U.S. House · Republican · in Congress since 2025

Matt Van Epps

Tennessee District 7

Rank 216 of 537 in Congress and 101 of 272 Republicans. All three measures are on file.

What goes into the score

each part 0 to 100, higher is more independent

Pro-Israel lobby money

35% of the index

$13K

$13K in direct and earmarked gifts from pro-Israel PACs

Part score71.1

Source: TrackAIPAC, career total

PAC money share

35% of the index

26%

$679K from PACs and other committees of $2.57M raised
$1.80M from individual donors
2025 to 2026 two year period, filings through Sep 30, 2026

Part score62.3

Source: FEC candidate page

Stock trading

30% of the index

trades reported in the last year
about $129K in estimated volume

Part score66.3

Source: Quiver Quantitative, last year

Votes that helped donors

not scored yet

This part will compare the member's votes with the industries that fund their campaigns. It needs donor industry data we cannot yet read reliably, so it is not part of any score today.

Scorecards beside the index

shown for context, never blended in

America First FoundationC20 of 23 actions aligned with its positions on immigration, trade and foreign policyRead the scorecard

League of Conservation Voters0%2025 environmental score, lifetime 0%Read the scorecard

Heritage Action100%119th Congress score, lifetime 100%Read the scorecard

The rest of the Tennessee delegation

10 members

RTim BurchettTN-0282.1B RCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannTN-0377.1B RAndrew OglesTN-0574.7B RMarsha BlackburnTN Senate74.6B RJohn W. RoseTN-0673.3B RBill HagertyTN Senate72.1B RDavid KustoffTN-0856.2D RScott DesJarlaisTN-0452.5D DSteve CohenTN-0950.5D RDiana HarshbargerTN-0145.2D

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