Is John Rutherford pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does John Rutherford stand on Israel?

John Rutherford (Republican, Florida) is tied for the 39th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +75: 28 cosponsorships and 19 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, with no recorded activity on the pro-Palestine side.

Net score breakdown

Weights: sponsoring a scored bill 3 points, authoring a scored amendment 3 points, cosponsoring a scored bill 2 points, an aligned floor vote 1 point.

• Pro-Israel activity (additions): 28 cosponsored bills × 2 = 56 points; 19 aligned floor votes × 1 = 19 points. Subtotal: 75 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +75 pro-Israel (75 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $895,398. Total spent: $841,296. Cash on hand: $231,771.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Rutherford: $74,663 (2022–2026, 1 PAC, 2 donors, 21 bundled, including $4,000 just filed with the FEC).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Rutherford: $0. No tracked pro-Israel money spent against this member.

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $26,000 (35%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $6,477 (6%, 2 named individuals), of which $1,667 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $43,853 (59%, 21 conduit donors, including $4,000 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $74,663: PAC money $26,000, plus named individual donors $6,477, minus $1,667 routed through conduits by 1 of those donor (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $43,853, equals $74,663 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Rutherford.

Full committee and donor lists: Israel/Palestine campaign finance.

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.