John H. Rutherford
RRepublicanFL-5 · Representative
49
/ 100
Below Average
Attendance89
Avg: 96
Independence1
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone17
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency21
Avg: 57
Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.
Methodology
John H. Rutherford
RepublicanFL-5 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative (0.434)
John H. Rutherford is a Republican Representative from FL, District 5. He has served 9 years in Congress across 5 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as conservative, voting with his party 98.8% of the time. This member has 1 misconduct entry in our database.
9
Years in Office
5
Terms Served
119
Current Congress
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Report Card
Performance metrics for the current Congress
98.8%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
6 votes against party
11.3%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
6
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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1
Misconduct Entriesⓘ
How John Compares
vs. the average House member
Party Loyalty+2.9% vs avg
98.8%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes+7.7% vs avg
11.3%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-7.0 vs avg
6
Avg: 13.0
Committee Assignments
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Campaign Finance
2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31
$406,796
Cash on Handⓘ
$528,233
Total Receiptsⓘ
$299,106
Disbursementsⓘ
$190,475
Individual Donors
$337,500
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ
Service History
2017–2023House · FL-4 · Republican
2023–2027House · FL-5 · RepublicanCurrent
District Demographics
FL-5 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.
791,831
Population
$86,107
Median Income
38.0
Median Age
44.4%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 68.3%Black 12.1%Hispanic 12.2%Asian 5.7%