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Matt Van Epps

Matt Van Epps

RRepublicanTN-7 · Representative
53
/ 100
Average
Attendance100
Avg: 96
Independence0
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone8
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency42
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Matt Van Epps

Matt Van Epps

RepublicanTN-7 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative (0.661)
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Matt Van Epps is a Republican Representative from TN, District 7. He is a freshman member serving his first term. Based on his voting record, he is rated as conservative, voting with his party 99.6% of the time.

0
Years in Office
1
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

99.6%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
1 votes against party
0%
Missed Votesⓘ
245 total votes
3
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Matt Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+3.7% vs avg
99.6%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-3.6% vs avg
0%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-10.0 vs avg
3
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Homeland SecurityHouse Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$135,155
Cash on Handⓘ
$1,982,057
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,846,902
Disbursementsⓘ
$1,485,062
Individual Donors
$485,600
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2025–2027House · TN-7 · RepublicanCurrent

District Demographics

TN-7 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

777,488
Population
$72,502
Median Income
35.0
Median Age
33.8%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 72.0%Black 15.9%Hispanic 7.9%Asian 2.0%