THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Rutherford's fundraising relies heavily on PACs and committees, which account for 66 percent of his $2.2 million in direct contributions, with party and leadership money comprising an additional $923K. Industry-tied donations show a concentration in defense and aerospace (27 percent of industry money), transportation (10 percent), and lawyers and lobbyists (10 percent), while individual donors employed in these sectors reflect similar patterns, particularly in defense, aerospace, and legal services. With 334 recorded votes and one stock trade disclosure on file, his financial profile reflects patterns consistent with a representative drawing support from traditional Republican donor bases in defense contracting and professional services.
Raised · all cycles$2.2M▲ 28% in ’24 vs ’22#189 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share27%Defense & Aerospace
Donor-sector votes15on 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 15 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
John J. McGuire III
R-VA · 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 & AerospaceTransportationLawyers & Lobbyists
Sam Graves
R-MO · House
Defense & AerospaceTransportationLawyers & Lobbyists