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WHERE

Where do John Rutherford's campaign contributions come from?

Funding summary

Total raised
$897K
Total spent
$965K
Cash on hand
$178K

Where the money came from

  • Individual donors$241K(27%)
  • PACs$589K(66%)
  • Political parties$0(0%)
  • Self-funding$0(0%)
  • Other receipts$67K(8%)

Top industries

Of $65K in itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. This is only a slice of total fundraising — PACs, parties, small-dollar donors, and self-funding are not included here.

  • Transportation$19K
  • Energy & Natural Resources$14K
  • General Business$13K
  • Agriculture & Food$12K
  • Construction & Building$3K

An additional $227Kin itemized donations couldn't be classified — either the donor left the employer field blank or listed “retired”/“self-employed,” or the employer didn't match a known industry.

PATTERN

Vote-finance correlation

High confidence

Data through Apr 2026 · Sources: 2FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [105]

John Rutherford received $962,100 in donations. He voted on 105 bills. There is a moderately strong pattern between donation amounts and yea rates. As donation amounts increased, yea rates tended to decrease. Rutherford voted yea on 84.6% of Energy/Natural Resources bills. He voted yea on 80.0% of Finance/Insurance/Real Estate bills. He voted yea on 53.8% of Defense bills.

This analysis shows factual patterns in public data. Campaign contributions are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Voting alignment with donor industries is common across all legislators. Correlation does not indicate causation or improper behavior.

Full methodology and academic citations

Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals reflect the current two-year cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology

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