Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015
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Rep. Kathy Castor
D-Fla., 14th District. Member since 2007. Website | Facebook
4.1%
votes missed
280 out of 6,906
11.8%
misses explained
33 out of 280
1
mistake
Kathy Castor ranks 152nd 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.
33
Ambiguous or no reason
1
Voted incorrectly
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.
13
Floor Votes
11
Suspension of the Rules
10
Amendments
All Vote Explanations
| Date | Vote | Roll Call | Title | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2008 | Yes | House vote 350 | On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 1218 | Ambiguous or no reason |
| June 4, 2008 | Yes | House vote 349 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 5856 | Ambiguous or no reason |
| June 4, 2008 | Yes | House vote 348 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 5826 | Ambiguous or no reason |
| June 4, 2008 | Yes | House vote 347 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3819 | Ambiguous or no reason |
| June 4, 2008 | Yes | House vote 346 | Passage, Objections of the President Not Withstanding, H R 2419 | Ambiguous or no reason |
| June 4, 2008 | Yes | House vote 345 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1771 | Ambiguous or no reason |
| June 4, 2008 | Yes | House vote 344 | On Passage, H R 6049 | Ambiguous or no reason |
| June 4, 2008 | No | House vote 343 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 6049 | Ambiguous or no reason |
| June 4, 2008 | Yes | House vote 342 | On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 1214 | Ambiguous or no reason |
| June 4, 2008 | Yes | House vote 341 | On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 1214 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Other Representatives from Florida:
| Name | Missed | |
|---|---|---|
 |
Corrine Brown (D) | 8.0% |
 |
Curt Clawson (R) | 8.0% |
 |
Frederica S. Wilson (D) | 5.9% |
 |
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) | 5.8% |
 |
Alcee L. Hastings (D) | 5.8% |
 |
Theodore E. Deutch (D) | 5.2% |
 |
Ander Crenshaw (R) | 4.3% |
 |
Mario Diaz-Balart (R) | 4.1% |
|
Kathy Castor (D) | 4.1% |
 |
Jeff Miller (R) | 3.9% |
 |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) | 3.6% |
 |
Alan Grayson (D) | 2.9% |
 |
Carlos Curbelo (R) | 2.8% |
 |
Patrick Murphy (D) | 2.7% |
 |
Lois Frankel (D) | 2.7% |
 |
Vern Buchanan (R) | 2.6% |
 |
Richard B. Nugent (R) | 2.3% |
 |
Daniel Webster (R) | 1.9% |
 |
Gus M. Bilirakis (R) | 1.7% |
 |
Thomas J. Rooney (R) | 1.3% |
 |
Ted S. Yoho (R) | 1.1% |
 |
Dennis A. Ross (R) | 1.0% |
 |
David W. Jolly (R) | 0.9% |
 |
John L. Mica (R) | 0.7% |
 |
Bill Posey (R) | 0.7% |
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Ron DeSantis (R) | 0.5% |
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Gwen Graham (D) | 0.2% |
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