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Rep. Keith Ellison

D-Minn., 5th District. Member since 2007. Website | Facebook

5.9%

votes missed

408 out of 6,906

49.3%

misses explained

201 out of 408

mistakes

Keith Ellison ranks 136th 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.

Medical matter

Ambiguous or no reason

Personal or family matter

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

Close Votes Missed

Not Voting
Voted “present”

H R 2354, 2011 (vote 579)

50%

yes no

214

213

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2354, 2011 (vote 586)

50%

yes no

212

210

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 1214, 2011 (vote 288)

50%

yes no

205

210

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2847, 2009 (vote 360)

50%

yes no

212

216

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2847, 2009 (vote 361)

50%

yes no

212

213

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
June 19, 2009	No	House vote 356	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2847	Personal or family matter
June 17, 2009	Aye	House vote 329	On Motion to Instruct Conferees, H R 2346	Ambiguous or no reason
June 17, 2009	Aye	House vote 328	On Passage, H R 2410	Ambiguous or no reason
June 5, 2008	Aye	House vote 387	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3058	Personal or family matter
June 5, 2008	Aye	House vote 386	On Passage, H R 5540	Personal or family matter
June 5, 2008	No	House vote 385	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 5540	Personal or family matter
June 5, 2008	No	House vote 384	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5540	Personal or family matter
June 5, 2008	Aye	House vote 379	On Passage, H R 3021	Ambiguous or no reason
June 4, 2008	Aye	House vote 369	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1114	Ambiguous or no reason
June 4, 2008	Aye	House vote 368	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 923	Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from Minnesota:

	Name	Missed
	Keith Ellison (D)	5.9%
	Betty McCollum (D)	3.0%
	Richard M. Nolan (D)	2.1%
	Collin C. Peterson (D)	1.8%
	Timothy J. Walz (D)	1.1%
	Erik Paulsen (R)	1.0%
	John Kline (R)	0.7%
	Tom Emmer (R)	0.2%