Politician
Matt Van Epps
Republican · Tennessee · ran 1 time since 2020, won 0 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6TN07161
Matt Van Epps (Republican) raised $2.6M for the 2026 Tennessee 7th District race, $691K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.3M for and $1.7M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
Raised, all cycles
$2.6M
2026; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
26%
$691K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$2.3M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$1.7M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tennessee 7th District | $2.6M | 26% | $2.3M / $1.7M | $15K | $6.6M | … Counting |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $239KCorporate $120KTrade group $73KMembership $62KOther $44KSuper PAC $36KParty $5K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$18K
- Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Tractor Supply Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Tennessee Bankers Association Federal Political Action CommitteeTrade group$15K
- Senate Eagle PACLeadership PAC$15K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$14K
- Building America's Republican Representation PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Raptor PACLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- MAGA Inc.for $844K
- Your Community PACagainst $738K
- House Majority PACagainst $724K
- American Liberty Foundation PACfor $384K
- American Patriots PACfor $330K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
No covered comparison reached $10K in traced industry funding. This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | Unknown coverage | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | $27K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | Unknown coverage | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | Unknown coverage | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | Unknown coverageUnknown coverage | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | Unknown coverage | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | Unknown coverage | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | Unknown coverage | Nay · against |
Household disclosures
13 reported transactions, with volume $27K–$230K
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 1 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 13 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($8K+), oil, gas and coal ($1K+), defense contractors ($1K+).
Most traded
- TPR Tapestry, Inc. Common Stock$15K+1 trades
- GOOGL Alphabet Inc. - Class A Common Stock$1K+1 trades
- AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. - Common Stock$1K+1 trades
- AAPL Apple Inc. - Common Stock$1K+1 trades
- XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation Common Stock$1K+1 trades
- GE GE Aerospace Common Stock$1K+1 trades
- GEV GE Vernova Inc. Common Stock$1K+1 trades
- INTC Intel Corporation - Common Stock$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellGOOGL2026-06-16 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellAMZN2026-06-16 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellAAPL2026-06-16 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellXOM2026-06-16 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellGE2026-06-16 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellGEV2026-06-16 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellINTC2026-06-16 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellIBM2026-06-16 · stock$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Matt Van Epps's 2026 campaign?
- Matt Van Epps (Republican) raised $2.6M for the 2026 Tennessee 7th District race, $691K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.3M for and $1.7M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
- Which PACs gave the most to Matt Van Epps?
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($18K), Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans PAC ($15K), Tractor Supply Company Political Action Committee ($15K), Tennessee Bankers Association Federal Political Action Committee ($15K), Senate Eagle PAC ($15K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Matt Van Epps's race?
- MAGA Inc. ($844K for), Your Community PAC ($738K against), House Majority PAC ($724K against) in 2026.