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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
Feb. 4, 2015	Yes	House vote 52	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 615	Personal or family matter
Feb. 4, 2015	Yes	House vote 51	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 361	Personal or family matter
Jan. 14, 2015	No	House vote 19	On Approving the Journal, JOURNAL	Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 14, 2015	Yes	House vote 18	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 33	Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 14, 2015	Yes	House vote 17	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 203	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 13, 2014	Yes	House vote 516	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment, H R 4194	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 13, 2014	No	House vote 515	On Passage, H R 2	Personal or family matter
Nov. 13, 2014	Yes	House vote 514	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 2	Personal or family matter
Nov. 13, 2014	No	House vote 513	On Passage, H R 4	Personal or family matter
Nov. 13, 2014	Yes	House vote 512	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 4	Personal or family 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%