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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
May 16, 2012	Yea	House vote 251	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3874	Official business
May 16, 2012	Yea	House vote 250	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 365	Official business
Sept. 22, 2011	Yea	House vote 715	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 405	Official business
May 25, 2011	Yea	House vote 332	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1657	Travel difficulties
May 25, 2011	Yea	House vote 331	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1383	Travel difficulties
May 25, 2011	Yea	House vote 330	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1627	Travel difficulties
June 21, 2010	Yea	House vote 355	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1368	Travel difficulties
June 15, 2009	Nay	House vote 335	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment, H R 1256	Attending memorial services
June 12, 2009	Aye	House vote 332	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 1886	Official business
March 18, 2009	Aye	House vote 127	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1284	Travel difficulties

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%