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Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer

R-Mo., 3rd District. Member since 2009. Website | Facebook

0.8%

votes missed

41 out of 5,031

51.2%

misses explained

21 out of 41

mistakes

Blaine Luetkemeyer ranks 315th 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.

Travel difficulties

Official business

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

Close Votes Missed

Not Voting
Voted “present”

H R 2642, 2013 (vote 546)

50%

yes no

195

204

Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
March 23, 2015	No	House vote 122	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1030	Ambiguous or no reason
Oct. 14, 2013	Nay	House vote 546	On Motion to Instruct Conferees, H R 2642	Voted incorrectly
Aug. 2, 2013	Nay	House vote 429	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1582	Ambiguous or no reason
July 17, 2013	Aye	House vote 356	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 2611	Travel difficulties
July 17, 2013	Aye	House vote 355	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1848	Travel difficulties
July 17, 2013	Aye	House vote 354	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 2576	Travel difficulties
March 20, 2013	Yea	House vote 75	On Passage, H R 803	Voted incorrectly
May 31, 2012	Aye	House vote 229	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5326	Voted incorrectly
May 22, 2012	Yea	House vote 254	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 656	Official business
May 16, 2012	Yea	House vote 252	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 205	Official business

Other Representatives from Missouri:

	Name	Missed
	Sam Graves (R)	6.1%
	Emanuel Cleaver (D)	5.5%
	Wm. Lacy Clay (D)	5.0%
	Ann Wagner (R)	4.7%
	Billy Long (R)	3.1%
	Vicky Hartzler (R)	2.9%
	Jason Smith (R)	1.1%
	Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)	0.8%