U.S. House Representative
John H. Rutherford
5th District of Florida · Republican
Primary · Aug 18
Power Score
Emerging
How is this scored?- In Office SinceJan 3, 2017
- Next ElectionNov 2026
- Current Term5th Term
At a Glance
8
Bills Sponsored
0 passed
4
Committees
Member
99%
Party Alignment
Very strong
18
Power Score
Pending
FL-5
District
House seat
Leadership Roles
View all- House Committee on AppropriationsMemberThe House Committee on Appropriations is responsible for legislation allocating federal funds prior to expenditure from the treasury. Appropriations are generally limited to the levels set by the Budget Resolution drafted by the House Committee on the Budget. The Committee is also responsible for supplemental spending bills, which are sometimes needed in the middle of a fiscal year to compensate for emergency expenses.
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related AgenciesMember
- Homeland SecurityMember
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related AgenciesMember
Voting Alignment
View details- With party99%
- With districtSample
- Bipartisan0%
- Against party1%
Based on 521 recorded votes.
District Snapshot
View districtTop Issue Areas
From 8 recent bills- Climate33%
- Economy22%
- Safety22%
- Education11%
- Food11%
Share of issue-area tags across the 8 most recent sponsored bills. Tags don't sum to 100% because the rest falls outside the top five.
Recent Activity
Sample- Recent · SampleRutherford weighs in on this week's key votes
- Recent · SampleRutherford co-sponsors new legislation
- Recent · SampleRutherford statement on committee action
Recent Bills Sponsored
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