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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

Why this matters: Campaign money doesn't prove corruption — but it reveals relationships. When industries spend millions supporting a member who then votes on bills affecting those industries, voters deserve to see the pattern. Follow the money, then check the votes.

$1,982,057
Total Raised
$1,846,902
Total Spent
$135,155
Cash on Hand
2026
Election Cycle
$1,485,062
Individual Contributions
$485,600
PAC Contributions
$0
Self-Funding

Top Contributors

1.BRAY, CLAIRE(individual)
$28,500
2.BRAY, PETER(individual)
$25,000
3.SCHWAB, CHARLES(individual)
$24,500
4.BEAMAN, LEE(individual)
$21,000
5.MILLER, ANDREW JR.(individual)
$21,000
6.BEAMAN, JULIE H.(individual)
$17,500
7.OZLEM, BERNA(individual)
$10,500
8.BUTTERS, GERALD(individual)
$10,500
9.GILLIAM, RICHARD(individual)
$10,500
10.BRADLEY, JACQUELINE(individual)
$10,500

Outside Spending

Independent expenditures by Super PACs and outside groups

$413,543
Spent Supporting
$109,346
Spent Opposing

Industry Money & Votes

Outside spending by industry, cross-referenced with this member's votes on bills affecting that industry. Draw your own conclusions.

Conservative Groups$441,917
+$367,466 supporting$74,451 opposingNo related votes yet
Veterans$25,000
+$25,000 supportingNo related votes yet
School Choice$19,358
+$19,358 supportingNo related votes yet
LGBTQ+$1,719
+$1,719 supportingNo related votes yet

Top Groups Supporting

1.American Liberty Foundation PACConservative Groups
$317,777
2.PATRIOTIC FUND, INC.Conservative Groups
$28,405
3.SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICAVeterans
$25,000
4.School Freedom FundSchool Choice
$19,358
5.American Patriots PACConservative Groups
$15,000

Top Groups Opposing

1.CITIZENS FOR A CONSERVATIVE TENNESSEE PACConservative Groups
$38,751
2.HOUSE FREEDOM ACTIONConservative Groups
$35,700
3.YOUR COMMUNITY PAC
$32,000
4.Turn Left PAC
$2,500
5.TENNESSEE RISE PAC
$395