John H. Rutherford

Details

Party Affiliation: Republican
In Office Since: Jan 1, 2017
Organization: United States Federal Government

Federal Roster & Campaign Finance

Bioguide ID: R000609
Chamber: US House
State: FL
District: 5
Total Receipts (2026): $726,727
Total Disbursements: $635,666
Cash on Hand: $268,730
Coverage End Date: Jul 29, 2026

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Meetings

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Election History

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Recent Bills Sponsored

No bills sponsored by John H. Rutherford are on file.

Recent Votes

Bill	Chamber	Roll call	Vote
Ratepayer Protection Act	house	—	Yea
Retire through Ownership Act	senate	—	Yea
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.	house	—	Nay
Stop Insider Trading Act	house	—	Yea
Stop Insider Trading Act	house	—	Nay

Bill title and chamber are the only bill details held for these votes; see Bills for the fuller record. “Roll call” is the upstream roll-call identifier, not a date no vote date is recorded in this dataset.

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Biography

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. Rutherford was an officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office for four decades, before being elected Duval County sheriff in 2003; he remained in that post until 2015. In 2016, he ran for the House of Representatives in what was at the time Florida's 4th congressional district. He won the election and was reelected in 2018, 2020, and 2022.