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James Rutherford

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James Rutherford
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South Carolina House District 74
Incumbent
In office
1998 - Present
Term ends
November 10, 2014
Years in position 15
PartyDemocratic
Compensation
Base salary$10,400/year
Per diem$131/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First elected1998
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Personal
ProfessionAttorney
Websites
Office website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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James "Todd" Rutherford (b. October 10, 1970) is a Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 74.

Education

Rutherford earned his BA from Howard University in 1992. He went on to receive his JD from the University of South Carolina in 1996.

Professional experience

Rutherford was a legislative assistant to Congressman Robin Tallon from 1992 to 1993. In 1993, he was owner of 3 Technical Integrated Systems. He then worked for The Rutherford Law Firm, LLC from 1998 to 2006. He currently works as an attorney and owner of 803 Motorsports.

Political experience

Rutherford was assistant solicitor and special prosecutor for the 5th Solicitor's Office from 1996 to 1998. He then joined the South Carolina State House of Representatives in 1999. He has served in that position since, representing the 74th District.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Rutherford served on the following committees:

South Carolina Committee Assignments, 2013
Judiciary

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Rutherford served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Rutherford served on the following committees:

Elections

2012

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

Rutherford ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 12, as well as the general election on November 6.[1][2]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 74, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgJames Rutherford Incumbent 99.6% 13,750
     Other Write-Ins 0.4% 62
Total Votes 13,812

2010

Rutherford ran unopposed in the June 8 Democratic primary for District 74 of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Rutherford defeated Christopher Jones (G) in the general election on November 2[3].

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 74 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg James Rutherford (D) 6,493 87.93%
Christopher Jones (G) 866 11.73%
Write-In 25 0.34%

2008

On November 4, 2008 Rutherford won re-election to the 74th District seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives, defeating Antonio Williams (G).

Rutherford raised $8,250 for his campaign, while Williams raised $0.[4]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 74 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg James Rutherford (D) 10,154
Antonio Williams (G) 1,012

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Rutherford was up for re-election, he collected $11,964 in donations.[5]

His largest contributors in 2010 were:

2008

Rutherford raised $8,250 in the 2008 election cycle.

His major contributors are listed below.[6]

Donor Amount
Bank of America $1,000
Hopefun Inc $1,000
Walmart $1,000
8 different donors each donated: $500

Personal

Rutherford has a wife, Naida.

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South Carolina House of Representatives District 74
1998–present
Succeeded by
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