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Rep. Denny Heck

D-Wash., 10th District. Member since 2013. Website | Facebook

2.6%

votes missed

46 out of 1,773

6.5%

misses explained

3 out of 46

mistakes

Denny Heck ranks 288th 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

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
May 21, 2013	Yea	House vote 163	On Approving the Journal, JOURNAL	Ambiguous or no reason
May 21, 2013	Yea	House vote 162	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1073	Ambiguous or no reason
May 21, 2013	Yea	House vote 161	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 258	Ambiguous or no reason

Other Representatives from Washington:

	Name	Missed
	Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)	10.9%
	Adam Smith (D)	7.6%
	Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)	4.6%
	David G. Reichert (R)	2.9%
	Jim McDermott (D)	2.6%
	Denny Heck (D)	2.6%
	Rick Larsen (D)	2.3%
	Derek Kilmer (D)	0.8%
	Suzan K. DelBene (D)	0.5%
	Dan Newhouse (R)	0.2%