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Missed Votes

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Note: Missed votes by legislators may be due to illness, family emergencies, or other good reasons. In addition, members of the House and Senate majority and minority leadership teams are sometimes required to be off the floor during votes. Users of this report should always ask before jumping to conclusions about a lawmaker's missed votes record.

Senators:

Legislator Total Missed Votes* Total Roll Calls
Sen. Hubert Houser R-Carson 205 1662
Sen. Pat Ward R- 192 1379
Sen. David Johnson R-Ocheyedan 146 1662
Sen. Jerry Behn R-Boone 137 1662
Sen. Tim L. Kapucian R-Keystone 85 1662
Sen. Gene Fraise D- 80 1379
Sen. Brad Zaun R- Urbandale 77 1661
Sen. Paul McKinley R- 72 1379
Sen. Jack Hatch D-Des Moines 71 1662
Sen. Thomas G. Courtney D- Burlington 61 1662
Sen. James A. Seymour R- 61 1379
Sen. Ron Wieck R- 61 786
Sen. Mark Chelgren R-Ottumwa 59 876
Sen. Sandra Greiner R-Washington 58 876
Sen. Swati A. Dandekar D- 57 1107
Sen. Rick Bertrand R-Sioux City 54 876
Sen. Tom Hancock D- 52 1379
Sen. Matt McCoy D-Des Moines 52 1662
Sen. Steve Warnstadt D- 44 786
Sen. Shawn Hamerlinck R- 38 1379
Sen. David Hartsuch R- 38 786
Sen. Wally E. Horn D-Cedar Rapids 31 1662
Sen. Kent Sorenson R-Milo 30 876
Sen. Amy Sinclair R- Allerton 29 283
Sen. Nancy J. Boettger R-Harlan 28 1662
Sen. Bill Heckroth D- 25 786
Sen. Janet Petersen D-Des Moines 25 1717
Sen. Merlin Bartz R- 21 1379
Sen. Brian Schoenjahn D-Arlington 21 1662
Sen. Bill Anderson R- Pierson 20 876
Sen. James F. Hahn R- 16 1380
Sen. Rob Hogg D-Cedar Rapids 16 1662
Sen. Joni Ernst R-Red Oak 15 876
Sen. Randy Feenstra R- Hull 15 1662
Sen. John "Jack" P. Kibbie D- 15 1379
Sen. Robert E. Dvorsky D- Coralville 13 1662
Sen. Dr. Joe M. Seng D-Davenport 13 1662
Sen. Joe Bolkcom D-Iowa City 12 1662
Sen. Dick L. Dearden D-Des Moines 11 1662
Sen. Dan Zumbach R-Ryan 10 283
Sen. Dennis Guth R-Klemme 7 283
Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach D-Ames 5 1662
Sen. Dennis H. Black D-Grinnell 4 1662
Sen. Jeff Danielson D-Cedar Falls 4 1662
Sen. Keith A. Kreiman D- 3 786
Sen. Liz Mathis D-Cedar Rapids 3 555
Sen. Steve Sodders D-State Center 3 1662
Sen. Tod R. Bowman D-Maquoketa 2 876
Sen. Rich Olive D- 2 786
Sen. Kim Reynolds R- 2 786
Sen. Daryl Beall D-Fort Dodge 1 1662
Sen. Bill Dix R-Shell Rock 1 876
Sen. Tom Rielly D- 1 1379
Sen. Ken Rozenboom R-Oskaloosa 1 283
Sen. Mark Segebart R- Vail 1 283
Sen. Mary Jo Wilhelm D- Cresco 1 1662
Sen. Staci Appel D- 0 786
Sen. Chris Brase D-Muscatine 0 283
Sen. Michael Breitbach R-Strawberry Point 0 283
Sen. Jake Chapman R-Adel 0 283
Sen. William A. Dotzler, Jr. D-Waterloo 0 1662
Sen. Michael E. Gronstal D-Council Bluffs 0 1662
Sen. Rita Hart D-Wheatland 0 283
Sen. Pam Jochum D-Dubuque 0 1662
Sen. Steve Kettering R- 0 1379
Sen. Larry Noble R- 0 786
Sen. Amanda Ragan D- Mason City 0 1662
Sen. Becky Schmitz D- 0 786
Sen. Charles Schneider R-West Des Moines 0 283
Sen. Roby Smith R-Davenport 0 876
Sen. Roger Stewart D- 0 786
Sen. Rich Taylor D-Mt Pleasant 0 283
Sen. Jack Whitver D- Ankeny 0 876

Representatives:

Legislator Total Missed Votes* Total Roll Calls
Rep. Royd Chambers R- 419 1434
Rep. Mark A. Brandenburg R-Council Bluffs 282 1015
Rep. Roger Wendt D- 262 740
Rep. Rick L. Olson D- 226 1755
Rep. Helen Miller D- 206 1755
Rep. Kurt Swaim D- 170 1434
Rep. Brian Quirk D- 162 1434
Rep. Clel Baudler R- Greenfield 157 1755
Rep. Lance Horbach R- 152 1434
Rep. Ralph Watts R-Adel 148 1755
Rep. Christopher Rants R- 143 740
Rep. Kevin McCarthy D- 142 1755
Rep. J. Scott Raecker R- 138 1434
Rep. Betty De Boef R- 131 1434
Rep. Jim Van Engelenhoven R- 123 1434
Rep. Rich Arnold R- 114 1434
Rep. Joel Fry R-Osceola 94 1015
Rep. Patrick Murphy D-Dubuque 94 1755
Rep. Daniel A. Huseman R-Aurelia 93 1755
Rep. Rich Anderson R- 85 1434
Rep. Steven Lukan R- 78 1434
Rep. Phyllis Thede D-Bettendorf 77 1755
Rep. Deborah Berry D-Waterloo 76 1755
Rep. Wayne Ford D- 76 740
Rep. Annette Sweeney R- 76 1434
Rep. Linda Miller R-Bettendorf 69 1755
Rep. Geri Huser D- 67 740
Rep. Thomas Sands R-Wapello 63 1755
Rep. Gary Worthan R-Storm Lake 58 1755
Rep. Todd E. Taylor D-Cedar Rapids 52 1755
Rep. Chip Baltimore R-Boone 49 1015
Rep. Greg Forristall R- Macedonia 49 1755
Rep. Jeremy Taylor R- 47 694
Rep. Stewart Iverson R- 45 694
Rep. Kevin Koester R-Ankeny 44 1755
Rep. Erik Helland R- 42 1434
Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines D- Des Moines 41 1015
Rep. Andrew Wenthe D- 41 1434
Rep. Bob Kressig D-Cedar Falls 40 1755
Rep. Mary Wolfe D-Clinton 40 1015
Rep. Marti Anderson D-Des Moines 38 321
Rep. Bob Hager R- 38 694
Rep. Mark D. Smith D-Marshalltown 37 1755
Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad D-Des Moines 36 1755
Rep. Dwayne Alons R-Hull 36 1755
Rep. Dennis Cohoon D-Burlington 36 1755
Rep. Kraig Paulsen R-Hiawatha 36 1755
Rep. Henry Rayhons R- 35 1755
Rep. Jeff Kaufmann R- 34 1434
Rep. Dan Rasmussen R- 34 694
Rep. Renee Schulte R- 34 1434
Rep. Cecil Dolecheck R-Mount Ayr. 33 1755
Rep. Jason Schultz R-Schleswig 31 1755
Rep. John Wittneben D- 31 694
Rep. Robert Bacon R-Sioux City 30 914
Rep. Jack Drake R-Griswold 29 1755
Rep. David Heaton R-Mt Pleasant 29 1755
Rep. David Jacoby D-Coralville 29 1755
Rep. Kirsten Running-Marquardt D-Cedar Rapids 29 1350
Rep. McKinley Bailey D- 28 740
Rep. Linda Upmeyer R-Clear Lake 28 1755
Rep. Jim Lykam R-Davenport 27 1755
Rep. Dave Tjepkes R- 27 1434
Rep. Rod Roberts R- 26 740
Rep. David Dawson D- 24 321
Rep. Daniel Muhlbauer D-Manilla 24 1015
Rep. Jodi Tymeson R- 22 740
Rep. Nate Willems D- 22 1434
Rep. Frank Wood D- 22 321
Rep. Lisa Heddens D-Ames 21 1755
Rep. Paul Shomshor D- 21 740
Rep. Jeff Smith R-Okoboji 21 1015
Rep. Paul Bell D- 20 740
Rep. Tom Shaw R-Laurens 20 1015
Rep. Chris Hall D-Sioux City 19 1015
Rep. Charles Isenhart D- 19 1755
Rep. Peter Cownie R-West Des Moines 18 1755
Rep. Mark Kuhn D- 18 740
Rep. Dolores Mertz D- 18 740
Rep. Ray Zirkelbach D- 18 740
Rep. Mary Gaskill D-Ottumwa 17 1755
Rep. Steven N. Olson R-DeWitt 17 1755
Rep. Chuck Soderberg R-Le Mars 16 1755
Rep. Mary Ann Hanusa R-Council Bluffs 15 1015
Rep. Tyler Olson D-Cedar Rapids 15 1755
Rep. Ross Paustian R- 15 694
Rep. Gene Ficken D- 14 740
Rep. Doug Struyk R- 14 740
Rep. Dick Taylor D- 14 405
Rep. Bruce L. Hunter D-Des Moines 13 1755
Rep. Nathan Reichert D- 13 740
Rep. Wes Whitead D- 13 740
Rep. Joshua Byrnes R- 12 1015
Rep. Jo Oldson D-Des Moines 12 1755
Rep. Sharon Steckman D-Mason City 12 1755
Rep. Roger Thomas D-Elkader 12 1755
Rep. Vicki Lensing D-Iowa City 11 1755
Rep. Glen Massie R- 11 694
Rep. Ron Jorgensen R-Sioux City 10 1015
Rep. Jerry A. Kearns D-Keokuk 10 1755
Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell D- 10 1755
Rep. Todd Prichard D-Charles City 9 321
Rep. Nancy Dunkel D- 8 321
Rep. Doris Kelley D- 8 740
Rep. Mary Mascher D-Iowa City 8 1755
Rep. Donovan Olson D- 8 740
Rep. Dawn E. Pettengill R-Mount Auburn 8 1755
Rep. Patti Ruff D- 8 321
Rep. John Beard D- 7 740
Rep. Sally Stutsman D- 7 321
Rep. Matt Windschitl R-Missouri Valley 7 1755
Rep. Elesha Gayman D- 6 740
Rep. Cindy Winckler D-Davenport 6 1755
Rep. Kerry Burt D- 5 740
Rep. Curtis Hanson D-Fairfield 5 1350
Rep. Mark Lofgren R-Muscatine 5 1015
Rep. Kent Sorenson R- 5 740
Rep. Polly Bukta D- 4 740
Rep. David Deyoe R-Nevada 4 1755
Rep. Marcella Frevert D- 4 740
Rep. Chris Hagenow R-Windsor Heights 4 1755
Rep. Jarad Klein R-Keota 4 1015
Rep. Brian Moore R-Bellevue 4 1015
Rep. Joe Riding D- 4 321
Rep. Dean C. Fisher R- 3 321
Rep. Greg T. Heartsill R- 3 321
Rep. Eric Palmer D- 3 740
Rep. Mike Reasoner D- 3 740
Rep. Larry Sheets R- 3 321
Rep. Lee Hein R-Monticello 2 1015
Rep. Mike May R- 2 740
Rep. Kim Pearson R- 2 694
Rep. Julian B. Garrett R-Indianola 1 1015
Rep. Tedd Gassman R- 1 321
Rep. Anesa Kajtazovic D-Waterloo 1 1015
Rep. David E. Maxwell R- 1 321
Rep. Tom Schueller D- 1 740
Rep. Quentin Stanerson R- 1 321
Rep. John Whitaker D- 1 405
Rep. Bruce L. Bearinger D- 0 321
Rep. Mark Costello R- 0 321
Rep. John Forbes D- 0 321
Rep. Patrick Grassley R-New Hartford 0 1755
Rep. Megan Hess R- 0 321
Rep. Jake Highfill R- 0 321
Rep. Bobby Kaufmann R- 0 321
Rep. Daniel Kelley D-Newton 0 1015
Rep. John Landon R- 0 321
Rep. Daniel Lundby D- 0 321
Rep. Larry K. Marek D- 0 740
Rep. Scott Ourth D- 0 321
Rep. Walt Rogers R-Cedar Falls 0 1015
Rep. Sandy Salmon R- 0 321
Rep. Art Staed D- 0 321
Rep. Rob Taylor R- 0 321
Rep. Guy Vander Linden R-Oskaloosa 0 1015
Rep. Nick Wagner R- 0 1434

*Missed votes include all roll calls on which a legislator did not vote, regardless of whether the legislator was present or absent.