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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
March 19, 2013	Yea	House vote 77	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H CON RES 18	Official business
March 19, 2013	Yea	House vote 76	On Approving the Journal, JOURNAL	Official business
Feb. 28, 2013	Yea	House vote 47	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 667	Ambiguous or no reason
Feb. 28, 2013	Yea	House vote 46	On Approving the Journal, JOURNAL	Ambiguous or no reason
June 19, 2012	Yea	House vote 380	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 404	Attending memorial services
June 19, 2012	Yea	House vote 379	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 684	Attending memorial services
June 1, 2012	Aye	House vote 303	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5854	Voted incorrectly
July 6, 2011	No	House vote 497	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2219	Travel difficulties
July 6, 2011	No	House vote 496	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2219	Travel difficulties
July 6, 2011	No	House vote 495	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2219	Travel difficulties

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%