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Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva

D-Ariz., 3rd District. Member since 2003. Website | Facebook

7.9%

votes missed

546 out of 6,906

1.1%

misses explained

6 out of 546

mistakes

Raúl M. Grijalva ranks 33rd 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

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 2055, 2011 (vote 413)

50%

yes no

204

203

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2642, 2013 (vote 546)

50%

yes no

195

204

Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
June 13, 2013	No	House vote 218	On Passage, H R 1256	Ambiguous or no reason
June 13, 2013	Yea	House vote 217	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 1256	Ambiguous or no reason
June 15, 2011	Yes	House vote 413	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2055	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 23, 2009	Yea	House vote 722	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3548	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 23, 2009	Yea	House vote 721	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 2971	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 23, 2009	Yea	House vote 720	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 441	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%