Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

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Rep. Tom Cole

R-Okla., 4th District. Member since 2003. Website | Facebook

2.6%
votes missed
180 out of 6,906
43.3%
misses explained
78 out of 180
0
mistakes
200720082009201020112012201320142015

Tom Cole ranks 288th 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.
42
Ambiguous or no reason
22
Official business
14
Attending to prior commitment

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.
22
Floor Votes
33
Suspension of the Rules
23
Amendments

All Vote Explanations

Date
Vote
Roll Call
Title
Reason
Sept. 28, 2015 Yea House vote 518 On Passage, H R 348 Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 28, 2015 Yea House vote 514 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 348 Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 17, 2015 Yea House vote 495 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1214 Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 20, 2015 Yea House vote 32 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 240 Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 14, 2015 No House vote 24 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 185 Ambiguous or no reason
June 30, 2014 Yea House vote 368 On Passage, H R 4899 Ambiguous or no reason
May 21, 2014 Aye House vote 222 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 4225 Official business
May 21, 2014 Aye House vote 221 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3530 Official business
May 21, 2014 Aye House vote 220 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to the Conference Report, H R 3080 Official business
May 21, 2014 Aye House vote 219 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 685 Official business

Other Representatives from Oklahoma:

Name
Missed
Frank D. Lucas (R) 3.6%
Tom Cole (R) 2.6%
Markwayne Mullin (R) 1.8%
Steve Russell (R) 1.0%
Jim Bridenstine (R) 1.0%

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