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Rep. Jared Polis

D-Colo., 2nd District. Member since 2009. Website | Facebook

5.4%

votes missed

270 out of 5,031

1.9%

misses explained

5 out of 270

mistakes

Jared Polis ranks 248th 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.

Medical matter

Ambiguous or no reason

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

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
June 24, 2011	No	House vote 491	On Passage, H R 1249	Ambiguous or no reason
June 16, 2011	No	House vote 411	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 292	Ambiguous or no reason
May 21, 2009	Aye	House vote 278	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 297	Medical matter
May 21, 2009	Aye	House vote 277	Concur In Sec. 512 of Sen Amdt., H R 627	Medical matter
May 21, 2009	Aye	House vote 276	Concur In All But Sec. 512 of Sen Amdt., H R 627	Medical matter