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Rep. Jim Cooper

D-Tenn., 5th District. Member since 1983. Website | Facebook

1.8%

votes missed

121 out of 6,906

28.1%

misses explained

34 out of 121

mistakes

Jim Cooper ranks 315th 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.

Personal or family matter

Ambiguous or no reason

Attending memorial services

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
March 13, 2007	Yea	House vote 137	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 136	Personal or family matter
March 13, 2007	Yea	House vote 136	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 85	Personal or family matter
Jan. 19, 2007	Yea	House vote 42	On Passage, H R 475	Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 19, 2007	Yea	House vote 40	On Passage, H R 6	Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from Tennessee:

	Name	Missed
	Scott DesJarlais (R)	5.3%
	Stephen Lee Fincher (R)	4.5%
	David P. Roe (R)	2.7%
	Steve Cohen (D)	2.5%
	Marsha Blackburn (R)	2.4%
	Diane Black (R)	2.0%
	Jim Cooper (D)	1.8%
	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R)	1.6%
	John J. Duncan Jr. (R)	1.0%