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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
April 15, 2010	Yea	House vote 197	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1041	Ambiguous or no reason
April 15, 2010	Yea	House vote 196	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 1222	Ambiguous or no reason
March 4, 2010	Yea	House vote 50	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 4238	Ambiguous or no reason
March 4, 2010	Yea	House vote 49	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 4425	Ambiguous or no reason
Jan. 15, 2009	Yea	House vote 18	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 40	Personal or family matter
Jan. 15, 2009	Yea	House vote 17	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 53	Personal or family matter
Jan. 15, 2009	Yea	House vote 16	On Passage, H R 2	Personal or family matter
Jan. 15, 2009	Nay	House vote 15	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 2	Personal or family matter
Jan. 15, 2009	Yea	House vote 14	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 52	Personal or family matter
Oct. 18, 2007	Yea	House vote 973	On Passage, H R 2102	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%