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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 6, 2012	Nay	House vote 299	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3541	Personal or family matter
June 6, 2012	Nay	House vote 298	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 667	Personal or family matter
June 6, 2012	Yea	House vote 297	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 667	Personal or family matter
May 18, 2012	Yes	House vote 270	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4310	Voted incorrectly
May 18, 2012	Yea	House vote 197	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H CON RES 117	Ambiguous or no reason
Feb. 28, 2012	Aye	House vote 73	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment, H R 347	Voted incorrectly
Feb. 7, 2012	Yes	House vote 35	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1162	Official business
Feb. 7, 2012	No	House vote 34	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 537	Official business
Aug. 1, 2011	No	House vote 631	On Approving the Journal, JOURNAL	Medical matter
Aug. 1, 2011	No	House vote 630	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 363	Medical 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%