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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
Feb. 2, 2015	Yea	House vote 50	On Passage, H R 351	Personal or family matter
Feb. 2, 2015	Nay	House vote 49	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 351	Personal or family matter
Feb. 2, 2015	Yea	House vote 48	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 246	Personal or family matter
Feb. 2, 2015	Yea	House vote 47	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 469	Personal or family matter
Feb. 2, 2015	Yea	House vote 46	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 48	Personal or family matter
Oct. 23, 2013	Yea	House vote 555	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 385	Medical matter
Oct. 23, 2013	Yea	House vote 554	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 385	Medical matter
Oct. 23, 2013	Yea	House vote 552	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3205	Medical matter
Oct. 23, 2013	Yea	House vote 551	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 185	Medical matter
March 19, 2013	Yea	House vote 78	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H CON RES 19	Official business

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%