Recent events
2025-07-15
Votes
INFERENTIAL
Rutherford has not held a publicly reported town hall event in Jacksonville discussing the OBBBA Medicaid cuts since the July 3 vote (as of this assessment date) — suggesting avoidance of direct constituent…
2025-07-03
Stated positions
PRIMARY
[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…
2025-07-03
Votes
INFERENTIAL
Voted yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)) on 2025-07-03: Rutherford voted yea on legislation the CBO projected would add $3.4 trillion to deficits and cut $1.1 trillion from Medicaid. His district has…
2025-06-15
Stated positions
PRIMARY
[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…
2025-06-15
Transactions
SECONDARY
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…
2025-06-15
Transactions
INFERENTIAL
Rutherford's campaign received $10,000 each from Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and RTX Corp in the 2024 cycle—all of which benefit from the defense-related tax provisions and corporate rate reductions in OBBBA…
2025-05-22
Transactions
PRIMARY
[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…
2025-05-21
Votes
PRIMARY
[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…
2024-12-31
Transactions
SECONDARY
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).
2024-12-31
Transactions
SECONDARY
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)…
2024-12-31
Transactions
PRIMARY
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)…
2024-12-31
Transactions
SECONDARY
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.
2024-04-20
Votes
PRIMARY
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…
2024-04-20
Votes
PRIMARY
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…
2023-05-31
Votes
PRIMARY
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…
2022-12-08
Votes
PRIMARY
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…
2022-07-19
Votes
PRIMARY
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…
2022-02-24
Transactions
PRIMARY
[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…
2021-01-06
Votes
PRIMARY
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…
2018-02-12
Other facts
PRIMARY
[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…
