority to continue without asking.

FailedNational Security3/5/2026
FY2026 Omnibus Appropriations(H.R. 7148)
YEA

The full federal budget for 2026. Passed by razor-thin margins after months of shutdowns and stopgap bills. The full federal budget for 2026. Passed by razor-thin margins after months of shutdowns and stopgap bills.

PassedFiscal Policy1/30/2025

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