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Rep. Loretta Sanchez

D-Calif., 46th District. Member since 1997. Website | Facebook

8.3%

votes missed

576 out of 6,906

13.5%

misses explained

78 out of 576

mistakes

Loretta Sanchez ranks 5th 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.

Attending to prior commitment

Ambiguous or no reason

Official business

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 RES 956, 2008 (vote 32)

50%

yes no

204

196

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4137) to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Jan. 28, 2008	Yes	House vote 19	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 4211	Attending to prior commitment
Dec. 13, 2007	Yea	House vote 1155	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3985	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 13, 2007	Yea	House vote 1154	On motion to postpone consideration of the veto message, H R 3963	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 14, 2007	Yes	House vote 1085	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3461	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 14, 2007	Yes	House vote 1084	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3403	Ambiguous or no reason
Nov. 14, 2007	Yes	House vote 1083	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1593	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 11, 2007	Yes	House vote 864	On Agreeing to the Conference Report, H R 2669	Attending to prior commitment
Sept. 11, 2007	Yes	House vote 861	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 637	Attending to prior commitment
Sept. 6, 2007	Aye	House vote 859	On Passage, H R 2786	Attending to prior commitment
Sept. 6, 2007	No	House vote 858	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2786	Attending to prior commitment

Other Representatives from California:

	Name	Missed
	Jackie Speier (D)	10.9%
	Karen Bass (D)	9.1%
	Loretta Sanchez (D)	8.3%
	Maxine Waters (D)	7.6%
	Linda T. Sánchez (D)	6.5%
	Dana Rohrabacher (R)	6.2%
	Tony Cárdenas (D)	5.6%
	Michael M. Honda (D)	5.3%
	Raul Ruiz (D)	5.2%
	Ted Lieu (D)	5.2%
	Jim Costa (D)	4.7%
	John Garamendi (D)	4.6%
	Barbara Lee (D)	4.6%
	Zoe Lofgren (D)	4.6%
	Grace F. Napolitano (D)	4.3%
	Xavier Becerra (D)	3.9%
	Nancy Pelosi (D)	3.8%
	Devin Nunes (R)	3.4%
	Judy Chu (D)	3.1%
	Anna G. Eshoo (D)	2.9%
	Jared Huffman (D)	2.5%
	Ken Calvert (R)	2.5%
	Janice Hahn (D)	2.4%
	Sam Farr (D)	2.4%
	Darrell E. Issa (R)	2.4%
	Lois Capps (D)	2.3%
	Duncan Hunter (R)	2.2%
	Doug LaMalfa (R)	2.2%
	Stephen Knight (R)	2.1%
	Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)	1.9%
	Kevin McCarthy (R)	1.8%
	Juan Vargas (D)	1.7%
	Mike Thompson (D)	1.7%
	Edward R. Royce (R)	1.5%
	Scott H. Peters (D)	1.5%
	Jeff Denham (R)	1.5%
	Jerry McNerney (D)	1.5%
	Susan A. Davis (D)	1.3%
	Ami Bera (D)	1.3%
	Brad Sherman (D)	1.1%
	Mark DeSaulnier (D)	1.0%
	Doris O. Matsui (D)	0.9%
	Paul Cook (R)	0.9%
	Mimi Walters (R)	0.9%
	Alan S. Lowenthal (D)	0.8%
	Adam B. Schiff (D)	0.8%
	Eric Swalwell (D)	0.7%
	Tom McClintock (R)	0.6%
	David G. Valadao (R)	0.6%
	Norma J. Torres (D)	0.5%
	Pete Aguilar (D)	0.5%
	Julia Brownley (D)	0.5%
	Mark Takano (D)	0.1%