Tennessee · U.S. House · District 07 · 2026

Tennessee District 07 House race

General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Tennessee District 07 House race

Matt Van Epps has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Tennessee District 07 House race, 2026 report raising $3.9M between them. Matt Van Epps reports $2.2M and Darden Copeland reports $794,111, a gap of $1.4M. Of what Matt Van Epps reports, 74% came from individuals and 26% from PACs. Outside groups spent against VAN EPPS, MATTHEW ROBERT ($1.6M) and for VAN EPPS, MATTHEW ROBERT ($2.8M).

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Matt Van Epps

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 26% from PACs and 74% from individuals.

74% individuals26% PACs0% other

$2.2M

raised

Darden Copeland

D · challenger

76% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 24% from other sources.

76% individuals0% PACs24% other

$794K

raised

Stewart Parks

R · challenger

18% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 82% from other sources.

18% individuals0% PACs82% other

$363K

raised

Vincent Dixie

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 88% from individuals and 10% from PACs.

88% individuals10% PACs2% other

$238K

raised

Mark Green

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

79% from individuals, 18% from PACs, and 3% from other sources.

79% individuals18% PACs3% other

$201K

raised

Saletta Holloway

D · challenger

16% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 84% from other sources.

16% individuals0% PACs84% other

$56K

raised

Jason Knight

R · challenger

54% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 46% from other sources.

54% individuals0% PACs46% other

$46K

raised

Jonathan Thorp

I · challenger

75% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 25% from other sources.

75% individuals0% PACs25% other

$23K

raised

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Andrew Koontz

I · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $5K on hand from $5K raised.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$5K

raised

Where the money came from

$2.8M in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Ideological / Leadership$2.8M

Small donors & unclassified$98K

Real Estate & Construction$13K

Defense & Aerospace$10K

Tech & Telecom$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

MAGA INC. · super pac$844K
AMERICAN LIBERTY FOUNDATION PAC · super pac$768K
AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAC · super pac$330K
CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. · super pac$297K
PATRIOTIC FUND, INC. · super pac$199K
CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION · super pac$166K
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA · super pac$111K
SCHOOL FREEDOM FUND · super pac$63K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

16%69%15%

16% PACs69% individuals15% other

The incumbent's record

Matt Van Epps is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$841K

−$100K+.

Stock trades

Most recent disclosed trades from 2026.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Recent stock trades

META · sale$1K - $15K · 2026-06-16
LUV · sale$1K - $15K · 2026-06-16
AAPL · sale$1K - $15K · 2026-06-16
GOOGL · sale$1K - $15K · 2026-06-16
INTC · sale$1K - $15K · 2026-06-16

Where they sit

House Committee on Homeland Security
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Ideological / Leadership$2.8M

Small donors & unclassified$98K

Real Estate & Construction$13K

Defense & Aerospace$10K

Tech & Telecom$10K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Matt Van Epps R · incumbent	vs	DC Darden Copeland D · challenger
$2.2M	Raised	$794K
$277K	Cash on hand	$77K
26%	From PACs	0%
74%	From individuals	76%
Ideological / Leadership	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No