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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

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
May 20, 2010 Aye House vote 258 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1299 Official business
May 20, 2010 Aye House vote 257 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1328 Official business
May 20, 2010 Aye House vote 256 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1294 Official business
March 3, 2010 Yea House vote 74 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H CON RES 238 Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 18, 2009 Aye House vote 891 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3767 Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 5, 2009 Aye House vote 861 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 880 Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 5, 2009 Yea House vote 860 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H CON RES 139 Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 5, 2009 Yea House vote 859 Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment, H R 3548 Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 3, 2009 Yea House vote 837 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 866 Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 3, 2009 Yea House vote 836 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 398 Ambiguous or no reason

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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