John H. RutherfordIncumbent

Candidate for U.S. Representative, Florida District 5

John H. Rutherford serves on the House Appropriations Committee, including its Homeland Security, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Transportation and Housing and Urban Development subcommittees. He was elected Sheriff of Duval County in 2003, 2007 and 2011, serving twelve years and leading a 3,200-employee office. He began his law enforcement career in 1974 as a Jacksonville Sheriff's Office patrolman. He studied criminology at Florida Junior College and Florida State University, and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, 171st Session, and the National Executive Institute. He also chaired the Legislative Committee of the Florida Sheriffs Association.

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