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Rep. Barbara Lee

D-Calif., 13th District. Member since 1998. Website | Facebook

4.6%

votes missed

318 out of 6,906

81.4%

misses explained

259 out of 318

mistakes

Barbara Lee ranks 7th 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.

139

Ambiguous or no reason

Personal or family matter

Attending memorial services

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.

104

Floor Votes

124

Suspension of the Rules

Amendments

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Oct. 5, 2007	Aye	House vote 934	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 702	Attending memorial services
Oct. 5, 2007	Aye	House vote 933	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 702	Attending memorial services
Oct. 5, 2007	Aye	House vote 932	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 701	Attending memorial services
Oct. 3, 2007	Yea	House vote 931	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H CON RES 200	Attending memorial services
Oct. 3, 2007	Yea	House vote 930	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2828	Attending memorial services
Oct. 3, 2007	Yea	House vote 929	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H CON RES 203	Attending memorial services
Oct. 3, 2007	Yea	House vote 928	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 635	Attending memorial services
Oct. 3, 2007	Nay	House vote 927	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3087	Attending memorial services
Oct. 2, 2007	Aye	House vote 926	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3325	Attending memorial services
Oct. 2, 2007	Aye	House vote 925	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 2276	Attending memorial services

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%