Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

Personal Explanations » Members » Darrell E. Issa

This database was last updated in November 2015 and should only be used as a historical snapshot.

Rep. Darrell E. Issa

R-Calif., 49th District. Member since 2001. Website | Facebook

2.4%

votes missed

164 out of 6,906

11.6%

misses explained

19 out of 164

mistake

Darrell E. Issa ranks 384th 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.

Medical matter

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
July 10, 2009	Yes	House vote 486	On Passage, H R 2965	Voted incorrectly
Sept. 22, 2008	Nay	House vote 615	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 6460	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 22, 2008	Nay	House vote 614	On Passage, H R 3036	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 22, 2008	Yes	House vote 613	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 3036	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 22, 2008	Nay	House vote 611	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 1441	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 22, 2008	Nay	House vote 610	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 1441	Ambiguous or no reason
July 27, 2007	Nay	House vote 757	On Agreeing to the Conference Report, H R 1	Medical matter
July 27, 2007	No	House vote 756	On Passage, H R 2419	Medical matter
July 27, 2007	Aye	House vote 755	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 2419	Medical matter
July 27, 2007	Aye	House vote 754	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2419	Medical matter

Other Representatives from California:

	Name	Missed
	Jackie Speier (D)	10.9%
	Karen Bass (D)	9.1%
	Loretta Sanchez (D)	8.3%
	Maxine Waters (D)	7.6%
	Linda T. Sánchez (D)	6.5%
	Dana Rohrabacher (R)	6.2%
	Tony Cárdenas (D)	5.6%
	Michael M. Honda (D)	5.3%
	Raul Ruiz (D)	5.2%
	Ted Lieu (D)	5.2%
	Jim Costa (D)	4.7%
	John Garamendi (D)	4.6%
	Barbara Lee (D)	4.6%
	Zoe Lofgren (D)	4.6%
	Grace F. Napolitano (D)	4.3%
	Xavier Becerra (D)	3.9%
	Nancy Pelosi (D)	3.8%
	Devin Nunes (R)	3.4%
	Judy Chu (D)	3.1%
	Anna G. Eshoo (D)	2.9%
	Jared Huffman (D)	2.5%
	Ken Calvert (R)	2.5%
	Janice Hahn (D)	2.4%
	Sam Farr (D)	2.4%
	Darrell E. Issa (R)	2.4%
	Lois Capps (D)	2.3%
	Duncan Hunter (R)	2.2%
	Doug LaMalfa (R)	2.2%
	Stephen Knight (R)	2.1%
	Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)	1.9%
	Kevin McCarthy (R)	1.8%
	Juan Vargas (D)	1.7%
	Mike Thompson (D)	1.7%
	Edward R. Royce (R)	1.5%
	Scott H. Peters (D)	1.5%
	Jeff Denham (R)	1.5%
	Jerry McNerney (D)	1.5%
	Susan A. Davis (D)	1.3%
	Ami Bera (D)	1.3%
	Brad Sherman (D)	1.1%
	Mark DeSaulnier (D)	1.0%
	Doris O. Matsui (D)	0.9%
	Paul Cook (R)	0.9%
	Mimi Walters (R)	0.9%
	Alan S. Lowenthal (D)	0.8%
	Adam B. Schiff (D)	0.8%
	Eric Swalwell (D)	0.7%
	Tom McClintock (R)	0.6%
	David G. Valadao (R)	0.6%
	Norma J. Torres (D)	0.5%
	Pete Aguilar (D)	0.5%
	Julia Brownley (D)	0.5%
	Mark Takano (D)	0.1%