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Rep. David P. Roe

R-Tenn., 1st District. Member since 2009. Website | Facebook

2.7%

votes missed

138 out of 5,031

42.8%

misses explained

59 out of 138

mistake

David P. Roe ranks 4th 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.

Personal or family matter

Ambiguous or no reason

Medical matter

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 2578, 2015 (vote 271)

50%

yes no

213

214

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
July 13, 2015	Aye	House vote 433	On Passage, H R 6	Ambiguous or no reason
July 13, 2015	No	House vote 432	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 6	Ambiguous or no reason
July 13, 2015	Aye	House vote 431	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 6	Ambiguous or no reason
July 13, 2015	Aye	House vote 430	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 350	Ambiguous or no reason
July 13, 2015	Yea	House vote 429	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 350	Ambiguous or no reason
July 13, 2015	Aye	House vote 428	On Passage, H R 2647	Ambiguous or no reason
July 13, 2015	No	House vote 427	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2647	Ambiguous or no reason
June 9, 2015	Yea	House vote 297	On Passage, H R 2578	Personal or family matter
June 9, 2015	Nay	House vote 296	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 2578	Personal or family matter
June 9, 2015	Aye	House vote 295	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2578	Personal or family matter

Other Representatives from Tennessee:

	Name	Missed
	Scott DesJarlais (R)	5.3%
	Stephen Lee Fincher (R)	4.5%
	David P. Roe (R)	2.7%
	Steve Cohen (D)	2.5%
	Marsha Blackburn (R)	2.4%
	Diane Black (R)	2.0%
	Jim Cooper (D)	1.8%
	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R)	1.6%
	John J. Duncan Jr. (R)	1.0%