U.S. House Candidate Profile

Matthew Robert Van Epps

Updated October 6, 2026

RepublicanU.S. HouseTennessee07

Background

Matthew Robert Van Epps (born March 29, 1983) is an American politician and former Army officer serving as the U.S representative for Tennessee's 7th congressional district since December 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in the 2025 special election. He previously served as the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services from 2024 to 2025. He was sworn in on December 4, 2025.

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Last updated 2026-10-06.

Sourced summary

Tennessee SoS Division of Elections Candidate Lists (XLSX) lists Matt Van Epps as a Republican candidate for United States House of Representatives 7 in the sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Matthew Robert Van Epps raised $2,300,690, spent $2,092,736, reported $207,954 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Matthew Robert Van Epps raised $1,982,057, spent $1,846,902, reported $135,155 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Finance snapshot

Matthew Robert Van Epps's committee id is C00908202

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Matthew Robert Van Epps profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: incumbent. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 6. Primary-source references 6. First seen 2026-05-07. Last seen 2026-10-06. Profile record updated 2026-10-18.

Published claim kinds: Background 1, Media 2, Finance 2.

Other ids: Other irs-990:_run.

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Adolph Dagan. Republican. status challenger
Aftyn Behn. Democrat. status challenger
Andrew Koontz. Independent. status challenger
Brant Edward Hall II. Republican. status challenger
Darden Hunter Copeland. Democrat. status challenger
David O. Jones Jr.. Democrat. status challenger
Gino Bulso. Republican. status challenger
James Bo Mitchell. Democrat. status challenger
Jason Knight. Republican. status challenger
Jonathan Thorp. Independent. status challenger
Joseph H Leurs. Republican. status challenger
Joseph Michael Barrett. Republican. status challenger

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