John H. Rutherford
Republican
· FL-5 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Appropriations · Veterans Affairs · and Related Agencies · Housing and Urban Development · and Housing and Urban Development · House Committee on Ethics
Influence Score
49.8
Least exposed
↓ -1.9
vs 118th (51.7)
— ◊ —
This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
2.7
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
3.0
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$2,542,428
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
3.5
/ 10
Revolving door
former staff now working as lobbyists
0.0
/ 3
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
5.6
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
4.2
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.1
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
0.0
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
10.6
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
3.4
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
3.3
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
3.4
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$11,506 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $143.99M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $288K.
— ◊ —
Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 42.1 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 57.9 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 51.7 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 49.8 | Least exposed |
— ◊ —
Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
VETERANS AID PAC
Total money from this network
$550,281
Number of funding networks contributing
1
— ◊ —
Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Share from this one network
2.2%
Amount from this network
$29,000
Total from all networks
$1,286,906
Networks contributing
207
— ◊ —
Who funds Rutherford
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
— ◊ —
Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
97.3%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
100.0%
— ◊ —
Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
4
Money that arrived near votes
$16K
Distinct donors
7
Distinct employers
4
Share of their total fundraising
3.48%
Biggest clusters of timed money
CLEARPATH ACTION
$7K
GATE PETROLEUM
$6K
OLD CITY INVESTMENT
$2K
WHITE PINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$2K
BOEING
$500
— ◊ —
Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HOMEMAKER
$68K
HUTSON COMPANIES
$12K
J B COXWELL CONTRACTING
$12K
EASTLAND
$10K
HOMEMAKER
$10K
TMM
$10K
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
$7K
ATS COMMUNICATIONS
$7K
ATS COMMUNICATIONS
$7K
CLEARPATH ACTION
$7K
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES
$7K
THE STELLAR
$7K
1A AUTO
$7K
ANDURIL INDUSTRIES
$7K
CLEARPATH ACTION
$7K
FRP
$7K
GC LAND DEVELOPEMENT
$7K
GLOBAL MARITEK SYSTEMS
$7K
MOMENTUM TRANSPORTATION USA
$7K
O STEEN AUTOMOTIVE
$7K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against John H. Rutherford comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
POLICE AND TROOPER SUPPORT PAC
$1.28M
VETERANS AID PAC
$1.20M
AMERICANS FOR POLICE AND TROOPER SAFETY
$253K
FIREFIGHTERS COALITION OF AMERICA PAC
$51K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$9K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
STOP ABORTION EXTREMISM PAC
$176
— ◊ —
Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
13 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $27K to John H. Rutherford across 27 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$27K
Shared contributors
13
Contributions
27
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | $12K |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | $11K |
| 2026 | 4 | 8 | $5K |
— ◊ —
John H. Rutherford ranks among the least exposed members of this Congress relative to their colleagues. Money may flow, but the votes do not track the top funding networks. Least exposed is a relative position, not a finding of no exposure.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required