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Rep. Lynn A. Westmoreland

R-Ga., 3rd District. Member since 2005. Website | Facebook

5.6%

votes missed

386 out of 6,906

50.0%

misses explained

193 out of 386

mistake

Lynn A. Westmoreland ranks 88th 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.

107

Personal or family matter

Medical matter

Ambiguous or no reason

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

Close Votes Missed

Not Voting
Voted “present”

H R 2638, 2007 (vote 474)

50%

yes no

207

214

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

H R 2642, 2007 (vote 496)

50%

yes no

206

211

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
Nov. 9, 2007	Nay	House vote 1043	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3495	Personal or family matter
Nov. 9, 2007	Aye	House vote 1042	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3997	Personal or family matter
Nov. 9, 2007	Aye	House vote 1041	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H CON RES 162	Personal or family matter
Nov. 9, 2007	Aye	House vote 1040	Passage, Objections of the President Not Withstanding, H R 1495	Personal or family matter
Nov. 9, 2007	Nay	House vote 1039	On Motion to Refer the Resolution, H RES 799	Personal or family matter
Nov. 9, 2007	Nay	House vote 1038	On ordering the previous question, H RES 799	Personal or family matter
Nov. 9, 2007	Nay	House vote 1037	On Motion to Table, H RES 799	Personal or family matter
Nov. 9, 2007	Aye	House vote 1036	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 744	Personal or family matter
Nov. 9, 2007	Aye	House vote 1035	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 513	Personal or family matter
Nov. 9, 2007	Aye	House vote 1034	On Closing Portions of the Conference, H R 3222	Personal or family matter

Other Representatives from Georgia:

	Name	Missed
	John Lewis (D)	8.8%
	Lynn A. Westmoreland (R)	5.6%
	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson Jr. (D)	4.7%
	Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (D)	4.3%
	Doug Collins (R)	3.4%
	David Scott (D)	2.1%
	Tom Price (R)	1.8%
	Austin Scott (R)	1.6%
	Rob Woodall (R)	1.3%
	Jody B. Hice (R)	1.2%
	Tom Graves (R)	1.1%
	Barry Loudermilk (R)	0.9%
	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R)	0.5%
	Rick W. Allen (R)	0.3%