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John H. Rutherford

John H. Rutherford

Republican · FL U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

10 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2017

  • Representative FL-4 2017–present

Background

  • background Born September 2, 1952; former law enforcement officer
  • background Jacksonville Sheriff's Office officer (four decades)
  • role Duval County sheriff (2003–2015)
  • role U.S. representative from Florida's 5th district since 2017
  • achievement Elected to House 2016; reelected 2018, 2020, 2022

Campaign finance

2016 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House FL-05 · 2026 General Election

  • $835,237 raised
  • $833,241 spent
  • $1,996 cash on hand
$835.24K
$774.63K
$605.88K
Itemized (≥ $200)$591.88K
Unitemized (< $200)$14.00K
Other committees (PACs)$166.05K
Candidate self-funding$2.70K
$60.00K
Made by candidate$60.00K
Offsets to expenditures$606.32
$833.24K
Operating expenditures$800.24K
Other disbursements$33.00K
Cash on hand$2.00K
Debts owed by committee$82.00K

Through December 31, 2016 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2016)

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Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

John H. Rutherford campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2016$835,237$833,241$1,996
2018$871,894$508,164$365,726
2020$1,025,977$1,284,766$106,937
2022$785,953$647,268$245,622
2024$897,300$965,252$177,670
2026$696,207$398,516$475,360

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 9
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 313 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 9 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 4
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

  • 169
    Disclosed stock trades →

    125 tickers · 5 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees

    Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for John H. Rutherford. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Committee assignments (4)

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION $7,250
  • ATS COMMUNICATIONS, INC $7,100
  • GC LAND DEVELOPEMENT INC $6,600
  • PUTZKE HORSE FARM LLC $6,600
  • MOMENTUM TRANSPORTATION USA INC $6,600
  • GLOBAL MARITEK SYSTEMS $6,600
  • FRP HOLDINGS, INC $6,600
  • O'STEEN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP $6,600
  • CLEARPATH ACTION $6,600
  • 1A AUTO $6,600

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $250 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group
  • 2024 cycle $80,350 supporting · $0 opposing · 3 outside groups

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Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Rutherford, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Rutherford most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Rutherford connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 9680Replace UNRWA with Real Humanitarian Assistance ActcosponsoredJul 13, 2026
  • HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HR 9503Officer Leslie Coffelt U.S. Secret Service Police Act of 2026sponsoredJun 28, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HRES 1351Impeaching Eleanor Louise Ross, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, for high crimes and misdemeanors.cosponsoredJun 8, 2026
  • HR 9195Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy ActcosponsoredJun 7, 2026
  • HR 9094Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 1, 2026
  • HR 9059National Police Athletic/Activities League Youth Enrichment Reauthorization ActcosponsoredMay 28, 2026
  • HR 8927Stop the Doxx ActcosponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • HR 8925Job Corps and Skilled Defense Workforce ActcosponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • HR 8842FAST ActsponsoredMay 14, 2026
  • HR 8776Officer Wellness and Peer Support Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 12, 2026
  • HCONRES 98Expressing support for America's law enforcement professionals.cosponsoredMay 11, 2026
  • HR 8750COPS Reauthorization Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 11, 2026
  • HR 8697Guard the Skies ActcosponsoredMay 6, 2026
  • HR 8691Nursing is a Professional Degree ActcosponsoredMay 6, 2026
  • HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HR 8564Local Law Enforcement Support Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 27, 2026
  • HRES 1223Expressing support for the designation of Undiagnosed Awareness Month.cosponsoredApr 27, 2026
  • HRES 1213Supporting the recognition of April 2026 as "National County Government Month" to honor the county government workforce, educate residents about local programs and services, and celebrate the county government role in the intergovernmental partnership.cosponsoredApr 22, 2026
  • HR 8493Peer Support for Our First Responders Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 22, 2026
  • HRES 1199Recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing support for the designation of April 18, 2026, as "National Lineman Appreciation Day".cosponsoredApr 19, 2026
  • HRES 1173Expressing support for the designation of April 2026 as "Second Chance Month".cosponsoredApr 13, 2026
  • HR 8205Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 5, 2026
  • HR 8199SCHEDULES Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 5, 2026
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