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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 | 2016 | Senate | 218 | 860 | 25.3% |
| Anderegg, Jacob L. | R | 2016 | House | 77 | 657 | 11.7% |
| Anderson, Johnny | R | 2016 | House | 188 | 657 | 28.6% |
| Arent, Patrice M. | D | 2016 | House | 20 | 657 | 3.0% |
| Barlow, Stewart | R | 2016 | House | 10 | 657 | 1.5% |
| Bramble, Curtis S. | R | 2016 | Senate | 204 | 860 | 23.7% |
| Briscoe, Joel K. | D | 2016 | House | 38 | 657 | 5.8% |
| Brown, Melvin R. | R | 2016 | House | 30 | 657 | 4.6% |
| Chavez-Houck, Rebecca | D | 2016 | House | 12 | 657 | 1.8% |
| Chew, Scott H. | R | 2016 | House | 12 | 657 | 1.8% |
| Christensen, Allen M. | R | 2016 | Senate | 66 | 860 | 7.7% |
| Christensen, LaVar | R | 2016 | House | 23 | 657 | 3.5% |
| Christofferson, Kay J. | R | 2016 | House | 2 | 657 | 0.3% |
| Coleman, Kim | R | 2016 | House | 51 | 657 | 7.8% |
| Cox, Fred C. | R | 2016 | House | 2 | 657 | 0.3% |
| Cunningham, Rich | R | 2016 | House | 47 | 657 | 7.2% |
| Cutler, Bruce R. | R | 2016 | House | 6 | 657 | 0.9% |
| Dabakis, Jim | D | 2016 | Senate | 76 | 860 | 8.8% |
| Davis, Gene | D | 2016 | Senate | 101 | 860 | 11.7% |
| Daw, Bradley M. | R | 2016 | House | 30 | 657 | 4.6% |
| Dayton, Margaret | R | 2016 | Senate | 57 | 860 | 6.6% |
| Dee, Brad L. | R | 2016 | House | 112 | 657 | 17.0% |
| DiCaro, Sophia M. | R | 2016 | House | 11 | 657 | 1.7% |
| Draxler, Jack R. | R | 2016 | House | 36 | 657 | 5.5% |
| Duckworth, Susan | D | 2016 | House | 35 | 657 | 5.3% |
| Dunnigan, James A. | R | 2016 | House | 59 | 657 | 9.0% |
| Edwards, Rebecca P. | R | 2016 | House | 29 | 657 | 4.4% |
| Eliason, Steve | R | 2016 | House | 13 | 657 | 2.0% |
| Escamilla, Luz Robles | D | 2016 | Senate | 89 | 860 | 10.3% |
| Fawson, Justin L. | R | 2016 | House | 33 | 657 | 5.0% |
| Fillmore, Lincoln | R | 2016 | Senate | 69 | 860 | 8.0% |
| Froerer, Gage | R | 2016 | House | 37 | 657 | 5.6% |
| Gibson, Francis D. | R | 2016 | House | 151 | 657 | 23.0% |
| Greene, Brian M. | R | 2016 | House | 42 | 657 | 6.4% |
| Grover, Keith | R | 2016 | House | 56 | 657 | 8.5% |
| Hall, Craig | R | 2016 | House | 17 | 657 | 2.6% |
| Handy, Stephen G. | R | 2016 | House | 24 | 657 | 3.7% |
| Harper, Wayne A. | R | 2016 | Senate | 22 | 860 | 2.6% |
| Hawkes, Timothy D. | R | 2016 | House | 42 | 657 | 6.4% |
| Hemingway, Lynn N. | D | 2016 | House | 62 | 657 | 9.4% |
| Henderson, Deidre M. | R | 2016 | Senate | 29 | 860 | 3.4% |
| Hillyard, Lyle W. | R | 2016 | Senate | 160 | 860 | 18.6% |
| Hinkins, David P. | R | 2016 | Senate | 125 | 860 | 14.5% |
| Hollins, Sandra | D | 2016 | House | 14 | 657 | 2.1% |
| Hughes, Gregory H. | R | 2016 | House | 189 | 657 | 28.8% |
| Hutchings, Eric K. | R | 2016 | House | 61 | 657 | 9.3% |
| Ipson, Don L. | R | 2016 | House | 30 | 657 | 4.6% |
| Ivory, Ken | R | 2016 | House | 39 | 657 | 5.9% |
| Iwamoto, Jani | D | 2016 | Senate | 394 | 860 | 45.8% |
| Jackson, Alvin B. | R | 2016 | Senate | 125 | 860 | 14.5% |
| Jenkins, Scott K. | R | 2016 | Senate | 42 | 860 | 4.9% |
| Kennedy, Michael S. | R | 2016 | House | 0 | 657 | 0.0% |
| King, Brad | D | 2016 | House | 20 | 657 | 3.0% |
| King, Brian S. | D | 2016 | House | 15 | 657 | 2.3% |
| Knotwell, John | R | 2016 | House | 26 | 657 | 4.0% |
| Knudson, Peter C. | R | 2016 | Senate | 84 | 860 | 9.8% |
| Last, Bradley G. | R | 2016 | House | 50 | 657 | 7.6% |
| Lifferth, David E. | R | 2016 | House | 22 | 657 | 3.3% |
| Madsen, Mark B. | R | 2016 | Senate | 372 | 860 | 43.3% |
| Mayne, Karen | D | 2016 | Senate | 33 | 860 | 3.8% |
| McCay, Daniel | R | 2016 | House | 53 | 657 | 8.1% |
| McIff, Kay L. | R | 2016 | House | 43 | 657 | 6.5% |
| McKell, Mike K. | R | 2016 | House | 53 | 657 | 8.1% |
| Millner, Ann | R | 2016 | Senate | 54 | 860 | 6.3% |
| Moss, Carol Spackman | D | 2016 | House | 20 | 657 | 3.0% |
| Nelson, Merrill F. | R | 2016 | House | 16 | 657 | 2.4% |
| Niederhauser, Wayne L. | R | 2016 | Senate | 178 | 860 | 20.7% |
| Noel, Michael E. | R | 2016 | House | 74 | 657 | 11.3% |
| Oda, Curtis | R | 2016 | House | 35 | 657 | 5.3% |
| Okerlund, Ralph | R | 2016 | Senate | 68 | 860 | 7.9% |
| Owens, Derrin | R | 2016 | House | 59 | 657 | 9.0% |
| Perry, Lee B. | R | 2016 | House | 36 | 657 | 5.5% |
| Peterson, Jeremy A. | R | 2016 | House | 30 | 657 | 4.6% |
| Peterson, Val L. | R | 2016 | House | 3 | 657 | 0.5% |
| Pitcher, Dixon M. | R | 2016 | House | 33 | 657 | 5.0% |
| Poulson, Marie H. | D | 2016 | House | 22 | 657 | 3.3% |
| Powell, Kraig | R | 2016 | House | 59 | 657 | 9.0% |
| Ray, Paul | R | 2016 | House | 72 | 657 | 11.0% |
| Redd, Edward H. | R | 2016 | House | 43 | 657 | 6.5% |
| Roberts, Marc K. | R | 2016 | House | 36 | 657 | 5.5% |
| Romero, Angela | D | 2016 | House | 13 | 657 | 2.0% |
| Sagers, Douglas | R | 2016 | House | 35 | 657 | 5.3% |
| Sandall, Scott D. | R | 2016 | House | 24 | 657 | 3.7% |
| Sanpei, Dean | R | 2016 | House | 100 | 657 | 15.2% |
| Schultz, Mike | R | 2016 | House | 95 | 657 | 14.5% |
| Shiozawa, Brian E. | R | 2016 | Senate | 43 | 860 | 5.0% |
| Snow, V. Lowry | R | 2016 | House | 22 | 657 | 3.3% |
| Spendlove, Robert M. | R | 2016 | House | 28 | 657 | 4.3% |
| Stanard, Jon E. | R | 2016 | House | 64 | 657 | 9.7% |
| Stephenson, Howard A. | R | 2016 | Senate | 143 | 860 | 16.6% |
| Stevenson, Jerry W. | R | 2016 | Senate | 157 | 860 | 18.3% |
| Stratton, Keven J. | R | 2016 | House | 69 | 657 | 10.5% |
| Tanner, Earl D. | R | 2016 | House | 10 | 657 | 1.5% |
| Thatcher, Daniel W. | R | 2016 | Senate | 104 | 860 | 12.1% |
| Thurston, Norman K. | R | 2016 | House | 18 | 657 | 2.7% |
| Urquhart, Stephen H. | R | 2016 | Senate | 316 | 860 | 36.7% |
| Van Tassell, Kevin T. | R | 2016 | Senate | 58 | 860 | 6.7% |
| Vickers, Evan J. | R | 2016 | Senate | 68 | 860 | 7.9% |
| Ward, Raymond P. | R | 2016 | House | 20 | 657 | 3.0% |
| Webb, R. Curt | R | 2016 | House | 48 | 657 | 7.3% |
| Weiler, Todd | R | 2016 | Senate | 31 | 860 | 3.6% |
| Westwood, John R. | R | 2016 | House | 2 | 657 | 0.3% |
| Wheatley, Mark A. | D | 2016 | House | 39 | 657 | 5.9% |
| Wilson, Brad R. | R | 2016 | House | 110 | 657 | 16.7% |
