# John Rutherford

John Rutherford is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Florida’s 5th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Florida’s 5th district
- Serving since: 2017-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: R000609
- FEC candidate IDs: H6FL04105

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/R000609 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0.4% of Rutherford’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (median 9.4%).

## What Rutherford says (119th Congress (2025–27))

486 classified statements: 340 posts on X, 75 newsletters, 36 Congressional Record speeches, 35 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Rutherford | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.7% | 2.1% | 84 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 13.2% | 15.1% | 129 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 67.9% | 67.7% | 120 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 12.6% | 8.9% | 59 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 39.7% | 37.4% | 94 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 3.0% | 128 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 40% (House Republicans 24%); Crime and Law Enforcement 26% (House Republicans 12%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (House Republicans 19%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (House Republicans 19%); Health 14% (House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.90 (standard error 0.01), from 1,042 donors and 4,827 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 90.6% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.1% (97.1%). 9 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 335. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 211 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9503: Officer Leslie Coffelt U.S. Secret Service Police Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9503
- H.R. 8842: FAST Act (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8842
- H.R. 6068: PROTECT Florida Act (in committee, 2025-11-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6068
- H.R. 5699: Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-11-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5699
- H.R. 2577: PLAN for School Safety Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2577
- H.R. 2094: HELPER Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-03-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2094
- H.R. 1773: Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-03-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1773
- H.R. 1551: Protect and Serve Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-02-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1551
- H.R. 470: Red Snapper Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-01-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/470
- H.R. 6955: Investing in Uniformed Division Leadership Act (in committee, 2024-01-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6955

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $901.8K (House Republicans median $2.2M). 0.4% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 44% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRutherfordFL/status/2113981463431418274
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRutherfordFL/status/2110418858683289831
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRutherfordFL/status/2110089437824880840
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRutherfordFL/status/2109696096515874955
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRutherfordFL/status/2109726043342766153
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRutherfordFL/status/2108605661584011532
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRutherfordFL/status/2108243525079060637
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRutherfordFL/status/2107176997642535106
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRutherfordFL/status/2106452976470552608
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRutherfordFL/status/2106091092349501797

## Links

- Official site: https://rutherford.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepRutherfordFL
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRutherfordFL
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reprutherfordfl
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Reprutherfordfl
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000609

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/R000609