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Rep. Vern Buchanan

R-Fla., 16th District. Member since 2007. Website | Facebook

2.6%

votes missed

181 out of 6,906

3.9%

misses explained

7 out of 181

mistakes

Vern Buchanan ranks 72nd 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.

Personal or family matter

Voted incorrectly

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 2642, 2007 (vote 496)

50%

yes no

206

211

Explanation

Who else missed this vote?

All Vote Explanations

Date	Vote	Roll Call	Title	Reason
June 1, 2012	Nay	House vote 302	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 5854	Voted incorrectly
Sept. 15, 2011	Aye	House vote 706	On Passage, H J RES 77	Voted incorrectly
June 20, 2007	Aye	House vote 498	On Passage, H R 2642	Personal or family matter
June 20, 2007	Aye	House vote 497	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2642	Personal or family matter
June 20, 2007	Aye	House vote 496	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2642	Personal or family matter
June 20, 2007	Aye	House vote 495	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2642	Personal or family matter
June 20, 2007	Aye	House vote 494	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2642	Personal or family matter
June 20, 2007	Nay	House vote 493	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2642	Personal or family matter
June 20, 2007	Aye	House vote 492	On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 2642	Personal or family matter

Other Representatives from Florida:

	Name	Missed
	Corrine Brown (D)	8.0%
	Curt Clawson (R)	8.0%
	Frederica S. Wilson (D)	5.9%
	Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)	5.8%
	Alcee L. Hastings (D)	5.8%
	Theodore E. Deutch (D)	5.2%
	Ander Crenshaw (R)	4.3%
	Mario Diaz-Balart (R)	4.1%
	Kathy Castor (D)	4.1%
	Jeff Miller (R)	3.9%
	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)	3.6%
	Alan Grayson (D)	2.9%
	Carlos Curbelo (R)	2.8%
	Patrick Murphy (D)	2.7%
	Lois Frankel (D)	2.7%
	Vern Buchanan (R)	2.6%
	Richard B. Nugent (R)	2.3%
	Daniel Webster (R)	1.9%
	Gus M. Bilirakis (R)	1.7%
	Thomas J. Rooney (R)	1.3%
	Ted S. Yoho (R)	1.1%
	Dennis A. Ross (R)	1.0%
	David W. Jolly (R)	0.9%
	John L. Mica (R)	0.7%
	Bill Posey (R)	0.7%
	Ron DeSantis (R)	0.5%
	Gwen Graham (D)	0.2%