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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
July 9, 2014	Yea	House vote 370	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 4289	Personal or family matter
July 9, 2014	Yea	House vote 369	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 4263	Personal or family matter
Sept. 17, 2013	Yea	House vote 448	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 2052	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 25, 2012		House vote 591	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 5987	Other
Sept. 25, 2012	No	House vote 590	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 6429	Other
June 6, 2012	Yea	House vote 318	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325	Ambiguous or no reason
June 6, 2012	Nay	House vote 317	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325	Ambiguous or no reason
June 6, 2012	Yea	House vote 316	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325	Ambiguous or no reason
June 6, 2012	Nay	House vote 315	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325	Ambiguous or no reason
March 1, 2012	Nay	House vote 80	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 566	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%