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Republican representative for Florida’s 4th district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Rutherford votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Rutherford’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
| Biden margin | Biden score | Biden plus-minus |
|---|---|---|
| Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s | How often Rutherford votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Rutherford’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
-21.0% | 13.8% | -1.0 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Rutherford vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 23, 2022 | Providing appropriations for various federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023; updating the process of appointing and tallying presidential electors; providing money for humanitarian, security and economic assistance to Ukraine (225-201) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No |  | 4.3% | -4.3 |
| Dec. 15, 2022 | Providing collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration health care workers (219-201) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 15, 2022 | Allowing Puerto Rico to hold a referendum on whether to become a U.S. state, an independent country or a sovereign government (233-191) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.7% | -3.7 |
| Dec. 14, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement training in de-escalation tactics and in responding to mental and behavior health crises (264-162) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 29.6% | -29.6 |
| Dec. 14, 2022 | Updating regulations to address conflicts of interest in federal acquisitions (219-205) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 8, 2022 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state; includes an amendment allowing religious organizations to deny services or accomodations for same-sex weddings (258-169) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 14.6% | -14.6 |
| Dec. 6, 2022 | Making it easier for noncitizen veterans to get lawful permanent resident status (220-208) John Rutherford's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 0.1% | ||
| Dec. 1, 2022 | Requiring the Bureau of Prisons to provide incarcerated women with certain pregnancy-related care and limiting the use of solitary confinement for pregnant women (324-90) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 62.0% | -62.0 |
| Dec. 1, 2022 | Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167) John Rutherford's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 20.8% | +79.2 |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 45.5% | -45.5 |
| Nov. 16, 2022 | Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 54.8% | -54.8 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 6.7% | -6.7 |
| Sept. 29, 2022 | Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 27.8% | -27.8 |
| Sept. 29, 2022 | Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.6% | -12.6 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for local governments to train mental health professionals and send them instead of law enforcement officers to respond to emergencies involving people with behavioral health needs (223-206) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) John Rutherford's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 78.3% | +21.7 |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.6% | -2.6 |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.3% | -2.3 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.0% | -1.0 |
| Aug. 12, 2022 | Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices; extending Affordable Care Act subsidies; expanding tax credits for renewable and clean energy efforts; establishing a 15 percent corporate minimum tax; and other measures (220-207) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 29, 2022 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) John Rutherford's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 35.0% | +65.0 |
| July 29, 2022 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 29, 2022 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 28, 2022 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.0% | -12.0 |
| July 27, 2022 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) John Rutherford's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.7% | +4.3 |
| July 27, 2022 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 7.5% | -7.5 |
| July 27, 2022 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 23.4% | -23.4 |
| July 21, 2022 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.6% | -1.6 |
| July 20, 2022 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 19, 2022 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 18.2% | -18.2 |
| July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.1% | -0.1 |
| July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 14, 2022 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) John Rutherford's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 75.6% | +24.4 |
| July 13, 2022 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 22.3% | -22.3 |
| June 24, 2022 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.1% | -3.1 |
| June 23, 2022 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 22, 2022 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) John Rutherford's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 64.8% | +35.2 |
| June 22, 2022 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) John Rutherford's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 92.6% | +7.4 |
| June 16, 2022 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.3% | -3.3 |
| June 15, 2022 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 14, 2022 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) John Rutherford's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 5.2% | ||
| June 9, 2022 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| June 8, 2022 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.3% | -0.3 |
| May 18, 2022 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) John Rutherford's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 0.0% | ||
| May 17, 2022 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| May 13, 2022 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 19.8% | -19.8 |
| May 12, 2022 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| May 11, 2022 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) John Rutherford's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 39.0% | +61.0 |
| March 31, 2022 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.5% | -1.5 |
| March 18, 2022 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.5% | -3.5 |
| March 17, 2022 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.4% | -0.4 |
| March 9, 2022 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) John Rutherford's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 18.3% | +81.7 |
| March 3, 2022 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 18.6% | -18.6 |
| Feb. 9, 2022 | Imposing visa restrictions on foreign people found responsible for human rights violations related to someone's sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics (227-206) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.1% | -0.1 |
| Feb. 8, 2022 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) John Rutherford's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 63.3% | +36.7 |
| Feb. 7, 2022 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 60.3% | -60.3 |
| Feb. 4, 2022 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.1% | -0.1 |
| Jan. 13, 2022 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) John Rutherford's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 0.0% | ||
| Jan. 12, 2022 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) John Rutherford's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 40.9% | +59.1 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.0% | -12.0 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.3% | -0.3 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.0% | -1.0 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 26.8% | -26.8 |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (254-175) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 18.3% | -18.3 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through Dec. 16, 2022 (219-212) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 29, 2021 | Providing emergency funding for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack and for the expansion of the Afghan visa program (416-11) John Rutherford's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.7% | +1.3 |
| July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.7% | -3.7 |
| July 22, 2021 | Increasing the number of and expediting the process for visas available to Afghans who worked on behalf of the U.S. government in Afghanistan (407-16) John Rutherford's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.1% | +5.9 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 6.7% | -6.7 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.4% | -0.4 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.8% | -0.8 |
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 4.9% | -4.9 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 4.5% | -4.5 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 30.4% | -30.4 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 5.1% | -5.1 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 14.6% | -14.6 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 76.0% | -76.0 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) John Rutherford's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 54.5% | +45.5 |
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 18.4% | -18.4 |
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 10.2% | -10.2 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.4% | -0.4 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 10.6% | -10.6 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.1% | -0.1 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.1% | -0.1 |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.3% | -0.3 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) John Rutherford's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) John Rutherford's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 70.8% | ||
| Average | 13.8% | 14.8% | -1.0 | |||
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