THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Rutherford's fundraising profile relies heavily on PAC and committee sources, which account for 66 percent of his $2.2 million total, with the remaining 34 percent coming from individual donors. Industry-tied contributions show concentration in Defense & Aerospace (26 percent), Lawyers & Lobbyists (10 percent), and Transportation (10 percent), while his individual donor base includes professionals from similar sectors: lawyers, lobbyists, defense contractors, and technology firms. His voting record encompasses 338 recorded votes and includes one stock trade disclosure filed under the STOCK Act.
Raised · all cycles$2.2M▲ 28% in ’24 vs ’22#189 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share26%Defense & Aerospace
Donor-sector votes16on bills touching top donor sectors
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Left: who funds Rutherford (ribbon width = dollars) · right: their votes on bills classified as favoring vs limiting those sectors
“Favors / limits” is an AI classification of each bill's likely effect on the sector — a factual reading of the bill, not a claim about motive. Correlation, not causation. The named bills are in DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES? below.
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How Rutherford voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 16 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Rutherford's total from that donor sector — shown on each related vote, not a per-vote amount. Correlation between funding and votes, not causation; many factors shape any single vote.
TOP SOURCES
1$430K
POLICE AND TROOPER SUPPORT PAC
PAC
2$367K
SUPPORT AMERICA'S POLICE PAC
PAC
3$29K
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
PAC
4$29K
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)
PAC
5$29K
BAE SYSTEMS INC. PAC (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)
PAC
COMMITTEES
Appropriations
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Scott Franklin
R-FL · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsAgriculture
Trent Kelly
R-MS · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsAgriculture
Robert B. Aderholt
R-AL · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsAgriculture
Rick Larsen
D-WA · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsTransportation
Sam Graves
R-MO · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsTransportation
Bennie G. Thompson
D-MS · House
Defense & AerospaceLawyers & LobbyistsTransportation