Federal campaign records cover 2000–2026. Totals are shown as filed with the Federal Election Commission; this lane does not assign per-filing reconciliation verdicts.
Matt Van Epps — 2026 U.S. Representative, District 7 campaign
2026 U.S. Representative, District 7
Won the nomination 60,030 votes · 100% reported results
This election filled an unexpired term ending in 2026. Source
Latest filing: Pre-Primary 2026 · Jul 25, 2026 · source: FEC
9 filings · 12S 2025–Q2 2026
Why this number?
Why this number?
Why this number?
Why this number?
The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).
- 12P 2026 PRE-PRIMARY $207,954 filing-stated
Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.
| Itemized contributions from others | $1,862,076 |
| Candidate's own contributions | $3,563 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $187,772 |
| Transfers from affiliated committees | $41,435 |
| Loans, offsets, and other receipts | $1,039 |
| Funds raised | $2,095,885 |
- 12P 2026 PRE-PRIMARY $36,157 derived
- Q2 2026 JULY QUARTERLY $272,148 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $230,203 derived
- Transfers from affiliated committees $41,435 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $510 filing-stated
- Q1 2026 APRIL QUARTERLY $177,100 derived
- YE 2025 YEAR-END $19,520 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $16,757 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,763 filing-stated
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- 30S 2025 POST-SPECIAL $660,001 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $474,629 derived
- Candidate's own contributions $363 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $185,009 filing-stated
- 12S 2025 PRE-SPECIAL $537,284 derived
- Q3 2025 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $41,600 derived
- 12S 2025 PRE-SPECIAL $242,835 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $242,306 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $529 filing-stated
- Q2 2025 JULY QUARTERLY $109,240 derived
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $2,071,997 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $5,815 |
| Total spent | $2,077,813 |
- 12P 2026 PRE-PRIMARY $101,669 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $101,170 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $499 filing-stated
- Q2 2026 JULY QUARTERLY $135,719 derived
- Q1 2026 APRIL QUARTERLY $112,528 derived
- YE 2025 YEAR-END $7,407 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $7,301 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $106 filing-stated
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- 30S 2025 POST-SPECIAL $963,196 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $962,049 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,147 filing-stated
- 12S 2025 PRE-SPECIAL $413,841 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $412,799 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,042 filing-stated
- Q3 2025 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $97,831 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $97,140 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $690 filing-stated
- 12S 2025 PRE-SPECIAL $239,770 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $237,705 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,065 filing-stated
- Q2 2025 JULY QUARTERLY $5,852 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $5,586 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $266 filing-stated
Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).
Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. Gift-size and location figures cover itemized contributions only. Aggregates count everyone who gave, including donors below the $200 disclosure floor — a share across all donors identifies no one. Full definition →
13% of this campaign’s individual contributions came as small unitemized donations — gifts under the federal itemization threshold (about $200 a cycle) that the filer reports only as a lump sum, never broken out by donor. The gift-size and location breakdowns below cover the itemized 87%.
Why this number?
The money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum — small individual gifts that never cross the federal ~$200 cycle itemization threshold, so they are disclosed only as a total, never by donor — divided by all individual contributions (itemized plus that lump sum). Both figures come straight from the filer's own report summaries. The gift-size and geography figures on this page cover the itemized portion only; this share is the part they cannot break down.
| Itemized individual contributions | $1,240,171 |
| Unitemized small donations | $187,772 |
The candidate’s own money made up 0.2% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 59%, organizations and PACs 30%, and 2% arrived as transfers from other committees.
Why this number?
Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), itemized individuals, unitemized small donations, organizations and PACs, transfers from other committees (FEC line 12), and everything else (loans other than the candidate's, in-kind, offsets and other receipts). The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is the candidate divided by the total.
| Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) | $3,563 |
| From individuals (itemized) | $1,240,171 |
| Unitemized small donations | $187,772 |
| From organizations and PACs | $621,905 |
| Transfers from other committees | $41,435 |
| Offsets and other receipts | $1,039 |
Where the money comes from Shares of itemized dollars, by the contributor’s state and city as filed. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it or it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into “elsewhere.” Shown only when at least 80% of dollars carry a usable state. Full definition →
56% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (44% from out of state).
- Nashville $358K19%
- Brentwood $141K8%
- Clarksville $107K6%
- Washington, DC $98K5%
- Franklin $94K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $342K
- Other out-of-state $722K
Why this number?
Itemized contribution dollars from outside Tennessee, divided by all itemized dollars whose contributor state is known. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it OR it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into elsewhere-in-Tennessee and other-out-of-state. Shown only above 99% state coverage. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jun 2025 – Jul 2026. Peak $536,315 in Nov 2025. Spending peaked at $944,402 in Nov 2025.
Contributions
970 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 31 additional smaller donors contributed $4,516 total.
| Donor | Donations | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Tractor Supply Company Political Action Committee | 3 | $15,000.00 |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp PAC | 3 | $15,000.00 |
| Cecile A Gideon | 7 | $14,500.00 |
| Lee Beaman | 3 | $14,000.00 |
| National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee | 5 | $14,000.00 |
| Julie Beaman | 4 | $14,000.00 |
| John P Crabbe | 3 | $14,000.00 |
| Christopher R Jr Redlich | 4 | $14,000.00 |
| Andrew Jr Miller | 2 | $14,000.00 |
| Robert Lipman | 4 | $14,000.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 971 donors by total.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 2,539 contributions by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every contribution.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advictory LLC | 14 | $726,534.34 | |
| Winred Technical Services LLC | 84 | $331,358.86 | |
| Joyner, Alex | 44 | $80,356.04 | |
| 1892 LLC | 3 | $79,334.50 | |
| Something Else Strategies LLC | 4 | $74,164.10 | |
| Rachel Barrett and Company LLC | 3 | $62,070.04 | |
| Gray Fox Consulting LLC | 14 | $53,200.00 | |
| Rightside Compliance | 13 | $50,749.26 | |
| ADP | 60 | $48,543.36 | |
| Thompson, Hayden | 30 | $47,508.93 | |
| Mahaffey, Ben | 35 | $45,082.42 | |
| Fulcrum Intel | 2 | $41,420.00 | |
| Marcum, Thomas | 19 | $39,927.21 | |
| Victory Text | 3 | $20,351.07 | |
| Joyner & Hogan Company | 19 | $19,877.88 | |
| Star News Digital | 4 | $18,405.00 | |
| Holtzman Vogel | 3 | $16,441.25 | |
| Holtzman Vogel | 2 | $16,000.00 | |
| Main Thing Strategies LLC | 2 | $15,000.00 | |
| Millennium Hotel | 1 | $14,433.43 | |
| Goal Post Sporting Goods LLC | 5 | $13,088.59 | |
| Comperry, Scott | 4 | $12,127.50 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 3 | $11,500.00 | |
| Cmdi | 12 | $10,800.00 | |
| The Stanton Group LLC | 2 | $9,217.18 | |
| Storytellers Group LLC | 5 | $8,797.98 | |
| Mass Markets | 1 | $8,353.20 | |
| Puckett's | 9 | $8,273.44 | |
| Shelby's Trio | 4 | $7,976.06 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 10 | $7,855.83 | |
| Hall Strategies LLC | 1 | $7,500.00 | |
| Covert Results, LLC | 3 | $7,160.00 | |
| Isaac Hughes Photography | 5 | $6,750.00 | |
| Skurk, Krystina | 7 | $5,999.29 | |
| Wide Shot Events LLC | 1 | $5,250.70 | |
| Bobby Van's Steakhouse | 2 | $5,211.64 | |
| Keeping Freedom Alive PAC | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Airbnb Inc. | 5 | $4,973.80 | |
| Halls Chophouse | 2 | $4,874.31 | |
| Metalpromo | 2 | $4,796.09 | |
| Williamson County Gop | 2 | $4,124.00 | |
| Campaignsidekick LLC | 5 | $4,025.84 | |
| Johnny Haffner Catering | 1 | $4,000.00 | |
| Mailchimp | 13 | $3,787.18 | |
| Elliott, Taylor | 10 | $3,701.03 | |
| Pbody's | 2 | $3,580.04 | |
| Nashville Sounds | 2 | $3,512.00 | |
| American Mail & Insert Inc. | 3 | $3,397.76 | |
| Creative Direct | 2 | $3,264.10 | |
| Nicoletta's Catering | 2 | $3,112.54 | |
| 17 | $3,094.11 | ||
| Signtech | 2 | $3,000.00 | |
| The Capital Grille | 1 | $2,541.60 | |
| 917 Society | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Daily Report Media Inc. | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Amazon | 5 | $2,465.34 | |
| Delta Airlines | 2 | $2,187.42 | |
| Expedia Group | 1 | $1,922.64 | |
| The UPS Store | 44 | $1,875.54 | |
| Anedot | 17 | $1,737.40 | |
| Solar, Curtis | 1 | $1,699.50 | |
| Montgomery County Republican Party | 2 | $1,669.61 | |
| Capitol Hill Club | 19 | $1,662.71 | |
| New York Butcher Shoppe | 1 | $1,574.29 | |
| Bourbon Steak | 1 | $1,509.77 | |
| Kiwanis Club of Clarksville, Inc. | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| PSR Events | 1 | $1,488.54 | |
| The Congressional Club Museum and Foundation | 1 | $1,415.00 | |
| Mere Bulles | 1 | $1,382.84 | |
| Que'd Up 615 | 1 | $1,365.62 | |
| Noe, Connor | 1 | $1,316.00 | |
| Lyft | 6 | $1,306.21 | |
| Intuit | 10 | $1,245.77 | |
| Flavor Catering LLC | 1 | $1,228.88 | |
| Stor-Alot Self Storage | 7 | $1,204.00 | |
| Fast Signs | 2 | $1,184.25 | |
| United States Postal Service | 4 | $1,164.90 | |
| Democracy Engine LLC | 8 | $1,151.42 | |
| Hampton Inn | 2 | $1,128.58 | |
| Jukebox Media LLC | 2 | $1,100.00 | |
| American Airlines | 2 | $1,063.68 | |
| Victory Phones LLC | 1 | $1,043.00 | |
| VFW Post 4641 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Dickson County Gop | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tennessee Right To Life | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Briggs for Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| No. 2 Vance | 1 | $978.50 | |
| Agua 301 | 1 | $905.14 | |
| Colton's Steakhouse | 1 | $902.25 | |
| Operation Stand Down Tennessee | 1 | $812.50 | |
| Cheatham County Gop | 1 | $800.00 | |
| Close Company | 3 | $797.87 | |
| Citizen M Hotel | 6 | $754.89 | |
| Shively, David | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Red River Republican Women | 3 | $679.88 | |
| Walmart | 4 | $675.16 | |
| Scott's Bartending | 1 | $650.00 | |
| Doubletree | 1 | $626.13 | |
| Robertson County Gop | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Dynamark Graphics Group | 1 | $573.13 | |
| Forrester, Bill Sr. | 1 | $570.00 | |
| Bill's Package Store | 1 | $537.45 | |
| Chain Bridge Bank | 17 | $537.00 | |
| Washington Nationals | 2 | $524.81 | |
| Imprint.Com | 1 | $505.88 | |
| Govbusinesscards.Com | 1 | $459.00 | |
| Hyatt Regency | 1 | $437.84 | |
| The Oceanaire Seafood Room | 1 | $432.96 | |
| Milepost 42 | 3 | $432.76 | |
| Maggiano's | 1 | $432.44 | |
| 219 Restaurant | 1 | $416.31 | |
| Maelstrom Production Company LLC | 1 | $400.00 | |
| The Army and Navy Club | 2 | $382.94 | |
| Republican Women of Williamson County | 1 | $369.00 | |
| Tennessee Prayer Breakfast - Citizens' Committee | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Hilton Garden Inn | 1 | $325.95 | |
| House Gift Shop | 1 | $320.15 | |
| Houston County Area Chamber of Commerce | 2 | $315.00 | |
| Davidson County Republican Party | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant | 5 | $289.58 | |
| Office Depot | 2 | $285.14 | |
| Murrie, Eden | 1 | $256.66 | |
| One19 | 1 | $251.00 | |
| Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe | 2 | $247.38 | |
| Bluejacket | 1 | $230.17 | |
| The Choptank | 1 | $229.95 | |
| Little Bite of Everything | 1 | $229.27 | |
| Harper, John | 1 | $225.00 | |
| Perry Strategies LLC | 1 | $209.04 | |
| Bricktop's | 1 | $206.67 | |
| National Prayer Breakfast | 1 | $206.00 | |
| FedEx Office | 2 | $201.77 | |
| Taco Mamacita | 2 | $196.08 | |
| Club for Growth PAC | 1 | $182.43 |
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 744 payments by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every payment.
Where the money went Each expenditure carries a short description of what it was for, written by the campaign. We sort those descriptions into a fixed set of categories; one expenditure goes in one category, so the amounts add up to Matt Van Epps’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $914,062 44%
- Consulting & professional services $403,669 19%
- Office & operations $296,732 14%
- Staff & payroll $206,657 10%
- Fundraising & events $84,730 4%
- Printing & mail $51,770 2%
- Travel $44,205 2%
- Other $41,255 2%
- Contributions & donations $28,169 1%
- Field & voter contact $750 0.1%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12P 2026 | $276,506.12 | $207,954.13 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2026 | $135,155.31 | $276,506.12 | Source ↗ |
| These numbers come straight from the report the committee filed with the FEC, before the FEC has finished processing it. They update automatically once the FEC’s processed version is ready. The filed report is in the Source column. | |||
| Q1 2026 | $61,715.51 | $135,155.31 | Source ↗ |
| These numbers come straight from the report the committee filed with the FEC, before the FEC has finished processing it. They update automatically once the FEC’s processed version is ready. The filed report is in the Source column. | |||
| YE 2025 | $44,911.59 | $61,715.51 | Source ↗ |
| 30S 2025 Late | $231,166.88 | $44,911.59 | Source ↗ |
| 12S 2025 | $54,297.99 | $231,166.88 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2025 | $109,378.54 | $54,297.99 | Source ↗ |
| 12S 2025 | $106,167.62 | $109,378.54 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2025 | $0.00 | $106,167.62 | Source ↗ |