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Rep. Jackie Speier

D-Calif., 14th District. Member since 2008. Website | Facebook

10.9%

votes missed

605 out of 5,542

2.1%

misses explained

13 out of 605

mistakes

Jackie Speier ranks 18th 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

Voted incorrectly

Inclement weather

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 8, 2013		House vote 307	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 1171	Inclement weather
July 8, 2013		House vote 306	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1564	Inclement weather
July 8, 2013		House vote 305	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1341	Inclement weather
June 3, 2013	No	House vote 179	On Passage, H R 3	Ambiguous or no reason
Dec. 21, 2012	Yes	House vote 643	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 6684	Voted incorrectly
July 31, 2012	Yes	House vote 504	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 6082	Voted incorrectly
June 7, 2012	Yea	House vote 322	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5325	Voted incorrectly
May 18, 2012	No	House vote 291	On Passage, H R 4310	Personal or family matter
March 20, 2012	Aye	House vote 111	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 3992	Ambiguous or no reason
Sept. 29, 2011	No	House vote 741	On Passage, H R 2401	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%