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Rep. Donna F. Edwards

D-Md., 4th District. Member since 2008. Website | Facebook

1.8%

votes missed

93 out of 5,294

50.5%

misses explained

47 out of 93

mistakes

Donna F. Edwards 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.

Attending memorial services

Ambiguous or no reason

Official business

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

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
July 10, 2014	Nay	House vote 341	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 636	Participating in an election
May 29, 2014	Yea	House vote 219	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 685	Attending to prior commitment
May 29, 2014	Yea	House vote 218	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2203	Attending to prior commitment
March 14, 2014	Nay	House vote 124	On Passage, H R 4138	Official business
March 14, 2014	Yea	House vote 123	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 4138	Official business
March 14, 2014	Yea	House vote 122	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4138	Official business
March 14, 2014	Yea	House vote 121	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4138	Official business
March 14, 2014	Yea	House vote 120	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4138	Official business
June 19, 2013	No	House vote 244	On Passage, H R 1960	Attending memorial services
June 19, 2013	Aye	House vote 243	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 1960	Attending memorial services

Other Representatives from Maryland:

	Name	Missed
	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D)	4.8%
	Steny H. Hoyer (D)	2.9%
	Elijah E. Cummings (D)	2.8%
	John K. Delaney (D)	2.0%
	Donna F. Edwards (D)	1.8%
	Chris Van Hollen (D)	1.6%
	John P. Sarbanes (D)	1.4%
	Andy Harris (R)	1.2%