Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015
This database was last updated in November 2015 and should only be used as a historical snapshot.
Rep. Richard M. Nolan
D-Minn., 8th District. Member since 1975. Website | Facebook
2.1%
votes missed
38 out of 1,773
39.5%
misses explained
15 out of 38
0
mistakes
Richard M. Nolan ranks 162nd 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.
9
Personal or family matter
4
Inclement weather
1
Official business
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.
7
Floor Votes
6
Suspension of the Rules
2
Amendments
All Vote Explanations
Date | Vote | Roll Call | Title | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 15, 2015 | Yea | House vote 435 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 251 | Official business |
June 8, 2015 | No | House vote 267 | On Passage, H R 1335 | Inclement weather |
June 8, 2015 | Aye | House vote 266 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 1335 | Inclement weather |
June 8, 2015 | Aye | House vote 265 | On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1335 | Inclement weather |
June 8, 2015 | Aye | House vote 264 | On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1335 | Inclement weather |
April 23, 2015 | Aye | House vote 162 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H CON RES 25 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Jan. 8, 2015 | Yea | House vote 10 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 23 | Personal or family matter |
Jan. 8, 2015 | Yea | House vote 9 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 37 | Personal or family matter |
Jan. 8, 2015 | Yea | House vote 8 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 26 | Personal or family matter |
Jan. 8, 2015 | Yea | House vote 7 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 22 | Personal or family matter |
Other Representatives from Minnesota:
Name | Missed | |
---|---|---|
Keith Ellison (D) | 5.9% | |
Betty McCollum (D) | 3.0% | |
Richard M. Nolan (D) | 2.1% | |
Collin C. Peterson (D) | 1.8% | |
Timothy J. Walz (D) | 1.1% | |
Erik Paulsen (R) | 1.0% | |
John Kline (R) | 0.7% | |
Tom Emmer (R) | 0.2% |
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