All Connections (59)
endorsed by
primary
since 2025
Trump called Van Epps a 'MAGA Warrior' and endorsed him in the 2025 special election; campaign ads highlighted Trump's endorsement.
oversight
primary
since 2025
A formal complaint alleged Van Epps violated U.S. Department of Defense rules by appearing in his U.S. Army uniform throughout a campaign ad, which the complaint said 'improperly misleads voters about his military status' and violated regulations on political appearances in uniform.
neighboring congressman / intrastate delegation split
primary
since 2026
On H.R. 7613 (ALERT Act), Van Epps voted Yea while Rep. Ogles (R-TN-05) was one of 9 Republican NAY votes, creating an intrastate delegation split.
legislative subject
primary
since 2026
Van Epps voted Yea on H.R. 7147 (DHS Appropriations Act, 2026) and H.R. 8029 (Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act), both of which funded DHS operations and aligned with GOP leadership and Trump's immigration enforcement agenda.
constituency interest
inferential
since 2025
Van Epps' Tennessee district includes areas served by the Tennessee Valley Authority, a known entity connected to the regional economy and energy infrastructure.
committee assignment
primary
since 2026
Van Epps serves on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. The ALERT Act (H.R. 7613) on which he voted Yea falls within this committee's jurisdiction, though he issued no public statement on the bill.
legislative sponsor / committee chair
primary
since 2026
Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced H.R. 7613 (ALERT Act) on which Van Epps voted Yea.
employment
primary
since 2024
Van Epps served as Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services (2024-2025) and worked in the Veterans Services and Transportation departments under Gov. Bill Lee.
employment
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since 2025
Van Epps was an Army Special Operations helicopter pilot with nine combat tours; his campaign heavily emphasized his military combat record and featured his uniform and a Chinook helicopter logo. A formal complaint alleged he violated DoD rules by appearing in uniform in campaign ads.
donor
secondary
2025: Endorsed Van Epps in TN-07 special election; affiliated School Freedom Fund ran independent expenditure ads supporting Van Epps during the primary and general election.
donor
secondary
2025: Republican National Committee provided grassroots support and coordinated voter-contact efforts for Van Epps' special election campaign.
donor
primary
since 2026
$10,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00531590/
donor
primary
since 2026
$10,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00749481/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000901/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007880/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00022343/
donor
primary
since 2026
$14,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00082040/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00113811/
donor
primary
since 2026
$10,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00114447/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00122101/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00144766/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00153445/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00165159/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00199711/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00347955/
donor
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since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00366468/
donor
primary
since 2026
$10,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00401786/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00404392/
donor
primary
since 2026
$10,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00409276/
donor
primary
since 2026
$15,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00411116/
donor
primary
since 2026
$6,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00416594/
donor
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since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00448696/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00450916/
donor
primary
since 2026
$10,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00467431/
donor
primary
since 2026
$6,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00483487/
donor
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since 2026
$7,500 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00493221/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00498360/
donor
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since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00540146/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00563726/
donor
primary
since 2026
$10,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00570226/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00570770/
donor
primary
since 2026
$10,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00572271/
donor
primary
since 2026
$10,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00592089/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00623512/
donor
primary
since 2026
$10,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00639229/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00649525/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00661272/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00686055/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00691501/
donor
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since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00692715/
donor
primary
since 2026
$10,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00693796/
donor
primary
since 2026
$10,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00719971/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00753475/
donor
primary
since 2026
$8,500 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00762328/
donor
primary
since 2026
$15,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00763664/
donor
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since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00764415/
donor
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since 2026
$5,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00764886/
donor
primary
since 2026
$10,000 to Matt Van Epps's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00767640/
Sources (26)
2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Matt Van Epps — Court records (no results)
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UNVERIFIED Research: Matt Van Epps — Parliamentary records (no results)
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2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Matt Van Epps — SEC filings (no results)
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2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Matt Van Epps — FEC donations (no results)
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2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Matt Van Epps — Lobbying disclosures (no results)
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2026-04-23
UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Matt Van Epps not found in fec
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