R-TN·U.S. House·District 7

Matt Van Epps

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$2.4M

raised· #195 in party

votes recorded

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TRAIL AI

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Van Epps's contribution profile is heavily weighted toward PACs and committees, which account for 82% of his $2.4M raised, with party and leadership money comprising roughly half of total receipts. Industry-tied PAC money shows modest concentration across health services, real estate, construction, securities, and retail sectors, each representing 9-12% of non-political contributions. Individual donors employed in securities, law, and real estate provide a secondary funding stream that aligns partially with PAC sector patterns, though the overall donor base reflects broad industry participation rather than deep reliance on any single economic sector.

Based on FEC donor data and voting records. Statistical patterns only — does not imply causation.

FUNDING PROFILE

Where the money comes from · what it's tied to

WHO GAVE IT

$2.4M raised

PACs & committees$2.0M· 82%

Individuals$433K· 18%

+ $94Kvia pass-through platforms (ActBlue/WinRed/party) — not counted in “raised”

WHAT IT'S TIED TO

Industry-tied$328K· 14%

Party & political$1.2M· 51%

Untraced (small donors)$834K· 35%

Two views of the same $2.4M — who gave it vs whatit's tied to. (Most industry money comes from PACs, so the two don't add together.)

Top sectors: Health Services, Real Estate, Construction & Engineering

Full breakdown →

DATA SOURCES

Financial: FEC · 2022–2026 cycles

Profile: Congress.gov

Votes: House Clerk / Senate · 2021–present

Lobbying: Senate LDA · 2017–present

Trades: STOCK Act disclosures · live ingestion rebuilding

117th–119th Congress. Statistical patterns only.

FUNDING PROFILE

Source breakdown · industry signal · political money — shown separately

WHO GAVE IT

$2.4M raised

PACs & committees$2.0M· 82%

Individuals$433K· 18%

+ $94Kvia pass-through platforms (ActBlue/WinRed/party) — not counted in “raised”

WHAT IT'S TIED TO

Industry-tied$328K· 14%

Party & political$1.2M· 51%

Untraced (small donors)$834K· 35%

Two views of the same $2.4M — who gave it vs whatit's tied to. (Most industry money comes from PACs, so the two don't add together.)

INDUSTRY SIGNAL

The $328K industry-tied portion, by sector

$328K

industry-tied

Other sectors33.3%

Health Services12.3%

Real Estate10.2%

Construction & Engineering9.9%

Securities & Investment9.7%

Retail & Consumer8.8%

Defense & Aerospace8.1%

Insurance7.6%

PARTY & POLITICAL

The $1.2Mparty/leadership & single-cause portion — not an industry signal

Single-Issue Advocacy$691K

Party & Leadership$534K

How to read this: “Raised” is direct contributions ($2.4M). We trace it to an industry or political category via PAC names and donor employers; small online donors without an employer can't be traced. Industry and political money are shown separately so the economic-interest signal isn't drowned out by party and advocacy money.

TOP SOURCES

Employers (individuals) & PACs · excludes aggregators

PATRIOTIC FUND, INC.

PAC

$198,835

Individual Donors (no employer)

individuals

$193,364

YOUR COMMUNITY PAC

PAC

$186,149

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA

PAC

$111,000

CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION

PAC

$96,157

MAGA INC.

PAC

$93,536

HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION

PAC

$88,251

SCHOOL FREEDOM FUND

PAC

$74,951

HMP

PAC

$54,903

ENGAGE Y'ALL PAC

PAC

$46,750

AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC

PAC

$40,000

CITIZENS FOR A CONSERVATIVE TENNESSEE PAC

PAC

$38,751

RECENT ACTIVITY

Most recent recorded contributions · PAC and itemized individual donors

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GEN

PAC · Mar 31, 2026

+$1,000

PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

PAC · Mar 31, 2026

+$1,000

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC

PAC · Mar 31, 2026

+$5,000

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC

PAC · Mar 30, 2026

+$5,000

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

PAC · Mar 25, 2026

+$1,000

BUILDING RENEWAL IN AMERICA NOW PAC

PAC · Mar 24, 2026

+$2,000

SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS

Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.

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Health ServicesReal EstateConstruction & Engineering

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Health ServicesReal Estate

HOW WE CALCULATE THIS

Funding Profile

“Raised” counts direct contributions from PACs and itemized individual donors. The Industry Signal donut shows only money traceable to an economic sector (via PAC names and donor employers); its center dollar figure always equals the sum of its slices. Party, leadership, and single-issue money is shown separately as political money, not industry — so it can't distort the economic-interest picture.

What we exclude from “raised”

FEC memo entries (informational subtotals that double-count money already reported elsewhere) are excluded — counting them inflated totals by tens of millions per member. Pass-through platforms (WinRed/ActBlue) that bundle many small donors are also shown apart from raised totals to avoid double-counting.

Data sources

FEC Schedule A & bulk PAC filings · 2022–2026 cycles · Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings · 2017–present · Congress.gov / House Clerk voting records.

Important disclaimer

All data is sourced from public records. Analysis reflects statistical patterns only — it does not imply corruption, intent, or quid pro quo. Donor relationships show financial alignment, not control. Capitol Trail makes no claims about the motivations or character of any individual or organization.

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)

PAC · Mar 23, 2026

+$1,000

GORDON, DANNY D. (GROUP1001)

Individual · Mar 23, 2026

+$500

NESTLEROTH, DAVID (RETIRED)

Individual · Mar 23, 2026

+$47

PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

PAC · Mar 23, 2026

+$1,000

GOLDBERG, KEN (RETIRED)

Individual · Mar 23, 2026

+$1,000

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

PAC · Mar 19, 2026

+$2,000

SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC

PAC · Mar 19, 2026

+$2,500

SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

PAC · Mar 19, 2026

+$2,500

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

PAC · Mar 18, 2026

+$2,000

QUINN, MARK (CETERA FINANCIAL GROUP)

Individual · Mar 16, 2026

+$500

SNYDER, ELIZABETH (RETIRED)

Individual · Mar 16, 2026

+$95

JOLLY, MARCIA (RETIRED)

Individual · Mar 9, 2026

+$3,000

ALSUP, THOMAS C. II (AK STRATEGIES)

Individual · Mar 9, 2026

+$500

NOVAK, MARISA J. (SELF)

Individual · Mar 9, 2026

+$250

NELSON, CRAIG (OWNER)

Individual · Mar 9, 2026

+$1,000

BAPS PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAPS P

PAC · Mar 9, 2026

+$5,000

POWELL, JOHN M.

Individual · Mar 9, 2026

+$1,000

Construction & Engineering

COMING SOON

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No historical stock trade disclosures on file for this member.

WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT

Lobbying is when companies, unions, and trade associations pay firms to influence laws and regulations — and the law requires them to disclose it. Every quarter, registrants file a report with Congress detailing who hired them, how much they spent, and which issues they pushed.

This page filters those filings to the industries that also fund this member's campaign. If commercial banks gave 30% of this member's donations and also filed 5,000 lobbying reports on bank-related issues last year, that's a financial pattern worth knowing about. It does not mean the member is corrupt — it means the industries paying to elect them are also paying to influence the laws they vote on.

137,522

Lobbying filings

that overlap top donor industries

$20.4B

Reported spend

across those filings

Donor industries

tracked here

2017–2026

Years covered

10 years

LOBBYING BY DONOR INDUSTRY

only industries that also fund this member

Each row = an industry that donated to this member AND has lobbyists pushing on Congress. Bar width = reported lobbying spend.

Defense & Aerospace

48,778 filings$6.0B

Health Services

46,475 filings$4.9B

Securities & Investment

19,298 filings$4.2B

Retail & Consumer

4,319 filings$2.1B

TOP LOBBYING FIRMS

The firms doing the most spending in this member's donor industries

WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.

7 filings

$1.0B

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

14 filings

$242.0M

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

12 filings

$159.5M

PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA

13 filings

$113.6M

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

14 filings

$91.7M

Commercial Banks

8,039 filings$1.3B

Insurance

4,832 filings$1.2B

Real Estate

5,781 filings$710.6M

LOBBYING SPEND BY YEAR

How much lobbyists in this member's donor industries have reported spending each year

2017

28,443$3.7B

2018

6,547$666.2M

2019

6,447$621.3M

2020

10,491$838.1M

2021

7,091$614.7M

2022

7,197$679.2M

2023

10,197$884.6M

2024

10,619$891.9M

2025

9,349$900.8M

2026

10,879$1.0B

YEARspend ($)filingsreported $

THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, INC.

13 filings

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY

15 filings

$69.4M

AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

13 filings

$68.7M

SOURCES & CAVEATS

Data: LDA (Lobbying Disclosure Act) quarterly filings · 2017–present

Amounts are self-reported by registrants. Issue codes are mapped from the LDA's 80+ general issue codes to our 19-industry taxonomy.

An industry showing up here means it both (a) funds this member's campaign and (b) lobbies Congress on issues affecting it. That overlap is a factual pattern, not proof of any quid-pro-quo.