Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015

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Rep. Mike Thompson

D-Calif., 5th District. Member since 1999. Website | Facebook

1.7%
votes missed
115 out of 6,903
79.1%
misses explained
91 out of 115
0
mistakes

Mike Thompson ranks 67th 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.
44
Ambiguous or no reason
19
Personal or family matter
13
Travel difficulties

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.
38
Floor Votes
37
Suspension of the Rules
16
Amendments

Close Votes Missed

  • Not Voting
  • Voted “present”

H R 2764, 2007 (vote 1172)

50%
yes no
206
201

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations for FY 2008

H RES 305, 2015 (vote 359)

50%
yes no
217
212

Providing for consideration of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1314, to provide for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax exempt status of certain organizations; and for consideration of the Senate Amendments to H.R. 644, Fighting Hunger Incentive Act

All Vote Explanations

Date Vote Roll Call Title Reason
Sept. 17, 2007 Yea House vote 865 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 257 Ambiguous or no reason