Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

John H. Rutherford

Office: U.S. representative for Florida’s 5th district
Party: Republican
Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
Born: 1952
In Congress: House since 2017 · 9 years in office
Current term: January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name: RUTHERFORD, JOHN
Next election: General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)

Map of Florida with the current district highlighted

Florida, District 5

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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · Florida District 4IncumbentWon the general election (61.1%)

FEC candidate ID H6FL04105 · Principal campaign committee: CITIZENS FOR JOHN RUTHERFORD

Cycle	Office	Raised	Outcome
2025–2026	U.S. House · Florida District 5	$913,650.12	General-election nominee
2023–2024	U.S. House · Florida District 5	$897,299.59	Won the general election (63.1%)
2021–2022	U.S. House · Florida District 5	$785,952.63	General-election nominee
2019–2020	U.S. House · Florida District 4	$1,025,977.41	Won the general election (61.1%)

Total raised$1,025,977.41

Total spent$1,284,766.32

Cash on hand$106,937.24

Debts owed by the campaign$0.00

Loans from the candidate$0.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions$463,088.2045%
PACs and other committees$490,300.0048%
Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$70,523.897%
Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,065.320%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

Committees

House Committee on Appropriations
- Homeland Security
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

150 committees reported giving $496,825.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

EMBRAER AIRCRAFT HOLDING INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EMBRAER PAC) Company pagePAC$12,500.00
JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000.00
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
EMPLOYEES OF RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NECAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) Company pagePAC$10,000.00
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
SALTCHUK RESOURCES, INC. PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
TEACHERS INSURANCE ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (TIAA PAC)PAC$10,000.00
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GDC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$9,000.00
CUBIC CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$8,000.00
REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PACConnected PAC$8,000.00
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION PAC Company pagePAC$7,500.00
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION CREWMEMBER GOOD GOVERNMENT FUNDConnected PAC$7,000.00

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KAMAN CORP. GOOD GOVT. FUNDConnected PAC$6,500.00
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
AT&T INC./WARNERMEDIA LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T/WARNERMEDIA FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PACPAC$6,000.00
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE,Connected PAC$5,000.00
HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
ALKERMES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
I-PAC JAX, INC.PAC$5,000.00
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,625.00
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HIIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PACPAC$4,000.00
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (ACRE) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GEPAC)Connected PAC$3,000.00
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
LEONARDO DRS PAC Company pagePAC$3,000.00
MEDTRONIC INC. PACPAC$3,000.00
MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$3,000.00
AUSTAL USA, LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,700.00
AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
CEMEX INC. EMPLOYEES PAC Company pagePAC$2,500.00
AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
TECO ENERGY INC EMPLOYEES' PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
JM FAMILY ENTERPRISES, INC. PACPAC$2,500.00
FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION, INC. FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
THE GEO GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
RAYONIER, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
FLORIDA EAST COAST INDUSTRIES, LLC GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
POINT PAC, INC.Leadership PAC$2,500.00
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PAC (FORMERLY UTC PAC)PAC$2,000.00
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
BBVA USA BANCSHARES, INC. PACPAC$2,000.00
BACARDI U S A INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTPAC$2,000.00
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$2,000.00
MICROSOFT CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
I.P.H.F.H.A. INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC.Connected PAC$2,000.00
BLOOMIN' BRANDS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RAILPAC)PAC$2,000.00
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PAC$2,000.00
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC) Company pagePAC$2,000.00
PLAINS COTTON GROWERS INC. PACPAC$2,000.00
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
DLA PIPER LLP (US) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC)Connected PAC$1,500.00
FMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC)PAC$1,500.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANGERS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NARPM PAC)Connected PAC$1,500.00
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$1,000.00
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$1,000.00
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
MATSON, INC. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE (FISHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AIRLINES FOR AMERICA (A4A) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
WESTROCK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
SOUTHEASTERN LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL PACPAC$1,000.00
ANTHEM, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ANTHEM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
GRAYROBINSON P.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
KIRBY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
FLORIDA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FEDPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
SNAKE RIVER SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I. FEDERAL PAC (AMFAM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
VEN-PACPAC$1,000.00
MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC (MAXARPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'ZIMMER BIOMET PAC') Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PACPAC$1,000.00
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pagePAC$1,000.00
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAFO PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTONCandidate committee$1,000.00
DEFEND AMERICA NOW PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
GAI CONSULTANTS, INC. - POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$500.00
GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PAC (BUSINESS TRAVEL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
FLORIDA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC PAC FMEA PACPAC$500.00
VOTESANE PACPAC$500.00

Outside spending

Independent expenditures supporting John Rutherford$156,465.93
Independent expenditures opposing John Rutherford$0.00
Company and union communications to members about John Rutherford$1,184.26

FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

AMERICANS FOR POLICE AND TROOPER SAFETYSupporting$104,500.00
COPS AND KIDS TOGETHERSupporting$35,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDSupporting$8,790.00
UNITED POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONSupporting$8,000.00
STUDENTS FOR LIFE ACTIONSupporting$175.00

The race

Florida U.S. House, District 4, 2020 · 3 registered candidates

Candidate	Raised	Cash on hand	Through
John Rutherford (R)	$1,025,977.41	$106,937.24	2020-12-31
Donna Deegan (D)	$1,026,298.18	$0.00	2020-12-31
Erick Javier Aguilar (R)	$15,696.99	$1,002.39	2020-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

The Cook Political ReportSafe RJuly 2, 2020
FiveThirtyEightSafe ROctober 15, 2020
Inside ElectionsSafe RJune 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RJuly 2, 2020
PoliticoSafe RApril 19, 2020
Daily KosSafe RJune 3, 2020
RCPSafe RJune 9, 2020
NiskanenSafe RJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

Pollster	Dates	Sample	Margin of error	Results
University of North Florida	October 1–4, 2020	863 (LV)	± 3.3%	John Rutherford 57% · Donna Deegan 38%
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics	September 2, 2020	1,037 (LV)	–	John Rutherford 62% · Donna Deegan 35%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: CITIZENS FOR JOHN RUTHERFORD.
Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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