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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
July 26, 2012	Yea	House vote 501	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3477	Ambiguous or no reason
July 26, 2012	Nay	House vote 500	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 2039	Ambiguous or no reason
July 26, 2012	Nay	House vote 499	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2362	Ambiguous or no reason
July 11, 2012	Yea	House vote 454	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 5892	Personal or family matter
July 11, 2012	Yea	House vote 453	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 4367	Personal or family matter
July 11, 2012	Yea	House vote 452	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 4155	Personal or family matter
June 6, 2012	Yea	House vote 314	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325	Personal or family matter
June 6, 2012	Yea	House vote 313	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325	Personal or family matter
June 6, 2012	Yea	House vote 312	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325	Personal or family matter
June 6, 2012	Nay	House vote 311	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325	Personal or family matter

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%