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Rep. Trent Franks

R-Ariz., 8th District. Member since 2003. Website | Facebook

2.0%

votes missed

141 out of 6,906

15.6%

misses explained

22 out of 141

mistake

Trent Franks ranks 183rd 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.

Ambiguous or no reason

Voted incorrectly

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
Oct. 31, 2007	Yes	House vote 1001	On Motion to Adjourn, ADJOURN	Ambiguous or no reason
Oct. 4, 2007	Nay	House vote 942	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 704	Ambiguous or no reason
March 28, 2007	Yea	House vote 174	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 327	Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from Arizona:

	Name	Missed
	Paul A. Gosar (R)	8.2%
	Raúl M. Grijalva (D)	7.9%
	Ann Kirkpatrick (D)	4.8%
	Kyrsten Sinema (D)	3.0%
	Matt Salmon (R)	2.3%
	Trent Franks (R)	2.0%
	Ruben Gallego (D)	1.7%
	David Schweikert (R)	1.4%
	Martha McSally (R)	0.0%