Matthew Robert Van Epps
U.S. House District 7
2026 general election.
Incumbents
Challengers
Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Jul 17, 2026, except where a row says otherwise.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Jordon Koontz Independent FEC data through Jun 30, 2026 | $5,100 | $4,970 | $0 |
| Matthew Robert Van Epps Republican incumbent | $2,300,690 | $207,954 | $582,300 |
| Darden Hunter Copeland Democratic | $868,615 | $78,689 | $3,000 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Each candidate's own coverage end date is in the table above.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Matthew Robert Van Epps at $2,300,690. Lowest: Andrew Jordon Koontz at $5,100. The largest reported value sets this scale at $2,300,690.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Matthew Robert Van Epps at $207,954. Lowest: Andrew Jordon Koontz at $4,970. The largest reported value sets this scale at $207,954.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Matthew Robert Van Epps at $582,300. Lowest: Andrew Jordon Koontz at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $582,300.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: Matthew Robert Van Epps at $2,398,030. Lowest: Andrew Jordon Koontz at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $2,398,030.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Highest outside spending opposing: Matthew Robert Van Epps at $1,641,633. Lowest: Andrew Jordon Koontz at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,641,633.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Matthew Robert Van Epps Republican | Darden Hunter Copeland Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership PACs | $221,50038.8% | $1,00033.3% |
| Corporate PACs | $104,00018.2% | $0 |
| Non-connected committees | $71,90012.6% | $2,00066.7% |
| Other candidates' committees | $65,00011.4% | $0 |
| Membership organization PACs | $52,2069.1% | $0 |
| Trade association PACs | $51,0008.9% | $0 |
| Party committees | $5,0000.9% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $570,606 | $3,000 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Matthew Robert Van Epps Republican | Darden Hunter Copeland Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate | $19,5007.0% | $0 |
| Construction Construction | $17,5006.3% | $0 |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $17,0006.1% | $0 |
| Agribusiness Agriculture | $16,5005.9% | $0 |
| Hospitals and nursing homes Health | $12,5004.5% | $0 |
| Technology Communications and technology | $12,5004.5% | $0 |
| Pro-Israel Ideological and single-issue | $8,5003.0% | $0 |
| Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate | $6,5002.3% | $0 |
| Air transport Transportation | $5,5002.0% | $0 |
| Defense Defense | $5,5002.0% | $0 |
| Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate | $5,0001.8% | $0 |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $5,0001.8% | $0 |
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $3,5001.3% | $0 |
| Automotive Transportation | $3,0001.1% | $0 |
| Trucking Transportation | $3,0001.1% | $0 |
| Accounting Professional services | $2,5000.9% | $0 |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $2,5000.9% | $0 |
| Mining Energy and natural resources | $1,5000.5% | $0 |
| Electric utilities Energy and natural resources | $1,0000.4% | $0 |
| Telecommunications Communications and technology | $1,0000.4% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $291,500 | $1,000 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $129,60646.4% | $2,000100.0% |
| Itemized total | $570,606 | $3,000 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Matthew Robert Van Epps Republican | Darden Hunter Copeland Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $2,396,31199.9% | $0 |
| Membership organization PACs | $1,7190.1% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $2,398,030 | $0 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Matthew Robert Van Epps Republican | Darden Hunter Copeland Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $793,03733.1% | $0 |
| Education policy Ideological and single-issue | $62,6342.6% | $0 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $1,542,36064.3% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $2,398,030 | $0 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Matthew Robert Van Epps Republican | Darden Hunter Copeland Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $1,594,88397.2% | $0 |
| Other candidates' committees | $46,7502.8% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $1,641,633 | $0 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Matthew Robert Van Epps Republican | Darden Hunter Copeland Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $1,461,61491.6% | $0 |
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $88,1235.5% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $46,750 | $0 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $45,1462.8% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $1,641,633 | $0 |
These candidates are compared in the table above but have no stored breakdown of where their committee money came from, so they are named here rather than shown as a column of zeroes.
- Andrew Jordon Koontz: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Robert Van Epps Republican | $293,037 | 18 | Sep 26 to Aug 3, 2026 | $16,000 still provisional |
| Darden Hunter Copeland Democratic | $22,800 | 10 | Sep 18 to Aug 3, 2026 | $4,000 still provisional |
Candidates not compared
These candidates are left out of the comparison rather than shown as zero, because a missing or partial record is not the same as no money.
- Lowell Andre Reynolds (Independent): No FEC data is stored for cycle 2026.
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.