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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
June 11, 2009	Yea	House vote 317	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 522	Voted incorrectly
March 6, 2009	Aye	House vote 109	On Passage, H J RES 38	Ambiguous or no reason
March 6, 2009	No	House vote 108	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H J RES 38	Ambiguous or no reason
June 26, 2008	Yea	House vote 463	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 1304	Ambiguous or no reason
June 26, 2008	Yea	House vote 462	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 1304	Ambiguous or no reason
June 11, 2008	Yes	House vote 390	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 127	Ambiguous or no reason
June 11, 2008	Yes	House vote 389	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1243	Ambiguous or no reason
June 11, 2008	Yes	House vote 388	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1225	Ambiguous or no reason
April 9, 2008	Aye	House vote 163	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, S 793	Ambiguous or no reason
April 9, 2008	Aye	House vote 162	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2464	Ambiguous or no reason

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%