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Matt Van Epps

U.S. House · Tennessee
On the ballot · Nov 3
$2.3M

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$1.7M72%
  • PACs$582k25%
  • Transfers & other$53k2%

25% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).

Top PAC industries

$594k
Office
PartyRepublican
ChamberU.S. House
SeatTennessee, district 7
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
TN-6 · John W. RoseTN-9 · Steve CohenTN-3 · Charles J. 'Chuck' FleischmannTN-1 · Diana HarshbargerTN-5 · Andrew OglesTN-4 · Scott DesJarlaisTN-8 · David KustoffTN-2 · Tim BurchettTN-7 · Matt Van Epps
TN-7 · Tennessee
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On the ballot · Tennessee House, district 7 · Nov 397% party to win· vs. Copeland ↓
The campaign · in their words

“Fighting for Tennessee Families”

mattfortn.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited

Where They Stand

Position from 189 bills and votes, starting from a reputation prior of Right 24 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

Solo viewvs. Copeland · 2026vs. pick…
Epps (you're viewing)
Overall
22
Rt-lean
LeftCenterRight
Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.

The 2026 Race

TN-7 race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Epps (R)97%
Copeland (D)4%
The race · TN-7
Matt Van EppsRepublican · challenger · Rt-lean 22 on the record97%
Darden CopelandDemocrat · challenger · Left 23 from statements4%
2322
45 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Copeland's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Matt Van Epps$2.6M
$1.8M from individuals · $1.3M itemized
Darden Copeland$1.1M
$811k from individuals · $343k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

How this is measured

Bubble size = how much of Matt Van Epps's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 1 sponsored, 51 cosponsored, 0 statements, 445 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Foreign policy, trade and defense · 16% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 9 cosponsored · 0 statements · 154 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 19 party-line votesForeign policy 16%Crime and justice · 15% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 5 cosponsored · 0 statements · 182 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 6 party-line votesCrime 15%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 13% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 1 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 0 statements · 118 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 12 party-line votesFederal budget 13%Business, finance and labor · 10% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 3 cosponsored · 0 statements · 126 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 9 party-line votesBusiness 10%Health care · 8% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 5 cosponsored · 0 statements · 37 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 2 party-line votesHealth care 8%Civil rights, gender and religion · 8% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 3 cosponsored · 0 statements · 54 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 4 party-line votesCivil rights 8%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 7% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 4 cosponsored · 0 statements · 57 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 2 party-line votesHousing 7%Immigration · 6% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 0 statements · 43 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 6 party-line votesImmigration 6%Guns · 5% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 4 cosponsored · 0 statements · 10 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 5 party-line votesGuns 5%Federal power and civil liberties · 4% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 0 cosponsored · 0 statements · 62 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 7 party-line votesFederal power 4%Education · 4% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 1 cosponsored · 0 statements · 30 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 5 party-line votesEducation 4%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 2% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 0 cosponsored · 0 statements · 38 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 36 party-line votesEnergy 2%Elections, representation and accountability · 2% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 3 cosponsored · 0 statements · 3 tweets2%Trade and industrial policy · 0% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 0 cosponsored · 0 statements · 1 tweets0%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

Matt Van Epps

● Republican · U.S. House · Tennessee
Raised
$2.3M
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$296k
other politicians
Overall
Rt-lean
22pt right
Actions
634
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 397% · vs. Copeland ↓
The campaign · in their words

“Fighting for Tennessee Families”

Strengthening the Economy ↗“He will partner with President Trump to rebuild our economy - bringing manufacturing back to America, unleashing American energy, and creating good-paying jobs.”Supporting Veterans ↗“He will work with President Trump to reform the VA, eliminate red tape, and make sure every veteran has access to the healthcare, benefits, and support they've earned.”Keeping Our Borders Secure ↗“Matt will work with President Trump to keep our borders secure by finishing the wall, empowering Border Patrol, and ending the woke left's open-border agenda.”
From mattfortn.com, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
Rt-lean, 22 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Epps (R)97%
Copeland (D)4%
The race · TN-7
Matt Van EppsRepublican · challenger · Rt-lean 22 on the record97%
Darden CopelandDemocrat · challenger · Left 23 from statements4%
2322
45 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Copeland's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Matt Van Epps$2.6M
$1.8M from individuals · $1.3M itemized
Darden Copeland$1.1M
$811k from individuals · $343k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

Foreign policy, trade and defense · 16% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 9 cosponsored · 0 statements · 154 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 19 party-line votesForeign policy 16%Crime and justice · 15% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 5 cosponsored · 0 statements · 182 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 6 party-line votesCrime and justice 15%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 13% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 1 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 0 statements · 118 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 12 party-line votesBudget and taxes 13%Business, finance and labor · 10% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 3 cosponsored · 0 statements · 126 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 9 party-line votesBusiness and labor 10%Health care · 8% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 5 cosponsored · 0 statements · 37 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 2 party-line votes8%Civil rights, gender and religion · 8% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 3 cosponsored · 0 statements · 54 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 4 party-line votes8%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 7% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 4 cosponsored · 0 statements · 57 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 2 party-line votes7%Immigration · 6% of Matt Van Epps's priorities · 0 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 0 statements · 43 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 6 party-line votes6%
8% Health care8% Civil rights7% Housing and tech6% Immigration
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Other politicians74$296k
Issue groups18$79k
Retail & business11$51k
Finance & insurance9$28k
Health care7$27k
Real estate3$22k
Defense4$19k
Transportation5$16k
Everything else22$58k
Raised $2.3M · 72% individuals · 25% pacs