Matt Van Epps
Republican · TN-7 · U.S. House
Bio
Matthew Robert Van Epps 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.
Full bio on Wikipedia →Record of service
- In office
- 0.7 years
- First took office
- 2025 (1 terms)
- Seniority
- 433 of 437 by time served
- Age
- 43
- Clarksville, TN · 931-266-4483
- Franklin, TN · 629-223-6050
- Nashville, TN · 629-999-4950
Service history, offices and identifiers from unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain). Years served sum each term rather than subtracting the first start date, so a break in service is not counted as time in office.
Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)
Issue profile
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On the political map
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Caucuses & committees
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Caucuses
- Republican Study Committeestrongly right · 139 members
Committees
- House Committee on Homeland Securitycenter · 31 members
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technologycenter · 39 members
Most and least aligned members
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Recent notable votes
Latest news
Congressional Trading Report: Rep. Matt Van Epps Sold Over $27K In Tapestry StockA report on June 17, 2026 shows that Representative Matt Van Epps from Tennessee sale stock in Tapestry (NYSE:TPR), valued between $27,013 and $230,000. According to the June filing, the transaction occurred on June 16, 2026. At the time of writing, Tapestry …
Biztoc.com · June 18, 2026
Republicans' bad win in Tennessee bodes ill for the midterms (The Hill)The Hill: Republicans' bad win in Tennessee bodes ill for the midterms — If ever there was a “bad win” in politics, it was Republicans' victory in last Tuesday's special House election in Tennessee's 7th district. — Indeed, Republican Matt Van Epps beat D…
Memeorandum.com · December 8, 2025
WATCH: Johnson holds ceremonial swearing-in for Tennessee Rep.-Elect Matt Van EppsVan Epps promised to work to enact President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda and said voters “didn’t send me here to just give a speech. They sent me here to deliver, and that is exactly what I intend to do."
Biztoc.com · December 4, 2025
Why 2026 should terrify Republicans after Tennessee special electionThis week's Tennessee special election shows Republican Matt Van Epps narrowly defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn in a Trump +20 district. That is a red alert that the GOP is in trouble.
Fox News · December 4, 2025
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