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John H. Rutherford

U.S. House · Florida
On the ballot · Nov 3
$727k

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$274k38%
  • PACs$453k62%
  • Transfers & other$259<1%

Top PAC industries

$527k
Office
PartyRepublican
ChamberU.S. House
SeatFlorida, district 5
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
FL-10 · Maxwell FrostFL-11 · Daniel WebsterFL-12 · Gus M. BilirakisFL-13 · Anna Paulina LunaFL-14 · Kathy CastorFL-15 · Laurel M. LeeFL-16 · Vern BuchananFL-17 · W. Gregory SteubeFL-18 · Scott FranklinFL-19 · Byron DonaldsFL-20 · Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickFL-21 · Brian J. MastFL-22 · Lois FrankelFL-23 · Jared MoskowitzFL-24 · Frederica S. WilsonFL-25 · Debbie Wasserman SchultzFL-26 · Mario Diaz-BalartFL-27 · Maria Elvira SalazarFL-28 · Carlos A. GimenezFL-3 · Kat CammackFL-6 · Randy FineFL-1 · Jimmy PatronisFL-2 · Neal P. DunnFL-7 · Cory MillsFL-8 · Mike HaridopolosFL-9 · Darren SotoFL-4 · Aaron BeanFL-5 · John H. Rutherford
FL-5 · Florida
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On the ballot · Florida House, district 5 · Nov 391% party to win· vs. Grage ↓
The campaign · in their words

“The Results-Driven Conservative Leader Faithfully Serving Northeast Florida”

johnrutherfordforcongress.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited

Where They Stand

Position from 487 bills and votes and 2 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Right 24 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

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Rutherford (you're viewing)
Overall
19
Rt-lean
LeftCenterRight
Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.

The 2026 Race

FL-5 race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Rutherford (R)91%
Grage (D)6%
The race · FL-5
John RutherfordRepublican · incumbent · Rt-lean 19 on the record91%
Rachel GrageDemocrat · challenger · no positions yet6%
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
John Rutherford$895k
$327k from individuals · $287k itemized
Rachel Grage$417k
$412k from individuals · $326k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

How this is measured

Bubble size = how much of John H. Rutherford's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 7 sponsored, 240 cosponsored, 6 statements, 243 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Crime and justice · 17% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 2 sponsored · 38 cosponsored · 0 statements · 119 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 119 party-line votesCrime 17%Health care · 15% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 0 sponsored · 66 cosponsored · 1 statements · 21 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 52 party-line votesHealth care 15%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 12% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 0 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 0 statements · 110 tweets · broke with their party on 19 of 316 party-line votesForeign policy 12%Civil rights, gender and religion · 9% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 0 sponsored · 8 cosponsored · 0 statements · 58 tweets · broke with their party on 5 of 33 party-line votesCivil rights 9%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 8% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 0 sponsored · 31 cosponsored · 1 statements · 34 tweets · broke with their party on 86 of 468 party-line votesFederal budget 8%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 7% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 3 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 1 statements · 10 tweets · broke with their party on 16 of 290 party-line votesEnergy 7%Business, finance and labor · 7% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 0 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 1 statements · 34 tweets · broke with their party on 8 of 180 party-line votesBusiness 7%Immigration · 6% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 0 sponsored · 10 cosponsored · 2 statements · 14 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 54 party-line votesImmigration 6%Education · 5% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 1 sponsored · 8 cosponsored · 0 statements · 25 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 36 party-line votesEducation 5%Federal power and civil liberties · 4% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 0 sponsored · 4 cosponsored · 0 statements · 28 tweets · broke with their party on 3 of 137 party-line votesFederal power 4%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 3% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 1 sponsored · 6 cosponsored · 0 statements · 11 tweets · broke with their party on 9 of 70 party-line votesHousing 3%Guns · 3% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 0 sponsored · 9 cosponsored · 0 statements · 9 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 16 party-line votesGuns 3%Trade and industrial policy · 2% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 0 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 0 statements · 1 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 9 party-line votes2%Elections, representation and accountability · 2% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 0 sponsored · 4 cosponsored · 0 statements · 1 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 25 party-line votes2%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

John H. Rutherford

● Republican · U.S. House · Florida
Raised
$727k
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$133k
retail & business
Overall
Rt-lean
19pt right
Actions
736
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 391% · vs. Grage ↓
The campaign · in their words

“The Results-Driven Conservative Leader Faithfully Serving Northeast Florida”

Making Life Affordable Again ↗“Fighting inflation by blocking new taxes and slashing existing taxes…”Supporting Our Military & Veterans ↗“Voted to reform the VA and hold its employees accountable for the way they treat our heroes…”Creating Jobs ↗“Voted to support President Trump's tax cuts for families and small businesses, putting more money in your pocket and creating more jobs in our communities…”
From johnrutherfordforcongress.com, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
Rt-lean, 19 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Rutherford (R)91%
Grage (D)6%
The race · FL-5
John RutherfordRepublican · incumbent · Rt-lean 19 on the record91%
Rachel GrageDemocrat · challenger · no positions yet6%
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
John Rutherford$895k
$327k from individuals · $287k itemized
Rachel Grage$417k
$412k from individuals · $326k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

Crime and justice · 17% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 2 sponsored · 38 cosponsored · 0 statements · 119 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 119 party-line votesCrime and justice 17%Health care · 15% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 0 sponsored · 66 cosponsored · 1 statements · 21 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 52 party-line votesHealth care 15%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 12% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 0 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 0 statements · 110 tweets · broke with their party on 19 of 316 party-line votesForeign policy 12%Civil rights, gender and religion · 9% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 0 sponsored · 8 cosponsored · 0 statements · 58 tweets · broke with their party on 5 of 33 party-line votes9%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 8% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 0 sponsored · 31 cosponsored · 1 statements · 34 tweets · broke with their party on 86 of 468 party-line votes8%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 7% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 3 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 1 statements · 10 tweets · broke with their party on 16 of 290 party-line votes7%Business, finance and labor · 7% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 0 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 1 statements · 34 tweets · broke with their party on 8 of 180 party-line votes7%Immigration · 6% of John H. Rutherford's priorities · 0 sponsored · 10 cosponsored · 2 statements · 14 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 54 party-line votes6%
9% Civil rights8% Budget and taxes7% Energy and land7% Business and labor6% Immigration
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Retail & business36$133k
Defense16$107k
Agriculture & food17$45k
Issue groups11$40k
Transportation8$36k
Other politicians8$33k
Finance & insurance7$24k
Real estate4$24k
Everything else30$87k
Raised $727k · 38% individuals · 62% pacs