Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

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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
6
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.
71
Medical matter
63
Ambiguous or no reason
26
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.
83
Floor Votes
44
Suspension of the Rules
77
Amendments

Close Votes Missed

  • Not Voting
  • Voted “present”

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
June 6, 2012 Nay House vote 310 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325 Personal or family matter
June 6, 2012 Nay House vote 309 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325 Personal or family matter
June 6, 2012 Yea House vote 308 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325 Personal or family matter
June 6, 2012 Nay House vote 307 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325 Personal or family matter
June 6, 2012 Nay House vote 306 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325 Personal or family matter
June 6, 2012 Yea House vote 305 On Passage, H R 5854 Personal or family matter
June 6, 2012 Yea House vote 304 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 5854 Personal or family matter
June 6, 2012 Yea House vote 302 On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5854 Personal or family matter
June 6, 2012 Nay House vote 301 On Passage, H R 5743 Personal or family matter
June 6, 2012 Yea House vote 300 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 5743 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%

This database was compiled partly by hand. Are we missing a Personal Explanation?

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