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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aagard, Douglas C. | R | 2008 | House | 4 | 616 | 0.6% |
| Allen, Sheryl L. | R | 2008 | House | 58 | 616 | 9.4% |
| Andersen, Sylvia S. | R | 2008 | House | 23 | 616 | 3.7% |
| Barrus, Roger E. | R | 2008 | House | 7 | 616 | 1.1% |
| Bell, Gregory S. | R | 2008 | Senate | 62 | 806 | 7.7% |
| Bigelow, Ron | R | 2008 | House | 58 | 616 | 9.4% |
| Bird, Jim | R | 2008 | House | 37 | 616 | 6.0% |
| Biskupski, Jackie | D | 2008 | House | 33 | 616 | 5.4% |
| Bowman, DeMar Bud | R | 2008 | House | 297 | 616 | 48.2% |
| Bramble, Curtis S. | R | 2008 | Senate | 98 | 806 | 12.2% |
| Brown, Melvin R. | R | 2008 | House | 86 | 616 | 14.0% |
| Buttars, D. Chris | R | 2008 | Senate | 228 | 806 | 28.3% |
| Chavez-Houck, Rebecca | D | 2008 | House | 7 | 616 | 1.1% |
| Christensen, Allen M. | R | 2008 | Senate | 91 | 806 | 11.3% |
| Clark, David | R | 2008 | House | 78 | 616 | 12.7% |
| Clark, Stephen D. | R | 2008 | House | 52 | 616 | 8.4% |
| Cosgrove, Tim M. | D | 2008 | House | 7 | 616 | 1.1% |
| Curtis, Greg J. | R | 2008 | House | 173 | 616 | 28.1% |
| Davis, Gene | D | 2008 | Senate | 59 | 806 | 7.3% |
| Daw, Bradley M. | R | 2008 | House | 26 | 616 | 4.2% |
| Dayton, Margaret | R | 2008 | Senate | 27 | 806 | 3.3% |
| Dee, Brad L. | R | 2008 | House | 48 | 616 | 7.8% |
| Dmitrich, Mike | D | 2008 | Senate | 66 | 806 | 8.2% |
| Donnelson, Glenn A. | R | 2008 | House | 22 | 616 | 3.6% |
| Dougall, John | R | 2008 | House | 33 | 616 | 5.4% |
| Draxler, Jack R. | R | 2008 | House | 21 | 616 | 3.4% |
| Duckworth, Carl W. | D | 2008 | House | 125 | 616 | 20.3% |
| Dunnigan, James A. | R | 2008 | House | 37 | 616 | 6.0% |
| Eastman, Dan R. | R | 2008 | Senate | 100 | 806 | 12.4% |
| Ferry, Ben C. | R | 2008 | House | 23 | 616 | 3.7% |
| Fife, Fred J. | D | 2008 | Senate | 27 | 806 | 3.3% |
| Fisher, Janice M. | D | 2008 | House | 31 | 616 | 5.0% |
| Fisher, Julie | R | 2008 | House | 21 | 616 | 3.4% |
| Fowlke, Lorie D. | R | 2008 | House | 37 | 616 | 6.0% |
| Frank, Craig A. | R | 2008 | House | 46 | 616 | 7.5% |
| Froerer, Gage | R | 2008 | House | 14 | 616 | 2.3% |
| Garn, Kevin S. | R | 2008 | House | 67 | 616 | 10.9% |
| Gibson, Kerry W. | R | 2008 | House | 109 | 616 | 17.7% |
| Goodfellow, Brent H. | D | 2008 | Senate | 46 | 806 | 5.7% |
| Gowans, James R. | D | 2008 | House | 85 | 616 | 13.8% |
| Greenwood, Richard A. | R | 2008 | House | 49 | 616 | 8.0% |
| Greiner, Jon J. | R | 2008 | Senate | 46 | 806 | 5.7% |
| Grover, Keith | R | 2008 | House | 17 | 616 | 2.8% |
| Hansen, Neil A. | D | 2008 | House | 35 | 616 | 5.7% |
| Harper, Wayne A. | R | 2008 | House | 36 | 616 | 5.8% |
| Hemingway, Lynn N. | D | 2008 | House | 23 | 616 | 3.7% |
| Hendrickson, Neal B. | D | 2008 | House | 78 | 616 | 12.7% |
| Herrod, Christopher N. | R | 2008 | House | 49 | 616 | 8.0% |
| Hickman, John W. | R | 2008 | Senate | 234 | 806 | 29.0% |
| Hillyard, Lyle W. | R | 2008 | Senate | 140 | 806 | 17.4% |
| Holdaway, Kory M. | R | 2008 | House | 56 | 616 | 9.1% |
| Hughes, Gregory H. | R | 2008 | House | 71 | 616 | 11.5% |
| Hunsaker, Fred R | R | 2008 | House | 13 | 616 | 2.1% |
| Hutchings, Eric K. | R | 2008 | House | 54 | 616 | 8.8% |
| Jenkins, Scott K. | R | 2008 | Senate | 41 | 806 | 5.1% |
| Johnson, Christine A. | D | 2008 | House | 34 | 616 | 5.5% |
| Jones, Patricia W. | D | 2008 | Senate | 27 | 806 | 3.3% |
| Killpack, Sheldon L. | R | 2008 | Senate | 148 | 806 | 18.4% |
| King, Brad | D | 2008 | House | 40 | 616 | 6.5% |
| Kiser, Todd E. | R | 2008 | House | 21 | 616 | 3.4% |
| Knudson, Peter C. | R | 2008 | Senate | 29 | 806 | 3.6% |
| Last, Bradley G. | R | 2008 | House | 35 | 616 | 5.7% |
| Litvack, David | D | 2008 | House | 45 | 616 | 7.3% |
| Lockhart, Rebecca D. | R | 2008 | House | 61 | 616 | 9.9% |
| Madsen, Mark B. | R | 2008 | Senate | 125 | 806 | 15.5% |
| Mascaro, Steven R. | R | 2008 | House | 59 | 616 | 9.6% |
| Mathis, John G. | R | 2008 | House | 52 | 616 | 8.4% |
| Mayne, Karen | D | 2008 | Senate | 10 | 806 | 1.2% |
| McCoy, Scott D. | D | 2008 | Senate | 86 | 806 | 10.7% |
| McGee, Rosalind J. | D | 2008 | House | 23 | 616 | 3.7% |
| McIff, Kay L. | R | 2008 | House | 65 | 616 | 10.6% |
| Menlove, Ronda Rudd | R | 2008 | House | 19 | 616 | 3.1% |
| Morgan, Karen W. | D | 2008 | House | 21 | 616 | 3.4% |
| Morley, Michael T. | R | 2008 | House | 66 | 616 | 10.7% |
| Moss, Carol Spackman | D | 2008 | House | 65 | 616 | 10.6% |
| Neuenschwander, Paul A. | R | 2008 | House | 20 | 616 | 3.2% |
| Newbold, Merlynn T. | R | 2008 | House | 56 | 616 | 9.1% |
| Niederhauser, Wayne L. | R | 2008 | Senate | 69 | 806 | 8.6% |
| Noel, Michael E. | R | 2008 | House | 53 | 616 | 8.6% |
| Oda, Curtis | R | 2008 | House | 32 | 616 | 5.2% |
| Painter, Patrick | R | 2008 | House | 160 | 616 | 26.0% |
| Peterson, Darin G. | R | 2008 | Senate | 57 | 806 | 7.1% |
| Ray, Paul | R | 2008 | House | 54 | 616 | 8.8% |
| Riesen, Phil | D | 2008 | House | 36 | 616 | 5.8% |
| Romero, Ross I. | D | 2008 | Senate | 6 | 806 | 0.7% |
| Sandstrom, Stephen E. | R | 2008 | House | 22 | 616 | 3.6% |
| Seelig, Jennifer M. | D | 2008 | House | 40 | 616 | 6.5% |
| Shurtliff, LaWanna Lou | D | 2008 | House | 57 | 616 | 9.3% |
| Snow, Gordon E. | R | 2008 | House | 26 | 616 | 4.2% |
| Stephenson, Howard A. | R | 2008 | Senate | 72 | 806 | 8.9% |
| Stowell, Dennis E. | R | 2008 | Senate | 61 | 806 | 7.6% |
| Sumsion, Kenneth W. | R | 2008 | House | 22 | 616 | 3.6% |
| Tilton, Aaron | R | 2008 | House | 72 | 616 | 11.7% |
| Urquhart, Stephen H. | R | 2008 | House | 134 | 616 | 21.8% |
| Valentine, John L. | R | 2008 | Senate | 115 | 806 | 14.3% |
| Van Tassell, Kevin T. | R | 2008 | Senate | 94 | 806 | 11.7% |
| Waddoups, Michael G. | R | 2008 | Senate | 32 | 806 | 4.0% |
| Walker, Carlene M. | R | 2008 | Senate | 55 | 806 | 6.8% |
| Walker, Mark W. | R | 2008 | House | 94 | 616 | 15.3% |
| Webb, R. Curt | R | 2008 | House | 12 | 616 | 1.9% |
| Wheatley, Mark A. | D | 2008 | House | 39 | 616 | 6.3% |
| Wiley, Larry B. | D | 2008 | House | 23 | 616 | 3.7% |
| Wimmer, Carl | R | 2008 | House | 44 | 616 | 7.1% |
| Winn, Bradley A. | R | 2008 | House | 100 | 616 | 16.2% |
