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Rep. Ron Kind

D-Wis., 3rd District. Member since 1997. Website | Facebook

2.8%

votes missed

195 out of 6,906

42.1%

misses explained

82 out of 195

mistakes

Ron Kind ranks 100th 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.

Official business

Travel difficulties

Inclement weather

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
Dec. 11, 2009	Yea	House vote 936	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2278	Inclement weather
Dec. 11, 2009	Yea	House vote 935	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 845	Inclement weather
Dec. 11, 2009	Yea	House vote 934	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 940	Inclement weather
Dec. 11, 2009	Yea	House vote 933	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H CON RES 206	Inclement weather
Dec. 11, 2009	Yea	House vote 932	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H CON RES 199	Inclement weather
Dec. 11, 2009	Yea	House vote 931	On Motion to Instruct Conferees, H R 3288	Inclement weather
Nov. 9, 2009	Aye	House vote 834	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 509	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 9, 2009	Aye	House vote 833	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 291	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 9, 2009	Aye	House vote 832	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1168	Ambiguous or no reason
June 10, 2009	Aye	House vote 313	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 420	Personal or family matter

Other Representatives from Wisconsin:

	Name	Missed
	Gwen Moore (D)	5.1%
	Sean P. Duffy (R)	3.0%
	Ron Kind (D)	2.8%
	Paul Ryan (R)	2.3%
	Reid J. Ribble (R)	1.7%
	Mark Pocan (D)	0.8%
	F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. (R)	0.8%
	Glenn Grothman (R)	0.7%