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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
June 3, 2015	Aye	House vote 270	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2578	Personal or family matter
June 2, 2015	Aye	House vote 267	On Passage, H R 1335	Personal or family matter
June 2, 2015	Nay	House vote 266	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 1335	Personal or family matter
June 2, 2015	No	House vote 265	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1335	Personal or family matter
June 2, 2015	No	House vote 264	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 1335	Personal or family matter
March 24, 2015	Yea	House vote 131	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 162	Personal or family matter
March 24, 2015	Nay	House vote 130	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 360	Personal or family matter
March 3, 2015	Yea	House vote 107	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 294	Personal or family matter
Feb. 20, 2015	Aye	House vote 83	On Approving the Journal, JOURNAL	Personal or family matter
Feb. 20, 2015	Aye	House vote 82	On Passage, H R 636	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%