John H. Rutherford

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John H. Rutherford

U.S. Representative · FL-5 · R

U.S. Representative — FL-5 (R)

John Henry Rutherford (; born September 2, 1952) is an American politician and former law enforcement officer serving as the U.S. representative from Florida's 5th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, his district encompasses southeast Jacksonville and all of St. Johns County. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2016–2026 cycles

$5,112,567 raised

Influence graph
Individual 45%
PAC 49%
Other

Where the $5,112,567 raised came from · FEC · 2016–2026 cycle

$5,112,567
Raised
FEC receipts · 2016–2026 cycle
$2,486,754
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2016–2026 cycles
$583,012
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 34 sources

Verify at FEC.gov ↗

Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

  • Alexander Silbey
    ATS COMMUNICATIONS, INC · CONSULTANT · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $7,600
  • Palmer Luckey
    ANDURIL INDUSTRIES INC · FOUNDER · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Richard R Green
    1A AUTO · CEO · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Jay W Faison
    CLEARPATH ACTION · PRESIDENT · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Chris Payne
    CROSS POTOMAC CONSULTING LLC · CONSULTANT · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $5,800
  • John A Douglas
    GLOBAL MARITEK SYSTEMS · CEO · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $5,600
  • Roger M. O'Steen
    PARC GROUP · CHAIRMAN · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $5,000
  • Michael Higdon
    A1.9 STRATEGIES · CONSULTANT · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $5,000
  • Sean Mcglynn
    K&L GATES · SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $4,750
  • Barry Rhoads
    CASSIDY AND ASSOCIATES · GOVERNMENT RELATIONS · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $4,000
  • Joe Durham
    SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION · EXECUTIVE VP ENGINEERING · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $4,000
  • Harry J. Glenn
    VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES · VICE PRESIDENT · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $4,000
  • Fair Charlie Kim
    AMERICAN MARITIME CONGRESS · ATTORNEY · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $3,500
  • Gregory Lankler
    THORN RUN PARTNERS · CONSULTANT · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $3,500
  • Jay Demetree
    DEMETREE BROTHERS, INC. · INVESTOR · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $3,300

Top industries · donor money

  • Other / unclassified$174,250
  • Retired$10,877
  • Lawyers & law firms$9,050
  • Not employed / self$6,950
  • Securities & investment$6,300
  • Tech$6,251
  • TV, movies & music$5,000
  • Real estate$2,500

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION$7,250
  • ATS COMMUNICATIONS, INC$7,100
  • CLEARPATH ACTION$6,600
  • GLOBAL MARITEK SYSTEMS$6,600
  • ANDURIL INDUSTRIES INC$6,600
  • 1A AUTO$6,600
  • CASSIDY AND ASSOCIATES$6,500
  • GATE PETROLEUM COMPANY$6,000
  • CROSS POTOMAC CONSULTING LLC$5,800
  • CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$5,000

Committee assignments · 4

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • House Committee on Appropriations
  • House Committee on Appropriations — Homeland Security
  • House Committee on Appropriations — Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
  • House Committee on Appropriations — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 9

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • H.R. 9503Officer Leslie Coffelt U.S. Secret Service Police Act of 2026
  • H.R. 8842FAST Act· Transportation and Public Works
  • H.R. 6068PROTECT Florida Act· Energy
  • H.R. 5699Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2025· Public Lands and Natural Resources
  • H.R. 2577PLAN for School Safety Act of 2025· Education

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 34 total

People0
  • None on file
Organizations0
  • None on file
PACs / committees34

Connections · explore all 34

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