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Rep. Dan Benishek

R-Mich., 1st District. Member since 2011. Website | Facebook

1.5%

votes missed

49 out of 3,379

6.1%

misses explained

3 out of 49

mistakes

Dan Benishek ranks 384th in votes missed of the 434 voting lawmakers in the current Congress, which began this year.

Most Common Explanation Types

ProPublica categorized the many reasons members gave for missing votes. Of these explanations —which are not mandatory— half of all explanations are unclear, simply restating the absence. Also commonly cited are personal and family obligations, and ill health.

Attending memorial services

Travel difficulties

Types of Votes Explained

We classified votes into three categories: On amendments to bills, which are numerous and can be voted on very quickly; on bills considered “under suspension of the rules,” which are usually uncontroversial and require two-thirds support for passage, and on “floor votes,” which include votes “on passage” and require a simple majority for approval.

Floor Votes

Suspension of the Rules

Amendments

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
May 21, 2013	Yea	House vote 162	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1073	Attending memorial services
May 21, 2013	Yea	House vote 161	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 258	Attending memorial services
Aug. 3, 2012	Yea	House vote 539	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3803	Travel difficulties

Other Representatives from Michigan:

	Name	Missed
	John Conyers Jr. (D)	7.6%
	Debbie Dingell (D)	4.8%
	John R. Moolenaar (R)	2.1%
	Sander M. Levin (D)	1.8%
	Dan Benishek (R)	1.5%
	Tim Walberg (R)	1.4%
	Bill Huizenga (R)	1.2%
	Brenda L. Lawrence (D)	1.0%
	Daniel T. Kildee (D)	1.0%
	David A. Trott (R)	0.7%
	Fred Upton (R)	0.4%
	Candice S. Miller (R)	0.4%
	Mike Bishop (R)	0.3%
	Justin Amash (R)	0.0%