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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 | 2010 | House | 11 | 614 | 1.8% |
| Adams, J. Stuart | R | 2010 | Senate | 69 | 786 | 8.8% |
| Allen, Sheryl L. | R | 2010 | House | 26 | 614 | 4.2% |
| Anderson, Johnny | R | 2010 | House | 18 | 614 | 2.9% |
| Barrus, Roger E. | R | 2010 | House | 18 | 614 | 2.9% |
| Beck, Trisha S. | D | 2010 | House | 2 | 614 | 0.3% |
| Bigelow, Ron | R | 2010 | House | 92 | 614 | 15.0% |
| Bird, Jim | R | 2010 | House | 5 | 614 | 0.8% |
| Biskupski, Jackie | D | 2010 | House | 34 | 614 | 5.5% |
| Black, Laura | D | 2010 | House | 16 | 614 | 2.6% |
| Bramble, Curtis S. | R | 2010 | Senate | 183 | 786 | 23.3% |
| Brown, Melvin R. | R | 2010 | House | 56 | 614 | 9.1% |
| Buttars, D. Chris | R | 2010 | Senate | 198 | 786 | 25.2% |
| Chavez-Houck, Rebecca | D | 2010 | House | 2 | 614 | 0.3% |
| Christensen, Allen M. | R | 2010 | Senate | 117 | 786 | 14.9% |
| Clark, David | R | 2010 | House | 94 | 614 | 15.3% |
| Clark, Stephen D. | R | 2010 | House | 51 | 614 | 8.3% |
| Cosgrove, Tim M. | D | 2010 | House | 6 | 614 | 1.0% |
| Davis, Gene | D | 2010 | Senate | 54 | 786 | 6.9% |
| Daw, Bradley M. | R | 2010 | House | 42 | 614 | 6.8% |
| Dayton, Margaret | R | 2010 | Senate | 56 | 786 | 7.1% |
| Dee, Brad L. | R | 2010 | House | 52 | 614 | 8.5% |
| Dougall, John | R | 2010 | House | 41 | 614 | 6.7% |
| Draxler, Jack R. | R | 2010 | House | 37 | 614 | 6.0% |
| Duckworth, Susan | D | 2010 | House | 46 | 614 | 7.5% |
| Dunnigan, James A. | R | 2010 | House | 19 | 614 | 3.1% |
| Edwards, Rebecca P. | R | 2010 | House | 22 | 614 | 3.6% |
| Escamilla, Luz Robles | D | 2010 | Senate | 112 | 786 | 14.2% |
| Ferry, Ben C. | R | 2010 | House | 29 | 614 | 4.7% |
| Fisher, Janice M. | D | 2010 | House | 22 | 614 | 3.6% |
| Fisher, Julie | R | 2010 | House | 37 | 614 | 6.0% |
| Fowlke, Lorie D. | R | 2010 | House | 74 | 614 | 12.1% |
| Frank, Craig A. | R | 2010 | House | 23 | 614 | 3.7% |
| Froerer, Gage | R | 2010 | House | 17 | 614 | 2.8% |
| Garn, Kevin S. | R | 2010 | House | 122 | 614 | 19.9% |
| Gibson, Francis D. | R | 2010 | House | 34 | 614 | 5.5% |
| Gibson, Kerry W. | R | 2010 | House | 84 | 614 | 13.7% |
| Goodfellow, Brent H. | D | 2010 | Senate | 36 | 786 | 4.6% |
| Gowans, James R. | D | 2010 | House | 132 | 614 | 21.5% |
| Greenwood, Richard A. | R | 2010 | House | 18 | 614 | 2.9% |
| Greiner, Jon J. | R | 2010 | Senate | 59 | 786 | 7.5% |
| Grover, Keith | R | 2010 | House | 11 | 614 | 1.8% |
| Hansen, Neil A. | D | 2010 | House | 30 | 614 | 4.9% |
| Harper, Wayne A. | R | 2010 | House | 48 | 614 | 7.8% |
| Hemingway, Lynn N. | D | 2010 | House | 30 | 614 | 4.9% |
| Hendrickson, Neal B. | D | 2010 | House | 54 | 614 | 8.8% |
| Herrod, Christopher N. | R | 2010 | House | 48 | 614 | 7.8% |
| Hillyard, Lyle W. | R | 2010 | Senate | 248 | 786 | 31.6% |
| Hinkins, David P. | R | 2010 | Senate | 91 | 786 | 11.6% |
| Hughes, Gregory H. | R | 2010 | House | 107 | 614 | 17.4% |
| Hunsaker, Fred R | R | 2010 | House | 44 | 614 | 7.2% |
| Hutchings, Eric K. | R | 2010 | House | 116 | 614 | 18.9% |
| Ipson, Don L. | R | 2010 | House | 25 | 614 | 4.1% |
| Jenkins, Scott K. | R | 2010 | Senate | 55 | 786 | 7.0% |
| Johnson, Christine A. | D | 2010 | House | 45 | 614 | 7.3% |
| Jones, Patricia W. | D | 2010 | Senate | 37 | 786 | 4.7% |
| King, Brian S. | D | 2010 | House | 10 | 614 | 1.6% |
| Kiser, Todd E. | R | 2010 | House | 18 | 614 | 2.9% |
| Knudson, Peter C. | R | 2010 | Senate | 35 | 786 | 4.5% |
| Last, Bradley G. | R | 2010 | House | 39 | 614 | 6.4% |
| Liljenquist, Daniel R. | R | 2010 | Senate | 203 | 786 | 25.8% |
| Litvack, David | D | 2010 | House | 33 | 614 | 5.4% |
| Lockhart, Rebecca D. | R | 2010 | House | 45 | 614 | 7.3% |
| Madsen, Mark B. | R | 2010 | Senate | 212 | 786 | 27.0% |
| Mascaro, Steven R. | R | 2010 | House | 97 | 614 | 15.8% |
| Mathis, John G. | R | 2010 | House | 19 | 614 | 3.1% |
| Mayne, Karen | D | 2010 | Senate | 45 | 786 | 5.7% |
| McAdams, Benjamin M. | D | 2010 | Senate | 89 | 786 | 11.3% |
| McIff, Kay L. | R | 2010 | House | 83 | 614 | 13.5% |
| Menlove, Ronda Rudd | R | 2010 | House | 47 | 614 | 7.7% |
| Morgan, Karen W. | D | 2010 | Senate | 78 | 786 | 9.9% |
| Morley, Michael T. | R | 2010 | House | 49 | 614 | 8.0% |
| Moss, Carol Spackman | D | 2010 | House | 41 | 614 | 6.7% |
| Newbold, Merlynn T. | R | 2010 | House | 54 | 614 | 8.8% |
| Niederhauser, Wayne L. | R | 2010 | Senate | 147 | 786 | 18.7% |
| Noel, Michael E. | R | 2010 | House | 59 | 614 | 9.6% |
| Oda, Curtis | R | 2010 | House | 19 | 614 | 3.1% |
| Okerlund, Ralph | R | 2010 | Senate | 34 | 786 | 4.3% |
| Painter, Patrick | R | 2010 | House | 129 | 614 | 21.0% |
| Poulson, Marie H. | D | 2010 | House | 4 | 614 | 0.7% |
| Powell, Kraig | R | 2010 | House | 10 | 614 | 1.6% |
| Ray, Paul | R | 2010 | House | 63 | 614 | 10.3% |
| Riesen, Phil | D | 2010 | House | 13 | 614 | 2.1% |
| Romero, Ross I. | D | 2010 | Senate | 39 | 786 | 5.0% |
| Sandstrom, Stephen E. | R | 2010 | House | 27 | 614 | 4.4% |
| Seegmiller, F. Jay | D | 2010 | House | 10 | 614 | 1.6% |
| Seelig, Jennifer M. | D | 2010 | House | 72 | 614 | 11.7% |
| Stephenson, Howard A. | R | 2010 | Senate | 132 | 786 | 16.8% |
| Stevenson, Jerry W. | R | 2010 | Senate | 49 | 786 | 6.2% |
| Stowell, Dennis E. | R | 2010 | Senate | 45 | 786 | 5.7% |
| Sumsion, Kenneth W. | R | 2010 | House | 54 | 614 | 8.8% |
| Urquhart, Stephen H. | R | 2010 | Senate | 101 | 786 | 12.8% |
| Valentine, John L. | R | 2010 | Senate | 88 | 786 | 11.2% |
| Van Tassell, Kevin T. | R | 2010 | Senate | 74 | 786 | 9.4% |
| Vickers, Evan J. | R | 2010 | House | 20 | 614 | 3.3% |
| Waddoups, Michael G. | R | 2010 | Senate | 36 | 786 | 4.6% |
| Wallis, C. Brent | R | 2010 | House | 25 | 614 | 4.1% |
| Watkins, Christine F. | D | 2010 | House | 15 | 614 | 2.4% |
| Webb, R. Curt | R | 2010 | House | 32 | 614 | 5.2% |
| Wheatley, Mark A. | D | 2010 | House | 16 | 614 | 2.6% |
| Wilcox, Ryan D. | R | 2010 | House | 46 | 614 | 7.5% |
| Wiley, Larry B. | D | 2010 | House | 15 | 614 | 2.4% |
| Wimmer, Carl | R | 2010 | House | 65 | 614 | 10.6% |
| Wright, Bill | R | 2010 | House | 82 | 614 | 13.4% |
