Last updated on Oct. 31, 2015
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
D-Fla., 23rd District. Member since 2005. Website | Facebook
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5.8%
votes missed
403 out of 6,906
12.9%
misses explained
52 out of 403
1
mistake
Debbie Wasserman Schultz ranks 10th 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.
13
Travel difficulties
13
Personal or family matter
11
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.
14
Floor Votes
32
Suspension of the Rules
7
Amendments
Close Votes Missed
- Not Voting
- Voted “present”
H R 4348, 2012 (vote 415)
To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, and for other purposes
All Vote Explanations
Date | Vote | Roll Call | Title | Reason |
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Dec. 11, 2007 | Nay | House vote 1125 | On Motion to Instruct Conferees, H R 2082 | Medical matter |
Dec. 11, 2007 | Aye | House vote 1124 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3887 | Medical matter |
Dec. 11, 2007 | Aye | House vote 1123 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3998 | Medical matter |
Nov. 5, 2007 | Nay | House vote 1026 | On Motion to Instruct Conferees, H R 3043 | Personal or family matter |
Nov. 5, 2007 | Aye | House vote 1025 | On Passage, H R 3920 | Personal or family matter |
Nov. 5, 2007 | Nay | House vote 1024 | On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3920 | Personal or family matter |
Oct. 30, 2007 | Aye | House vote 1012 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, H RES 747 | Official business |
Oct. 30, 2007 | Aye | House vote 1011 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, H RES 573 | Official business |
Oct. 30, 2007 | Aye | House vote 1010 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 3224 | Official business |
Oct. 25, 2007 | Aye | House vote 999 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, H R 505 | Ambiguous or no reason |
Other Representatives from Florida:
Name | Missed | |
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Corrine Brown (D) | 8.0% |
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Curt Clawson (R) | 8.0% |
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Frederica S. Wilson (D) | 5.9% |
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) | 5.8% |
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Alcee L. Hastings (D) | 5.8% |
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Theodore E. Deutch (D) | 5.2% |
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Ander Crenshaw (R) | 4.3% |
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Mario Diaz-Balart (R) | 4.1% |
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Kathy Castor (D) | 4.1% |
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Jeff Miller (R) | 3.9% |
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) | 3.6% |
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Alan Grayson (D) | 2.9% |
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Carlos Curbelo (R) | 2.8% |
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Patrick Murphy (D) | 2.7% |
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Lois Frankel (D) | 2.7% |
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Vern Buchanan (R) | 2.6% |
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Richard B. Nugent (R) | 2.3% |
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Daniel Webster (R) | 1.9% |
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Gus M. Bilirakis (R) | 1.7% |
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Thomas J. Rooney (R) | 1.3% |
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Ted S. Yoho (R) | 1.1% |
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Dennis A. Ross (R) | 1.0% |
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David W. Jolly (R) | 0.9% |
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John L. Mica (R) | 0.7% |
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Bill Posey (R) | 0.7% |
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Ron DeSantis (R) | 0.5% |
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Gwen Graham (D) | 0.2% |
This database was compiled partly by hand. Are we missing a Personal Explanation?
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