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Rep. Stephen Lee Fincher

R-Tenn., 8th District. Member since 2011. Website | Facebook

4.5%

votes missed

151 out of 3,379

22.5%

misses explained

34 out of 151

mistakes

Stephen Lee Fincher ranks 13th 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

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 2577, 2015 (vote 329)

50%

yes no

216

210

Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Oct. 28, 2013	Aye	House vote 559	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3080	Ambiguous or no reason
Oct. 28, 2013	Nay	House vote 558	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3080	Ambiguous or no reason
Oct. 28, 2013	Aye	House vote 557	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3080	Ambiguous or no reason
Oct. 28, 2013	Nay	House vote 556	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3080	Ambiguous or no reason
May 16, 2012	Yes	House vote 252	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 205	Ambiguous or no reason
May 16, 2012	Yes	House vote 251	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3874	Ambiguous or no reason
May 16, 2012	Yes	House vote 250	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 365	Ambiguous or no reason
April 19, 2012	Yes	House vote 164	On Passage, H R 4089	Personal or family matter
April 19, 2012	No	House vote 163	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 4089	Personal or family matter
April 19, 2012	Yes	House vote 162	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 4089	Personal or family matter

Other Representatives from Tennessee:

	Name	Missed
	Scott DesJarlais (R)	5.3%
	Stephen Lee Fincher (R)	4.5%
	David P. Roe (R)	2.7%
	Steve Cohen (D)	2.5%
	Marsha Blackburn (R)	2.4%
	Diane Black (R)	2.0%
	Jim Cooper (D)	1.8%
	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R)	1.6%
	John J. Duncan Jr. (R)	1.0%