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Rep. Brad Sherman

D-Calif., 30th District. Member since 1997. Website | Facebook

1.1%

votes missed

78 out of 6,906

35.9%

misses explained

28 out of 78

mistakes

Brad Sherman ranks 288th 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.

Ambiguous or no reason

Personal or family matter

Other

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

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Jan. 25, 2012	Yea	House vote 6	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1141	Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 25, 2012	Yea	House vote 5	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3117	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 29, 2011	Aye	House vote 730	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2401	Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 25, 2011	Present	House vote 19	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H RES 38	Other
April 15, 2010	Yea	House vote 203	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1246	Ambiguous or no reason
April 15, 2010	Yea	House vote 202	On Motion to Refer the Resolution, H RES 1249	Ambiguous or no reason
April 15, 2010	Yea	House vote 201	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3125	Ambiguous or no reason
April 15, 2010	Yea	House vote 200	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 4994	Ambiguous or no reason
April 15, 2010	Yea	House vote 199	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1236	Ambiguous or no reason
April 15, 2010	Yea	House vote 198	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1042	Ambiguous or no reason

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%