U.S. House · FL-05
Rutherford, John H.
RFlorida 5th38 issues mapped from the public record
Stances are based on mapped issues and the public record (Congress.gov, FEC, and related sources). Add your own views to see how you line up.
Public record freshness
- Legislator stats: May 29, 2026
- Vote ingest: May 29, 2026
- FEC sync: Mar 19, 2026
- Finance cycle: 2026
Your alignment
Issue spotlight
High confidence based on 19 mapped decisive vote(s): 1 supporting and 18 opposing with 2 absence/present vote(s).
18
Opposing votes
1
Supporting votes
21 votes analyzed
Issue voting record
Based on public votes and official records. Browse by topic or sort by confidence.
High confidence based on 23 mapped decisive vote(s): 11 supporting and 12 opposing with 10 absence/present vote(s).
11 supporting · 12 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 22 mapped decisive vote(s): 8 supporting and 14 opposing with 12 absence/present vote(s).
8 supporting · 14 opposingHIGH confidence
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.
17 supporting · 5 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 16 mapped decisive vote(s): 15 supporting and 1 opposing with 3 absence/present vote(s).
15 supporting · 1 opposingHIGH confidence
Rutherford's voting record on small business issues leans toward reducing regulations and taxes rather than expanding government support programs.
15 supporting · 1 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 13 mapped decisive vote(s): 10 supporting and 3 opposing.
10 supporting · 3 opposingHIGH confidence
What kind of representative is this?
HIGH confidenceRep. 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)
- 100% party-line voting record with 50.6% attendance
Signature issues
- Immigration — Opposed immigration restrictions (22 of 26 votes)HIGH confidence
- Climate Change — Opposed climate action (26 of 33 votes)HIGH confidence
- Defense Spending — Supported defense spending (24 of 37 votes)HIGH confidence
- Voting Rights — Opposed voting rights expansion (11 of 11 votes)HIGH confidence
- Environmental Protection — Opposed environmental protection (32 of 38 votes)HIGH confidence
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
About and public record
Sources & transparency
- Congress.gov — votes and bills
- FEC.gov — campaign finance
Sources: Congress.gov · FEC · public disclosures. Methodology and citations on this district record.