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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 | 2017 | Senate | 100 | 913 | 11.0% |
| Albrecht, Carl R. | R | 2017 | House | 5 | 727 | 0.7% |
| Anderegg, Jacob L. | R | 2017 | Senate | 155 | 913 | 17.0% |
| Arent, Patrice M. | D | 2017 | House | 27 | 727 | 3.7% |
| Barlow, Stewart | R | 2017 | House | 11 | 727 | 1.5% |
| Bramble, Curtis S. | R | 2017 | Senate | 120 | 913 | 13.1% |
| Briscoe, Joel K. | D | 2017 | House | 22 | 727 | 3.0% |
| Brooks, Walt | R | 2017 | House | 9 | 727 | 1.2% |
| Buxton, D. Gregg | R | 2017 | Senate | 25 | 913 | 2.7% |
| Chavez-Houck, Rebecca | D | 2017 | House | 11 | 727 | 1.5% |
| Chew, Scott H. | R | 2017 | House | 21 | 727 | 2.9% |
| Christensen, Allen M. | R | 2017 | Senate | 103 | 913 | 11.3% |
| Christensen, LaVar | R | 2017 | House | 43 | 727 | 5.9% |
| Christofferson, Kay J. | R | 2017 | House | 10 | 727 | 1.4% |
| Coleman, Kim | R | 2017 | House | 43 | 727 | 5.9% |
| Cutler, Bruce R. | R | 2017 | House | 10 | 727 | 1.4% |
| Dabakis, Jim | D | 2017 | Senate | 55 | 913 | 6.0% |
| Davis, Gene | D | 2017 | Senate | 86 | 913 | 9.4% |
| Daw, Bradley M. | R | 2017 | House | 13 | 727 | 1.8% |
| Dayton, Margaret | R | 2017 | Senate | 38 | 913 | 4.2% |
| Duckworth, Susan | D | 2017 | House | 91 | 727 | 12.5% |
| Dunnigan, James A. | R | 2017 | House | 51 | 727 | 7.0% |
| Edwards, Rebecca P. | R | 2017 | House | 35 | 727 | 4.8% |
| Eliason, Steve | R | 2017 | House | 37 | 727 | 5.1% |
| Escamilla, Luz Robles | D | 2017 | Senate | 118 | 913 | 12.9% |
| Fawson, Justin L. | R | 2017 | House | 23 | 727 | 3.2% |
| Fillmore, Lincoln | R | 2017 | Senate | 77 | 913 | 8.4% |
| Froerer, Gage | R | 2017 | House | 33 | 727 | 4.5% |
| Gardiner, Adam | R | 2017 | House | 10 | 727 | 1.4% |
| Gibson, Francis D. | R | 2017 | House | 116 | 727 | 16.0% |
| Greene, Brian M. | R | 2017 | House | 61 | 727 | 8.4% |
| Grover, Keith | R | 2017 | House | 44 | 727 | 6.1% |
| Hall, Craig | R | 2017 | House | 2 | 727 | 0.3% |
| Handy, Stephen G. | R | 2017 | House | 15 | 727 | 2.1% |
| Harper, Wayne A. | R | 2017 | Senate | 65 | 913 | 7.1% |
| Hawkes, Timothy D. | R | 2017 | House | 29 | 727 | 4.0% |
| Hemingway, Lynn N. | D | 2017 | House | 21 | 727 | 2.9% |
| Hemmert, Daniel | R | 2017 | Senate | 171 | 913 | 18.7% |
| Henderson, Deidre M. | R | 2017 | Senate | 59 | 913 | 6.5% |
| Hillyard, Lyle W. | R | 2017 | Senate | 137 | 913 | 15.0% |
| Hinkins, David P. | R | 2017 | Senate | 91 | 913 | 10.0% |
| Hollins, Sandra | D | 2017 | House | 21 | 727 | 2.9% |
| Hughes, Gregory H. | R | 2017 | House | 236 | 727 | 32.5% |
| Hutchings, Eric K. | R | 2017 | House | 97 | 727 | 13.3% |
| Ipson, Don L. | R | 2017 | Senate | 31 | 913 | 3.4% |
| Ivory, Ken | R | 2017 | House | 64 | 727 | 8.8% |
| Iwamoto, Jani | D | 2017 | Senate | 34 | 913 | 3.7% |
| Kennedy, Michael S. | R | 2017 | House | 2 | 727 | 0.3% |
| King, Brian S. | D | 2017 | House | 70 | 727 | 9.6% |
| Knotwell, John | R | 2017 | House | 58 | 727 | 8.0% |
| Knudson, Peter C. | R | 2017 | Senate | 111 | 913 | 12.2% |
| Kwan, Karen | D | 2017 | House | 17 | 727 | 2.3% |
| Last, Bradley G. | R | 2017 | House | 65 | 727 | 8.9% |
| Lisonbee, Karianne | R | 2017 | House | 44 | 727 | 6.1% |
| Maloy, A. Cory | R | 2017 | House | 8 | 727 | 1.1% |
| Mayne, Karen | D | 2017 | Senate | 35 | 913 | 3.8% |
| McCay, Daniel | R | 2017 | House | 78 | 727 | 10.7% |
| McKell, Mike K. | R | 2017 | House | 47 | 727 | 6.5% |
| Miles, Kelly B. | R | 2017 | House | 5 | 727 | 0.7% |
| Millner, Ann | R | 2017 | Senate | 46 | 913 | 5.0% |
| Moss, Carol Spackman | D | 2017 | House | 18 | 727 | 2.5% |
| Moss, Jefferson | R | 2017 | House | 4 | 727 | 0.6% |
| Nelson, Merrill F. | R | 2017 | House | 41 | 727 | 5.6% |
| Niederhauser, Wayne L. | R | 2017 | Senate | 235 | 913 | 25.7% |
| Noel, Michael E. | R | 2017 | House | 121 | 727 | 16.6% |
| Okerlund, Ralph | R | 2017 | Senate | 83 | 913 | 9.1% |
| Owens, Derrin | R | 2017 | House | 34 | 727 | 4.7% |
| Perry, Lee B. | R | 2017 | House | 15 | 727 | 2.1% |
| Peterson, Jeremy A. | R | 2017 | House | 24 | 727 | 3.3% |
| Peterson, Val L. | R | 2017 | House | 5 | 727 | 0.7% |
| Pitcher, Dixon M. | R | 2017 | House | 32 | 727 | 4.4% |
| Potter, Val K. | R | 2017 | House | 3 | 727 | 0.4% |
| Poulson, Marie H. | D | 2017 | House | 12 | 727 | 1.7% |
| Pulsipher, Susan | R | 2017 | House | 6 | 727 | 0.8% |
| Quinn, Tim | R | 2017 | House | 15 | 727 | 2.1% |
| Ray, Paul | R | 2017 | House | 100 | 727 | 13.8% |
| Redd, Edward H. | R | 2017 | House | 6 | 727 | 0.8% |
| Roberts, Marc K. | R | 2017 | House | 20 | 727 | 2.8% |
| Romero, Angela | D | 2017 | House | 31 | 727 | 4.3% |
| Sagers, Douglas | R | 2017 | House | 73 | 727 | 10.0% |
| Sandall, Scott D. | R | 2017 | House | 17 | 727 | 2.3% |
| Sanpei, Dean | R | 2017 | House | 86 | 727 | 11.8% |
| Schultz, Mike | R | 2017 | House | 95 | 727 | 13.1% |
| Shiozawa, Brian E. | R | 2017 | Senate | 59 | 913 | 6.5% |
| Snow, V. Lowry | R | 2017 | House | 32 | 727 | 4.4% |
| Spendlove, Robert M. | R | 2017 | House | 62 | 727 | 8.5% |
| Stanard, Jon E. | R | 2017 | House | 35 | 727 | 4.8% |
| Stephenson, Howard A. | R | 2017 | Senate | 110 | 913 | 12.0% |
| Stevenson, Jerry W. | R | 2017 | Senate | 271 | 913 | 29.7% |
| Stratton, Keven J. | R | 2017 | House | 24 | 727 | 3.3% |
| Thatcher, Daniel W. | R | 2017 | Senate | 124 | 913 | 13.6% |
| Thurston, Norman K. | R | 2017 | House | 10 | 727 | 1.4% |
| Van Tassell, Kevin T. | R | 2017 | Senate | 112 | 913 | 12.3% |
| Vickers, Evan J. | R | 2017 | Senate | 52 | 913 | 5.7% |
| Ward, Raymond P. | R | 2017 | House | 13 | 727 | 1.8% |
| Watkins, Christine F. | R | 2017 | House | 21 | 727 | 2.9% |
| Webb, R. Curt | R | 2017 | House | 29 | 727 | 4.0% |
| Weight, Elizabeth | D | 2017 | House | 8 | 727 | 1.1% |
| Weiler, Todd | R | 2017 | Senate | 41 | 913 | 4.5% |
| Westwood, John R. | R | 2017 | House | 2 | 727 | 0.3% |
| Wheatley, Mark A. | D | 2017 | House | 41 | 727 | 5.6% |
| Wilde, Logan | R | 2017 | House | 19 | 727 | 2.6% |
| Wilson, Brad R. | R | 2017 | House | 150 | 727 | 20.6% |
| Winder, Mike | R | 2017 | House | 14 | 727 | 1.9% |
