U.S. House · FL-05

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High confidence based on 19 mapped decisive vote(s): 1 supporting and 18 opposing with 2 absence/present vote(s).
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21 votes analyzed
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High confidence based on 23 mapped decisive vote(s): 11 supporting and 12 opposing with 10 absence/present vote(s).
High confidence based on 22 mapped decisive vote(s): 8 supporting and 14 opposing with 12 absence/present vote(s).
Rutherford's recorded votes on spending bills show a narrow split: 25 votes for increased spending, 23 against. Voting record does not clearly favor one direction.
High confidence based on 16 mapped decisive vote(s): 15 supporting and 1 opposing with 3 absence/present vote(s).
Rutherford's voting record on small business issues leans toward reducing regulations and taxes rather than expanding government support programs.
High confidence based on 13 mapped decisive vote(s): 10 supporting and 3 opposing.
Rep. Rutherford voted with his party 100% of the time on recorded votes. Based on 280 votes cast and 273 missed votes, his attendance rate is 50.6%. His mapped record shows consistent opposition to immigration restrictions, climate action, tax increases, gun regulations, abortion rights, voting rights expansion, criminal justice reform, LGBTQ+ rights, and social security expansion. He supports defense spending and foreign aid. On several issues—healthcare affordability, public education funding, government spending, workers' rights, women's rights, energy costs, data privacy, food security, and Medicare—his votes split roughly evenly. He supports education affordability.
Voted against immigration restrictions (22 of 26 mapped votes)
Opposed climate action and environmental protection (58 of 71 mapped votes)
Supported defense spending (24 of 37 mapped votes)
Opposed voting rights expansion (11 of 11 mapped votes)
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Synthesized from public voting and stance records only; not motive, corruption, electoral prospects, or district-wide opinion.
38 mapped issues • Updated May 26, 2026 • 38 non-gated high-confidence issues · Model claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Sources: Congress.gov · FEC · public disclosures. Methodology and citations on this district record.