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Rep. Linda T. Sánchez

D-Calif., 38th District. Member since 2003. Website | Facebook

6.5%

votes missed

452 out of 6,906

20.4%

misses explained

92 out of 452

mistake

Linda T. Sánchez ranks 183rd 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.

Medical matter

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

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Oct. 14, 2009	Yea	House vote 772	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3689	Ambiguous or no reason
Oct. 2, 2009	Yea	House vote 704	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, As Amended, H RES 260	Ambiguous or no reason
Oct. 2, 2009	Yea	House vote 703	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 746	Ambiguous or no reason
May 13, 2009	Aye	House vote 236	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 348	Ambiguous or no reason
May 5, 2009	Yea	House vote 230	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H CON RES 111	Ambiguous or no reason
May 5, 2009	Yea	House vote 229	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 230	Ambiguous or no reason
March 18, 2009	Aye	House vote 132	On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 250	Official business
March 18, 2009	Yea	House vote 131	On Ordering the Previous Question, H RES 250	Official business
March 18, 2009	Yea	House vote 127	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1284	Official business
March 18, 2009	Yea	House vote 126	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1217	Official business

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%