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U.S. House, District 5: who gets your vote?

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U.S. representatives work with the Senate on U.S. laws and spending.

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Data last updated: Oct 15, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Candidate
Rachel Grage

Rachel Grage

Running for U.S. House · Florida District 5

NationalDemocrat

In the role now
John H. Rutherford

John H. Rutherford

U.S. House · Florida District 5

NationalRepublican

Rachel GrageCandidateJohn H. RutherfordCurrent rep

Job fit

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Top issues

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How they voted on top issues

Rachel Grage

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

John H. Rutherford

  • Politicians who play by the rules → Stronger ethics rules (17 of 17 votes) 1
  • Clean water and pipes that work → Federal money for water and stricter standards (9 of 9 votes) 1
  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (6 of 6 votes) 1

Who pays them

Rachel Grage

Where the campaign money came from2

small donorslarge donors
small donors$58Klarge donors$213K$272K raised
$58,3682Small individual donors
$212,5572Large individual donors

John H. Rutherford

Where the campaign money came from3

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsother politiciansOther kinds of donors
small donors$759large donors$273Kcompanies$302Kindustryassociations$96Kotherpoliticians$28KOther kinds ofdonors$48K$726K raised
$7593Small individual donors
$273,2093Large individual donors

Checks

Rachel Grage

No voting record to check yet

John H. Rutherford

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 1 since 2022. 4

🚩 Missed 9.3% of votes in Congress — the chamber's usual rate is 1.9%. 5

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  2. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  3. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  4. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2022-03-16 used in: Checks
  5. GovTrack · 119th Congress used in: Checks