Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015
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Rep. Ken Calvert
R-Calif., 42nd District. Member since 1993. Website | Facebook
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2.5%
votes missed
173 out of 6,906
17.9%
misses explained
31 out of 173
0
mistakes
Ken Calvert ranks 343rd 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.
18
Leave of absence
9
Participating in an election
3
Ambiguous or no reason
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.
18
Floor Votes
13
Suspension of the Rules
0
Amendments
All Vote Explanations
Date | Vote | Roll Call | Title | Reason |
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June 9, 2010 | Aye | House vote 344 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 1330 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Sept. 14, 2007 | Yea | House vote 866 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 643 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Sept. 14, 2007 | Yea | House vote 865 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 257 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Jan. 18, 2007 | Yes | House vote 41 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 62 | Leave of absence |
Jan. 18, 2007 | No | House vote 40 | On Passage, H R 6 | Leave of absence |
Jan. 18, 2007 | No | House vote 39 | Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair, H R 6 | Leave of absence |
Jan. 18, 2007 | Yea | House vote 38 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 6 | Leave of absence |
Jan. 18, 2007 | No | House vote 37 | On consideration of the bill, H R 6 | Leave of absence |
Jan. 18, 2007 | No | House vote 36 | On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 66 | Leave of absence |
Jan. 18, 2007 | No | House vote 35 | On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 66 | Leave of absence |
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