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John Rutherford (Republican) is the representative from Florida's 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House. Rutherford was first elected to the House in 2016.
Prior to his election to the U.S. House, Rutherford was elected to three terms as the Sheriff of Duval County, Florida. He also served as Chair of the Legislative Committee for the Florida Sheriff’s Association.
At the beginning of the 116th Congress, Rutherford was appointed to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Judiciary.
Below is an abbreviated outline of Rutherford's academic, professional, and political career:
Former Member, Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Homeland Security Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, United States Hosue of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health (Veterans' Affairs), United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Veterans' Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Appropriations
Member, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
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1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position
Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Yes
Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Yes
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- No
Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Yes
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Yes
Latest Action: 06/20/2019 On agreeing to the Rutherford amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 186 - 245, 1 Present (Roll no. 368). (consideration: CR H4978-4979)
Latest Action: House - 06/13/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
Tracker:
Incumbent John Rutherford (R) defeated Ges Selmont (D), Joceline Berrios (Independent), and Jason Bulger (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
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Votes |
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John Rutherford (R) |
65.2
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248,420 |
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Ges Selmont (D) |
32.4
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123,351 | |
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Joceline Berrios (Independent) |
1.9
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7,155 | |
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Jason Bulger (Independent) |
0.6
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2,321 | |
| Other/Write-in votes |
0.0
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2 | ||
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Total votes: 381,249 (100% precincts reporting) |
Ges Selmont advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 4 on August 28, 2018.
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Ges Selmont (D) |
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Incumbent John Rutherford advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 4 on August 28, 2018.
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John Rutherford (R) |
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rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Ander Crenshaw (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. John Rutherford (R) defeated David Bruderly (D), Gary Koniz (I), and Daniel Murphy (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Rutherford defeated Bill McClure, Lake Ray, Hans Tanzler III, Stephen Kaufman, Edward Malin, and Deborah Katz Pueschel in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.
| U.S. House, Florida District 4 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Rutherford |
70.2% | 287,509 | |
| Democratic | David Bruderly | 27.6% | 113,088 | |
| Independent | Gary Koniz | 2.2% | 9,054 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 11 | |
| Total Votes | 409,662 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
| U.S. House, Florida District 4 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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John Rutherford |
38.7% | 38,784 | ||
| Lake Ray | 20.1% | 20,164 | ||
| Hans Tanzler | 19% | 19,051 | ||
| Bill McClure | 9.8% | 9,867 | ||
| Edward Malin | 7.9% | 7,895 | ||
| Stephen Kaufman | 2.4% | 2,419 | ||
| Deborah Katz Pueschel | 2.1% | 2,145 | ||
| Total Votes | 100,325 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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The following issues were listed on Rutherford's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, .
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| —John Rutherford's campaign website, http://votejohnrutherford.com/issues/ | ||
