# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/matt-van-epps
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:32:52.648Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/matt-van-epps"
name: "Matt Van Epps"
slug: "matt-van-epps"
description: "Matthew Robert Van Epps is an American politician and former Army officer serving as the U.S representative for Tennessee's 7th congressional district since December 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in the 2025 special election. He previously served as the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services from 2024 to 2025. He was sworn in on December 4, 2025."
tagline: "American politician (born 1983)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rep._Matt_Van_Epps_official_portrait%2C_119th_Congress.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1983-03-29"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           48.89
  momentum:             2.233502538071065
  historical:           7.50278
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/MattForTN"
    handle:    "MattForTN"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/mattfortennessee/"
    handle:    "mattfortennessee"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/Matt-Van-Epps-for-Congress-61576937085790"
    handle:    "Matt-Van-Epps-for-Congress-61576937085790"
  - platform:  "LINKEDIN"
    url:       "https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanepps12/"
    handle:    "vanepps12"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://www.mattfortn.com/"
sources:
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Van_Epps"
    title: "Matt Van Epps"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Van_Epps"
    title: "Matt Van Epps"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Van_Epps"
    title: "Matt Van Epps"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Van_Epps"
    title: "Matt Van Epps"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Van_Epps"
    title: "Matt Van Epps"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%98_%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9F_%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%A1"
    title: "מאט ואן אפס"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Van_Epps"
    title: "Matt Van Epps"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A7%B7_%EB%B0%98_%EC%97%A1%EC%8A%A4"
    title: "맷 반 엡스"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q136749822"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump