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Rep. Jim McDermott

D-Wash., 7th District. Member since 1989. Website | Facebook

2.6%

votes missed

180 out of 6,906

18.3%

misses explained

33 out of 180

mistake

Jim McDermott ranks 198th 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.

Attending memorial services

Ambiguous or no reason

Travel difficulties

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 547, 2007 (vote 91)

50%

yes no

200

207

Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
April 9, 2008	Aye	House vote 161	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H J RES 70	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 10, 2007	Aye	House vote 864	On Agreeing to the Conference Report, H R 2669	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 10, 2007	Aye	House vote 863	On Passage, H R 1908	Ambiguous or no reason
July 31, 2007	Yea	House vote 762	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 579	Travel difficulties
July 31, 2007	Yea	House vote 761	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 579	Travel difficulties
July 31, 2007	Yea	House vote 760	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 580	Travel difficulties
July 31, 2007	Yea	House vote 759	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 580	Travel difficulties
July 31, 2007	Yea	House vote 758	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2750	Travel difficulties
Feb. 15, 2007	Aye	House vote 92	On Passage, H R 547	Attending memorial services
Feb. 15, 2007	No	House vote 91	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 547	Attending memorial services

Other Representatives from Washington:

	Name	Missed
	Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)	10.9%
	Adam Smith (D)	7.6%
	Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)	4.6%
	David G. Reichert (R)	2.9%
	Jim McDermott (D)	2.6%
	Denny Heck (D)	2.6%
	Rick Larsen (D)	2.3%
	Derek Kilmer (D)	0.8%
	Suzan K. DelBene (D)	0.5%
	Dan Newhouse (R)	0.2%