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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
Feb. 15, 2007	Aye	House vote 90	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 547	Attending memorial services
Feb. 15, 2007	Aye	House vote 89	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 547	Attending memorial services
Feb. 15, 2007	Aye	House vote 88	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 547	Attending memorial services
Feb. 15, 2007	Aye	House vote 87	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 547	Attending memorial services
Feb. 5, 2007	Aye	House vote 72	On Passage, H J RES 20	Attending memorial services
Feb. 5, 2007	Aye	House vote 67	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 116	Attending memorial services
Feb. 5, 2007	Aye	House vote 65	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H CON RES 34	Attending memorial services
Feb. 5, 2007	Aye	House vote 64	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 59	Attending memorial services
Feb. 5, 2007	Aye	House vote 63	On motion to suspend the rules and agree, as amended, H CON RES 20	Attending memorial services
Feb. 5, 2007	Aye	House vote 62	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 24	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%