RUTHERFORD, JOHN Incumbent

· FL-5 (House)

37.3

Influence Score · 2026

Moderately exposed

Sitting member — full twelve-axis v8 score available. View full dossier →

Score components

Axis	Raw	Normalized (pts)	Coverage
Direct contributions	$472K	2.24	2026 cycle, principal committee
Outside spending — direct support	$0	—	PACs that directly supported this candidate
Outside spending — indirect (OPPOSE against opponents)	$0	—	OPPOSE spending against opponents in the same race, attributed proportionally
Outside spending — OPPOSE against this candidate	$0	—	PACs that spent to defeat this candidate (not scored on this axis)
Total outside spending in favor	$0	4.96	direct + indirect — drives the outside-spending axis
Lobbying exposure	$3.87M	2.82	Committee jurisdiction match
Vote alignment	0.761	4.69	Sponsor-aligned roll calls
Contribution timing — money arriving near key votes	0.0348	7.05	Receipts timed to legislative action
Dark-money exposure	0.0000	0.00	Disclosed-vs-dark outside spending share
Personal trade direction	0.031	0.20	STOCK Act buys in jurisdiction

Race matchup FL-5

Candidate	Party	Status	Direct $	Outside $	Score	Tier
RUTHERFORD, JOHN	REP	Inc.	$472K	$2.54M	37.3	Moderately exposed

Challenger and open-seat scores reflect contributions, outside spending, and dark-money exposure only — a maximum of about 23. They are not directly comparable to incumbent scores, which run 0–100 across all twelve axes. Compare the dollar columns (Direct $, Outside $) for a like-for-like view.