John H. Rutherford

U.S. Representative · FL-5 · Republican

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.21· expected 1.41

Below expectations

Rank 365 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Rutherford’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

9 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 9 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Rutherford’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Rutherford.

91/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 63 missed of 674

Voted on 611 of 674 roll calls; missed 63. Lower than 93% of House members.

15%100%

98/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 115 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 423 votes that split the parties. Lower than 53% of House members.

45%100%

14/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 72% of House members.

0%70%

+0.43

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Rutherford’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 9503 Officer Leslie Coffelt U.S. Secret Service Police Act of 2026Honors Officer Leslie Coffelt with a designation or memorial related to U.S. Secret Service. AI-readCrime and Law Enforcement · Out of committee Sep 16, 2026Substantive287 words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.