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During each year's 45-day legislative session, legislators cast hundreds of floor votes. That means they have 100s of opportunities to miss votes. Toward the end of the session especially, votes are held so rapidly that even taking a short bathroom break can result in missed votes. Legislators who miss a day or two for illness or a family emergency will miss many votes. Those assigned to assemble the final budget will miss even more. Most legislators who miss large numbers of votes can rightly point to one of these reasons. You can find further commentary here:
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| Legislator | Party | Year | Chamber | # missed votes | # votes held | % missed votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, J. Stuart | R | 2011 | Senate | 160 | 940 | 17.0% |
| Anderson, Johnny | R | 2011 | House | 46 | 651 | 7.1% |
| Arent, Patrice M. | D | 2011 | House | 38 | 651 | 5.8% |
| Barrus, Roger E. | R | 2011 | House | 22 | 651 | 3.4% |
| Bird, Jim | R | 2011 | House | 27 | 651 | 4.1% |
| Biskupski, Jackie | D | 2011 | House | 33 | 651 | 5.1% |
| Bramble, Curtis S. | R | 2011 | Senate | 301 | 940 | 32.0% |
| Briscoe, Joel K. | D | 2011 | House | 11 | 651 | 1.7% |
| Brown, Derek E. | R | 2011 | House | 34 | 651 | 5.2% |
| Brown, Melvin R. | R | 2011 | House | 221 | 651 | 33.9% |
| Buttars, D. Chris | R | 2011 | Senate | 342 | 940 | 36.4% |
| Butterfield, David G. | R | 2011 | House | 36 | 651 | 5.5% |
| Chavez-Houck, Rebecca | D | 2011 | House | 8 | 651 | 1.2% |
| Christensen, Allen M. | R | 2011 | Senate | 86 | 940 | 9.1% |
| Christensen, LaVar | R | 2011 | House | 27 | 651 | 4.1% |
| Clark, David | R | 2011 | House | 51 | 651 | 7.8% |
| Cosgrove, Tim M. | D | 2011 | House | 3 | 651 | 0.5% |
| Cox, Fred C. | R | 2011 | House | 4 | 651 | 0.6% |
| Davis, Gene | D | 2011 | Senate | 48 | 940 | 5.1% |
| Daw, Bradley M. | R | 2011 | House | 53 | 651 | 8.1% |
| Dayton, Margaret | R | 2011 | Senate | 42 | 940 | 4.5% |
| Dee, Brad L. | R | 2011 | House | 69 | 651 | 10.6% |
| Dougall, John | R | 2011 | House | 119 | 651 | 18.3% |
| Draxler, Jack R. | R | 2011 | House | 48 | 651 | 7.4% |
| Duckworth, Susan | D | 2011 | House | 44 | 651 | 6.8% |
| Dunnigan, James A. | R | 2011 | House | 38 | 651 | 5.8% |
| Edwards, Rebecca P. | R | 2011 | House | 15 | 651 | 2.3% |
| Eliason, Steve | R | 2011 | House | 11 | 651 | 1.7% |
| Escamilla, Luz Robles | D | 2011 | Senate | 225 | 940 | 23.9% |
| Fisher, Janice M. | D | 2011 | House | 36 | 651 | 5.5% |
| Fisher, Julie | R | 2011 | House | 34 | 651 | 5.2% |
| Froerer, Gage | R | 2011 | House | 17 | 651 | 2.6% |
| Galvez, Brad J. | R | 2011 | House | 12 | 651 | 1.8% |
| Gibson, Francis D. | R | 2011 | House | 32 | 651 | 4.9% |
| Greenwood, Richard A. | R | 2011 | House | 21 | 651 | 3.2% |
| Grover, Keith | R | 2011 | House | 5 | 651 | 0.8% |
| Handy, Stephen G. | R | 2011 | House | 1 | 651 | 0.2% |
| Harper, Wayne A. | R | 2011 | House | 52 | 651 | 8.0% |
| Hemingway, Lynn N. | D | 2011 | House | 75 | 651 | 11.5% |
| Hendrickson, Neal B. | D | 2011 | House | 16 | 651 | 2.5% |
| Herrod, Christopher N. | R | 2011 | House | 37 | 651 | 5.7% |
| Hillyard, Lyle W. | R | 2011 | Senate | 315 | 940 | 33.5% |
| Hinkins, David P. | R | 2011 | Senate | 102 | 940 | 10.9% |
| Hughes, Gregory H. | R | 2011 | House | 117 | 651 | 18.0% |
| Hutchings, Eric K. | R | 2011 | House | 149 | 651 | 22.9% |
| Ipson, Don L. | R | 2011 | House | 35 | 651 | 5.4% |
| Ivory, Ken | R | 2011 | House | 34 | 651 | 5.2% |
| Jenkins, Scott K. | R | 2011 | Senate | 149 | 940 | 15.9% |
| Jones, Patricia W. | D | 2011 | Senate | 76 | 940 | 8.1% |
| King, Brian S. | D | 2011 | House | 44 | 651 | 6.8% |
| Kiser, Todd E. | R | 2011 | House | 29 | 651 | 4.5% |
| Knudson, Peter C. | R | 2011 | Senate | 53 | 940 | 5.6% |
| Last, Bradley G. | R | 2011 | House | 58 | 651 | 8.9% |
| Liljenquist, Daniel R. | R | 2011 | Senate | 227 | 940 | 24.1% |
| Litvack, David | D | 2011 | House | 49 | 651 | 7.5% |
| Lockhart, Rebecca D. | R | 2011 | House | 210 | 651 | 32.3% |
| Madsen, Mark B. | R | 2011 | Senate | 268 | 940 | 28.5% |
| Mathis, John G. | R | 2011 | House | 31 | 651 | 4.8% |
| Mayne, Karen | D | 2011 | Senate | 74 | 940 | 7.9% |
| McAdams, Benjamin M. | D | 2011 | Senate | 129 | 940 | 13.7% |
| McIff, Kay L. | R | 2011 | House | 52 | 651 | 8.0% |
| Menlove, Ronda Rudd | R | 2011 | House | 60 | 651 | 9.2% |
| Morgan, Karen W. | D | 2011 | Senate | 77 | 940 | 8.2% |
| Morley, Michael T. | R | 2011 | House | 50 | 651 | 7.7% |
| Moss, Carol Spackman | D | 2011 | House | 21 | 651 | 3.2% |
| Newbold, Merlynn T. | R | 2011 | House | 78 | 651 | 12.0% |
| Niederhauser, Wayne L. | R | 2011 | Senate | 190 | 940 | 20.2% |
| Nielson, Jim | R | 2011 | House | 6 | 651 | 0.9% |
| Noel, Michael E. | R | 2011 | House | 37 | 651 | 5.7% |
| Oda, Curtis | R | 2011 | House | 41 | 651 | 6.3% |
| Okerlund, Ralph | R | 2011 | Senate | 37 | 940 | 3.9% |
| Painter, Patrick | R | 2011 | House | 133 | 651 | 20.4% |
| Perry, Lee B. | R | 2011 | House | 16 | 651 | 2.5% |
| Peterson, Jeremy A. | R | 2011 | House | 16 | 651 | 2.5% |
| Peterson, Val L. | R | 2011 | House | 8 | 651 | 1.2% |
| Pitcher, Dixon M. | R | 2011 | House | 20 | 651 | 3.1% |
| Poulson, Marie H. | D | 2011 | House | 14 | 651 | 2.2% |
| Powell, Kraig | R | 2011 | House | 32 | 651 | 4.9% |
| Ray, Paul | R | 2011 | House | 77 | 651 | 11.8% |
| Reid, Stuart C. | R | 2011 | Senate | 65 | 940 | 6.9% |
| Richardson, Holly J. | R | 2011 | House | 62 | 612 | 10.1% |
| Romero, Ross I. | D | 2011 | Senate | 71 | 940 | 7.6% |
| Sagers, Douglas | R | 2011 | House | 88 | 651 | 13.5% |
| Sandstrom, Stephen E. | R | 2011 | House | 80 | 651 | 12.3% |
| Sanpei, Dean | R | 2011 | House | 2 | 651 | 0.3% |
| Seelig, Jennifer M. | D | 2011 | House | 78 | 651 | 12.0% |
| Stephenson, Howard A. | R | 2011 | Senate | 103 | 940 | 11.0% |
| Stevenson, Jerry W. | R | 2011 | Senate | 57 | 940 | 6.1% |
| Stowell, Dennis E. | R | 2011 | Senate | 252 | 940 | 26.8% |
| Sumsion, Kenneth W. | R | 2011 | House | 79 | 651 | 12.1% |
| Thatcher, Daniel W. | R | 2011 | Senate | 108 | 940 | 11.5% |
| Urquhart, Stephen H. | R | 2011 | Senate | 136 | 940 | 14.5% |
| Valentine, John L. | R | 2011 | Senate | 101 | 940 | 10.7% |
| Van Tassell, Kevin T. | R | 2011 | Senate | 60 | 940 | 6.4% |
| Vickers, Evan J. | R | 2011 | House | 42 | 651 | 6.5% |
| Waddoups, Michael G. | R | 2011 | Senate | 58 | 940 | 6.2% |
| Watkins, Christine F. | D | 2011 | House | 31 | 651 | 4.8% |
| Webb, R. Curt | R | 2011 | House | 24 | 651 | 3.7% |
| Wheatley, Mark A. | D | 2011 | House | 28 | 651 | 4.3% |
| Wilcox, Ryan D. | R | 2011 | House | 12 | 651 | 1.8% |
| Wiley, Larry B. | D | 2011 | House | 21 | 651 | 3.2% |
| Wilson, Brad R. | R | 2011 | House | 40 | 651 | 6.1% |
| Wimmer, Carl | R | 2011 | House | 62 | 651 | 9.5% |
| Wright, Bill | R | 2011 | House | 104 | 651 | 16.0% |
