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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
May 15, 2015	Nay	House vote 232	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1735	Ambiguous or no reason
May 15, 2015	Aye	House vote 231	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1735	Ambiguous or no reason
May 15, 2015	Nay	House vote 230	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1735	Ambiguous or no reason
May 15, 2015	Nay	House vote 229	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1735	Ambiguous or no reason
May 15, 2015	Aye	House vote 228	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1735	Ambiguous or no reason
July 10, 2014	Nay	House vote 354	On Passage, H R 3301	Participating in an election
July 10, 2014	Aye	House vote 353	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 3301	Participating in an election
July 10, 2014	Aye	House vote 352	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3301	Participating in an election
July 10, 2014	Aye	House vote 351	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3301	Participating in an election
July 10, 2014	Aye	House vote 350	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3301	Participating in an election

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%