John H. Rutherford

Biography

RUTHERFORD, John Henry, a Representative from Florida; born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebr., September 2, 1952; graduated from Nathan Bedford Forrest High School, Jacksonville, Fla., 1970; attended Jacksonville Junior College, Jacksonville, Fla.; B.S., Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla., 1974; graduated from Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, Quantico, Va.; police officer; director of corrections, city of Jacksonville, Fla., sheriff's office, 1995-2003; sheriff, city of Jacksonville, Fla., 2003-2015; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifteenth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2017-present).