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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: R+26
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black population share: 11.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 12.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 46.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 64.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 6.7% (ACS); 9.54% (Data USA 2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $89,255
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Florida Amendment 4 — Right to Abortion Initiative (2024) (2024) — failed, margin 57% Yes — 43% No (failed 60% threshold)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 (share 0.106)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.117)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.137)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Mayo Clinic Florida (Jacksonville campus) (8000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Baptist Health (Jacksonville hospitals) (11000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: CSX Corporation (Jacksonville HQ) (5000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Florida's 5th Congressional District encompasses most of Jacksonville and its suburbs in Duval, Nassau, and St. Johns counties, including St. Augustine. Home to approximately 818,508 constituents, the district has a median household income of $89,255 — well above the national median of $37,585. The population is 66.4% White (non-Hispanic), 12.7% Hispanic, and 11.8% Black, with a median age of 39.2 and a homeownership rate of 64.3%. The poverty rate is a relatively low 6.7% (Data USA: 9.54%), with 46.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher — significantly above the national average. The economy is anchored in healthcare and social assistance (56,271 workers), retail trade (47,848), and professional/scientific/technical services (43,662), with major employers including CSX Corp, Baptist Health, Mayo Clinic Florida, BAE Systems, and Bank of America. The district has a Cook PVI of R+26 and is safely Republican; Rutherford won the 2024 election unopposed and has not faced a competitive race since his initial 2016 primary.
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Voted yea on H.R. 3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023) on 2023-05-31: Rutherford voted yea on the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal, joining the governing wing. He subsequently slammed GOP colleagues Matt Gaetz and Cory Mills by name for voting against a CR in September 2023, saying he was 'not happy.' His vote reflects a pattern: a reliable governing-wing Republican on fiscal brinksmanship — yet he voted for the far more deficit-expanding OBBBA in 2025.
Date: 2023-05-31
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Voted yea on H.J.Res. 11 (Objection to Arizona Presidential Electoral College Results — January 6, 2021 Certification) on 2021-01-06: Rutherford was one of 147 House Republicans who objected to electoral certification hours after the Capitol riot. The Jacksonville NAACP 'vilified' him in a statement saying 'this is blatant disrespect to the democracy of this country.' He was one of 13 Florida Republicans who voted to sustain objections. His district includes diverse communities and large suburban populations that voted for Biden. He later defended the objection as a vote for 'election integrity.'
Date: 2021-01-06
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Voted nay on H.R. 8404 (Respect for Marriage Act (July 2022 Initial Passage)) on 2022-07-19: Rutherford also voted nay on the initial House version of the Respect for Marriage Act on July 19, 2022. He was one of 157 Republicans who opposed it, maintaining a consistent position across both votes — unlike some Republicans who flipped between the two votes.
Date: 2022-07-19
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Voted nay on H.R. 8404 (Respect for Marriage Act (December 2022 Final Passage)) on 2022-12-08: Rutherford voted against codifying same-sex marriage protections — joining 156 other House Republicans. The vote passed 258-169 with 39 Republican yeas. His district includes Jacksonville's diverse communities and Beaches areas with significant LGBTQ+ populations. CatholicVote and other socially conservative groups scored this as a positive vote, reflecting the alignment with his conservative base in a solidly Republican district.
Date: 2022-12-08
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Voted yea on H.R. 8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Rutherford voted for $26.38 billion in military aid to Israel. His AIPAC PAC donations totaled $15,773 in 2024 cycle. He tweeted support for 'Israel's right to self-defense' and co-sponsored resolutions condemning Hamas. The vote reflects donor alignment — AIPAC is among his top PAC contributors, and the vote aligns with a key donor's primary policy objective.
Date: 2024-04-20
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Voted yea on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Rutherford voted yea on $61 billion in Ukraine aid while a majority of House Republicans (112 to 101) voted nay. He has an 'A' grade from Republicans For Ukraine and has voted for every major Ukraine aid package since 2022. His primary challenger Mara Macie attacked him as a 'RINO' for funding Ukraine. During his 2024 primary, Breitbart reported her campaign called him out for 'voting to give $60 billion to Ukraine.' This is the most consistent and consequential party defection in his voting record.
Date: 2024-04-20
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[disclosure] Rutherford is a member of the House Appropriations Committee and serves on the subcommittees that oversee defense and homeland security funding — the very sectors in which his portfolio and top donors are concentrated.
Date: 2025
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[disclosure] On February 24, 2022 — the day Russia invaded Ukraine — Rutherford purchased between $1,001 and $15,000 worth of Raytheon Technologies stock. That same day, he tweeted that the U.S. should 'leave nothing off the table' regarding Russia. Business Insider called the timing 'notable.' His spokesperson later said 'his advisers erroneously purchased the stock, and it was sold on March 14 for a 3% gain.'
Date: 2022-02-24
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[disclosure] The CBO projected the OBBBA would cut approximately $1.1 trillion from Medicaid over ten years, causing up to 10 million Americans to lose health coverage. Florida specifically would see hundreds of thousands lose coverage. The AFL-CIO and CWA both opposed the bill for 'devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other important social safety programs to provide tax-cuts to the rich.'
Date: 2025-05-22
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[statement] In his July 3, 2025 press release, Rutherford claimed the OBBBA 'strengthens Medicaid solvency by rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse to help vulnerable Americans who need it most' and asserted 'this is not a huge deficit bill.'
Date: 2025-07-03
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[vote] Rutherford voted yea on the OBBBA (H.R. 1) in May 2025 and again on final passage July 3, 2025. His own press statement dismissed CBO projections of the bill adding to the deficit, saying 'the CBO was wrong about the original Tax Cuts and Jobs Act score in 2017...So why should we believe them now?' The CBO estimated the OBBBA would add $3.4 trillion to deficits over ten years.
Date: 2025-05-21
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[statement] Rutherford has campaigned as a fiscal conservative, telling Florida Politics in 2018 that he is a 'fiscal conservative' who opposes 'buy now, pay later' governance. He criticized trillion-dollar deficits and called for mandatory spending cuts to accompany debt ceiling increases.
Date: 2018-02-12
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In 2024, Rutherford raised $574,550 with $337,169 cash on hand as of September 2025. His top individual donors included CSX Corp employees, military management, and Jacksonville-area construction firms.
Date: 2024-12-31
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Rutherford served 41 years with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, rising from patrolman (1974) to elected Duval County Sheriff (2003-2015) before winning his House seat in 2016. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and Florida State University.
Date: 1974-2015
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Quiver Quantitative estimates Rutherford's net worth at approximately $1.16 million as of 2025, placing him in the middle tier of congressional wealth. His disclosed assets and trading volume are modest compared to many colleagues.
Date: 2025
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AIPAC contributed $15,773 to Rutherford in the 2024 cycle via 22 separate payments. Additional PAC donors include General Atomics ($10,000), Lockheed Martin ($10,000), Northrop Grumman ($10,000), RTX Corp ($10,000), Mercury Systems ($10,000), and Saltchuk Resources ($10,000).
Date: 2024-12-31
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Top career contributor: CSX Corp at $86,600 ($62,100 from individuals, $24,500 from PAC). Other top contributors include Total Military Management ($75,100), JB Coxwell Contracting ($66,800), Ring Power Corp ($55,100), and Northrop Grumman ($45,000).
Date: 2024-12-31
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Career total raised (2015-2024): $4,339,908. Top contributing industry: Real Estate at $350,560, followed by Misc Defense ($213,600), Retired ($209,915), Defense Aerospace ($159,850), and Air Transport ($156,000).
Date: 2024-12-31
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