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Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr.

D-N.J., 10th District. Member since 2012. Website | Facebook

9.1%

votes missed

166 out of 1,827

0.6%

misses explained

1 out of 166

mistakes

Donald M. Payne Jr. ranks 3rd 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.

Voted incorrectly

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
Oct. 28, 2015	No	House vote 568	On Passage, H R 3762	Ambiguous or no reason
July 31, 2013	No	House vote 422	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2610	Voted incorrectly
July 25, 2013	Yes	House vote 412	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2397	Voted incorrectly

Other Representatives from New Jersey:

	Name	Missed
	Donald M. Payne Jr. (D)	9.1%
	Bill Pascrell Jr. (D)	4.8%
	Albio Sires (D)	4.5%
	Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R)	2.4%
	Frank Pallone Jr. (D)	2.4%
	Christopher H. Smith (R)	2.1%
	Scott Garrett (R)	1.7%
	Donald Norcross (D)	0.8%
	Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)	0.7%
	Frank A. LoBiondo (R)	0.2%
	Leonard Lance (R)	0.0%
	Thomas MacArthur (R)	0.0%