Money near voteshigh
$97K
500 contributions within 30 days of 65 votes
Contributions Votes
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.
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125 votes · cycle 2026 · Mar 30, 2026
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Funding Transparency
Significant concern$5,912,717 in outside spending on record.
Vote Independence
Minor flagsVotes with Republicans 99% of the time — 1 break from the majority across 171 roll calls.
Timing Patterns
Significant concern$97,275 in contributions landed within 30 days of 65 congressional votes.
Lobby Influence
Moderate concernFinance & Banking, Government Operations, Trade & Commerce appear in both lobbying filings and campaign contributions — $22,093 in overlapping funding across 170 lobbying filings.
Peer Standing
Moderate concernOutlier among House Republican (n=300) on Outside spend ratio — max deviation 5.1 sigma from peer average.
Stands out from peers
mediumCompared to 300 other House Republican members
$97K
500 contributions within 30 days of 65 votes
Outside spending
high200 filings — 145 support, 55 oppose
$5,912,717 in outside spending on record.
Contribution outlier
OZLEM, BERNA at $17K vs peer average $8K
Compares the top donor's contribution to the average across similar politicians.
Party alignment
How often this politician sides with their party on roll calls where the party mostly agreed.
Legislative focus
Funding sources
Lobbying activity
598clients
598 bill references on record · 598 linked to specific bills
Alliance For Water Efficiency
Filed by Pedro Pedroza Rodriguez
American Superconductor
Filed by Ultra Maritime Llc (Formerly Reported As Ultra Electronics Defense Inc)
American Superconductor
Filed by Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc.
American Superconductor
Filed by Windward Strategies
American Superconductor
Filed by Mg Housing Strategies LLC
American Superconductor
Filed by Longbow Public Policy Group, Llc
American Superconductor
Filed by Lemunyon Group, LLC
American Superconductor
Filed by Sbl Strategies, Llc
American Superconductor
Filed by Pike Associates Llc
American Superconductor
Filed by Florida Sugar Cane League
Source: federal lobbying disclosures and congressional vote records.
103 bills voted on · 16 lobbied
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam Gray
Adam Smith
+433 more
Lobbied by
Electra Aero, Inc.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, Inc.
Lektro, Inc.
Leupold & Stevens
+2 more
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam Gray
Adam Smith
+428 more
Lobbied by
American Superconductor
Coalition For Responsible Waste Incineration
Electra Aero, Inc.
Skyship Services Inc.
+1 more
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam B. Schiff
Adam Gray
+534 more
Lobbied by
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Exelixis, Inc.
National Association Of Small Trucking Companies
Rtx Corporation And Affiliates (Fkaraytheon Technologies Corporation)
+1 more
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam Gray
Adam Smith
+435 more
Lobbied by
Balanced Rock Power
City Of Santa Clara
Hill East Group On Behalf Of Airports Council International - North America
Veterans Guardian Va Claim Consulting
+1 more
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam B. Schiff
Adam Gray
+528 more
Lobbied by
Bb Living
City Of Santa Clara
Dignitymoves
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam Gray
Adam Smith
+432 more
Lobbied by
Competitive Markets Action, Inc.
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam Gray
Adam Smith
+428 more
Lobbied by
Coalition For Responsible Waste Incineration
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam Gray
Adam Smith
+426 more
Lobbied by
American Superconductor
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam Gray
Adam Smith
+428 more
Lobbied by
Alliance For Water Efficiency
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam B. Schiff
Adam Gray
+528 more
Lobbied by
Coalition For Responsible Waste Incineration
Top industries
Sources and notes
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