Politician
John Rutherford
Republican · Florida · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6FL04105
John Rutherford (Republican) raised $914K for the 2026 Florida 5th District race, $570K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.6M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
57%
$2.0M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$149K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
57% of John Rutherford's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida 5th District | $914K | 62% | $0 / $0 | $48K | $914K | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Florida 5th District | $897K | 66% | $19K / $0 | – | $916K | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Florida 5th District | $786K | 51% | $50K / $0 | – | $836K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Florida 4th District | $1.0M | 48% | $80K / $0 | – | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.2MTrade group $404KOther $131KMembership $116KUnion $100KLeadership PAC $62KSuper PAC $1K
- Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$31K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Bae Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (Bae Systems USA PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$23K
- American Maritime Officers Voluntary Political Action FundUnionLobbyist PAC$21K
- National Propane Gas Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Boeing Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- General Atomics Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Motorola Solutions, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Airbus Americas, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$13K
- Embraer Aircraft Holding Inc Political Action Committee (Embraer PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Americans for Police and Trooper Safetyfor $52K
- Support America's Police PACfor $42K
- Police and Trooper Support PACfor $26K
- Cops and Kids Togetherfor $20K
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $9K
- American Police and Troopers Coalition PACfor $167
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 28 key votes where John Rutherford had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 23 times (82%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $257K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $176K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $128K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $205K$35K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $205K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $116K | Present |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $128K | Present |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $35K | Present |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $257K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $35K$32K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $32K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $35K | Present |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $32K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $35K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $257K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $51K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $128K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $257K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $35K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $35K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $80K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $35K$51K$32K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $9K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $9K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $51K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $9K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $128K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
148 stock trades, worth $176K–$2.3M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 9 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 25 buys, 123 sells. Heaviest in agriculture, food and retail ($27K+), pharma and health care ($15K+), wall street and hedge funds ($13K+).
Most traded
- CE Celanese Corporation Celanese Corporation$15K+1 trades
- DOW Dow Inc.$2K+2 trades
- CVX Chevron Corporation$2K+2 trades
- CODYY Compagnie de Saint Gobain Unsponsored ADR$2K+2 trades
- PEAK Healthpeak Properties, Inc.$2K+2 trades
- HD Home Depot, Inc.$2K+2 trades
- MCD McDonald's Corporation$2K+2 trades
- PWCDF Power Corp of Canada Ordinary Shares$2K+2 trades
Latest trades
- buySunshine Group Partners, 4% Interest L 2023-04-28 · oil / gas lease$1K–$15K
- sellDOW2022-03-23 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellTGOPY2022-03-16 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellVOLVY2022-03-16 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellABBV2022-03-16 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellMO2022-03-16 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellAJG2022-03-16 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellASX2022-03-16 · stock$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded John Rutherford's 2026 campaign?
- John Rutherford (Republican) raised $914K for the 2026 Florida 5th District race, $570K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to John Rutherford?
- Airbus Americas, Inc. Political Action Committee ($15K), Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action Committee ($10K), National Propane Gas Association PAC ($10K), The Boeing Company PAC ($10K), American Sportfishing Association Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has John Rutherford raised across elections?
- $914K in 2026 (Florida 5th District), $897K in 2024 (Florida 5th District), $786K in 2022 (Florida 5th District), $1.0M in 2020 (Florida 4th District).