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Ukraine Voting Record
Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022
Emergency supplemental appropriations providing $61B in Ukraine assistance
National Defense Authorization Act with Ukraine security assistance provisions
About
Elected: 2016 (5th term)
- Background: Former Jacksonville Sheriff with a law enforcement career spanning decades. Traditional conservative with deep police and prosecutorial networks.
- Committees: Appropriations, including subcommittees on homeland security and defense.
- District: Jacksonville and northeast Florida coastal areas.
- Ukrainian American community: Jacksonville Ukrainian American community is modest but present.
Bio Rutherford brings law enforcement credibility and Appropriations Committee authority to Ukraine policy, creating a unique combined leverage point. His law enforcement perspective aligns naturally with anti-Russian-criminal-network framing.
Ukraine Record
- Has voted for Ukraine aid, mixed on recent bills.
- Has not been a public advocate but has been a reliable vote.
- His Appropriations seat provides underused authority on funding levels.
Advocacy Insight
- Ask them to: Sign onto the REPO Act (S. 2918 / H.R. 5835), which uses frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine. Use his Appropriations seat to protect Ukraine aid line items.
- Why it works with them: Law enforcement background on Russian organized crime, sanctions evasion networks, disruption of illicit finance. Sheriff's perspective on accountability.
- Your connection: Jacksonville Ukrainian community. If you work in law enforcement, say so.
- Avoid: Treating him as an isolationist. Engage his law enforcement and appropriations background.
Without this bill, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who fled the war and built lives in the U.S. face deportation back to an active war zone. This is the single most urgent protection for Ukrainians in America.
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Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME], a constituent from [YOUR CITY/ZIP]. I'm calling to urge Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] to cosponsor H.R. 3104, the Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2025. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fled Russia's invasion and are now living in the U.S. on temporary status. They cannot safely return to an active war zone. H.R. 3104 gives them a path to permanent residency. It's bipartisan, it's targeted, and it's the right thing to do. Will Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] cosponsor H.R. 3104? Thank you.
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Bills to Cosponsor
16 bills remainingAlready Cosponsored (1 bill)
Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2025
Grants lawful permanent residency to Ukrainians who were paroled into the U.
Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
Imposes severe penalties on Russia if the President determines Russia refuses to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine, violates a negotiated peace, initiates another invasion, or seeks to overthrow the Ukrainian government.
Protecting Our Guests During Hostilities in Ukraine Act
Creates "Ukrainian guest status" for Ukrainians who entered the U.
Discharge Petition 8: Secure a Vote H.R. 2913
Discharge Petition No.
Ukraine Support Act
The most sweeping Ukraine support bill of the 119th Congress: combines military aid, sanctions, lend-lease, intelligence sharing, and trade tools into a single package spanning 9 committee jurisdictions.