The dueling endorsements in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District by U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) and the political arm of the House Freedom Caucus (HFC), where Jordan remains a member after co-founding the caucus a decade ago, came more than a year after internal conflict reportedly led to the departure of one of Jordan's longtime allies from the House Freedom Fund. 

Previously the chairman of the HFC from 2015-2017, Jordan last week endorsed Matt Van Epps, the former Tennessee state official who also has the stamp of approval of former U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-TN-07).

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