Matt Van Epps
- Republican · US Representative, Tennessee District 7 · On the Nov 3 ballot for re-election
- Background
- Pilot · Served in the Army
- Raised
- $2.6M
- Cash on hand
- $358K
- In Congress
- New
- Age
- 43
Now
US House, Tennessee District 7 · Tue, Nov 3
Darden Copeland DemocraticMatt Van Epps Republican (inc.)Andrew J. Koontz IndependentLowell Reynolds Independent
Career
Holds US House TN-07 (since 2025-12-04). On the 2026 ballot for US House TN-07, status qualified.
Money
FEC, through Oct 14, 2026Spent $2.3M · Debts owed $45K
Reports through Oct 14, 2026.
How these are counted
Later filings are not in yet. Totals for the 2025 to 2026 cycle. Raised $2,646,915. Cash on hand $358,455. Spent $2,288,460. Debts owed $45,000. Main committee: Matt Van Epps for Congress. No donor names are shown.
House votes
119th Congress, through Sept 16, 2026364 roll calls. Yea 267, Nay 96, Present 1, Not voting 0.
- Roll calls missed
- 0%
- Voted with own party when parties split
- 99.2%
How these are counted
Missed is Not Voting divided by every roll call the member was listed on, including quorum calls and procedural votes. It covers any absence, including illness and leave.
Party split: a roll call counts when the Democratic majority and the Republican majority voted opposite ways. That was 262 roll calls, and the member matched their own party on 260. We pick no votes ourselves.
Showing the newest 8 of 364
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 314
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 401 to 14
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 313
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H R 9497
Water Resources Development Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 415 to 9
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 312
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H R 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 417 to 3
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 311
On Passage · H J RES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”
Vote: YeaPassed, 214 to 208
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 310
On Passage · H R 10326
PROOF Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 217 to 207
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 309
On Passage · H R 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
Vote: YeaPassed, 352 to 72
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 308
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H R 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
Vote: YeaPassed, 262 to 159
Sep 15, 2026 · House roll call 307
On Agreeing to the Resolution · H CON RES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Vote: NayPassed, 220 to 204
Legislation
119th Congress, congress.gov, as of Oct 30, 2026Sponsored 8 bills and 1 resolution. Cosponsored 91 bills and 10 resolutions. Amendments are not counted.
Latest bills Matt Van Epps sponsored
- STORK ActH.R. 10808, introduced Oct 13, 2026
- SHIELD for Victims Act of 2026H.R. 10470, introduced Sep 16, 2026
- Declaration of Independence Reaffirmation Act of 2026H.R. 9589, introduced Jul 2, 2026
- Web of Biological Data Act of 2026H.R. 9307, introduced Jun 11, 2026
- Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense ActH.R. 9232, introduced Jun 9, 2026
More about Matt Van Epps
Offices held (1 term or office)
- 2025 to nowUS House, Tennessee District 7Republican
Committees (5 assignments)
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Environment subcommittee
House Committee on Homeland Security
- Transportation and Maritime Security subcommittee
- Counterterrorism and Intelligence subcommittee
Background
- Pilot
- Served in the Army
Source: Official House site
Official pages (3 links)
Their own pages
Sources (9 sources)
Ballot listing, sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com
Name, party, office and status. Retrieved Sep 3, 2026.
unitedstates/congress-legislators (current)
Office, terms, committees, official links, age. Retrieved Oct 28, 2026. License: CC0-1.0.
Compiled by the @unitedstates project volunteers (rosters from official congressional sources) from official returns. Not an official source.
Federal 2026 candidates: money totals (web/data/people/money) and the MN federal filing list. Bulk files, no API and no key. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work, public domain. Totals and committee names only; no donor names or addresses are stored.
Clerk of the House: roll call votes, 119th Congress
House roll calls. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work.
Congress.gov API: sponsored and cosponsored legislation, nominations
Bills and resolutions. Retrieved Oct 30, 2026. License: US government work.
Election Wrld 2026 candidate files (state election office lists)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: state public records; see each row's sourceUrl.
unitedstates/congress-legislators
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
FEC candidate master file (cnYY.zip bulk download)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work, public domain.
Election Wrld officials files (web/data/officials)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
- Age: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), official birthday field, counted to Nov 3, 2026. We show the age, never the birth date.
- Took office in Congress 2025-12-04. Basis: congress-legislators terms (CC0).
Officials files, 2026 candidate files, returns files, DIME, FEC candidate master and congress-legislators terms, as of 2026-10-29. Nothing about jobs, retirement, or reasons is recorded or inferred.
Not available for Matt Van Epps: an ideology score.
DataDownload votes (JSON)Sources: FEC, House Clerk, congress.gov, Results filesData as of Oct 29, 2026Photo credits