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Montana State Missed
Votes Scorecard

1%
In Montana, the average House missed 1% of the vote.
State Dist Party Member % Missed Votes # Missed Votes # Total Votes Most Absent Rank
MT HD-041 D Rynalea Whiteman Pena
7%
143 2006 1
MT HD-012 R Linda Reksten
6%
120 2006 2
MT HD-015 D Marvin Weatherwax
5%
99 2006 3
MT HD-051 R Frank Fleming
4%
87 2006 4
MT HD-078 R Gregory Frazer
3%
54 2006 5
MT HD-092 R Mike Hopkins
3%
51 2006 6
MT HD-100 D Andrea Olsen
2%
46 2006 7
MT HD-079 D Robert Farris-Olsen
2%
45 2006 8
MT HD-034 R Rhonda Knudsen
2%
45 2006 8
MT HD-071 R Kenneth Walsh
2%
44 2006 10
MT HD-068 R Caleb Hinkle
2%
43 2006 11
MT HD-088 R Sharon Greef
2%
41 2006 12
MT HD-052 R Jimmy Patelis
2%
41 2006 12
MT HD-021 R Edward Buttrey
2%
40 2006 14
MT HD-057 R Fiona Nave
2%
38 2006 15
MT HD-048 D Jessica Karjala
2%
34 2006 16
MT HD-031 D Frank Smith
2%
33 2006 17
MT HD-066 D Denise Hayman
2%
31 2006 18
MT HD-055 R Vince Ricci
2%
30 2006 19
MT HD-018 R Llew Jones
1%
29 2006 20
MT HD-001 R Steve Gunderson
1%
28 2006 21
MT HD-076 D Donavon Hawk
1%
27 2006 22
MT HD-002 R Neil Duram
1%
26 2006 23
MT HD-010 R Mark Noland
1%
26 2006 23
MT HD-016 D Tyson Running Wolf
1%
26 2006 23
MT HD-004 R Matt Regier
1%
24 2006 26
MT HD-095 D Danny Tenenbaum
1%
23 2006 27
MT HD-042 D Sharon Stewart-Peregoy
1%
22 2006 28
MT HD-097 R Brad Tschida
1%
22 2006 28
MT HD-007 R Frank Garner
1%
20 2006 30
MT HD-062 D Ed Stafman
1%
18 2006 31
MT HD-094 D Thomas France
1%
14 2006 32
MT HD-080 R Becky Beard
1%
13 2006 33
MT HD-070 R Julie Dooling
1%
13 2006 33
MT HD-077 D Sara Novak
1%
13 2006 33
MT HD-046 R Bill Mercer
1%
12 2006 36
MT HD-081 D Mary Caferro
1%
11 2006 37
MT HD-093 R Joe Read
1%
11 2006 37
MT HD-074 D Derek Harvey
1%
10 2006 39
MT HD-020 R Fred Anderson
0%
9 2006 40
MT HD-029 R Dan Bartel
0%
9 2006 40
MT HD-030 R Wylie Galt
0%
9 2006 40
MT HD-090 D Marilyn Marler
0%
9 2006 40
MT HD-089 D Katie Sullivan
0%
9 2006 40
MT HD-069 R Jennifer Carlson
0%
8 2006 45
MT HD-005 D Dave Fern
0%
8 2006 45
MT HD-027 R Joshua Kassmier
0%
7 2006 47
MT HD-087 R Ron Marshall
0%
7 2006 47
MT HD-040 R Barry Usher
0%
7 2006 47
MT HD-072 R Tom Welch
0%
7 2006 47
MT HD-096 R Kathy Whitman
0%
7 2006 47
MT HD-086 R David Bedey
0%
6 2006 52
MT HD-044 R Larry Brewster
0%
6 2006 52
MT HD-014 R Denley Loge
0%
6 2006 52
MT HD-019 R Wendy McKamey
0%
6 2006 52
MT HD-003 R Braxton Mitchell
0%
6 2006 52
MT HD-006 R Amy Regier
0%
6 2006 52
MT HD-011 R Derek Skees
0%
6 2006 52
MT HD-064 R Jane Gillette
0%
5 2006 59
MT HD-061 D Jim Hamilton
0%
5 2006 59
MT HD-065 D Kelly Kortum
0%
5 2006 59
MT HD-032 D Jonathan Windy Boy
0%
5 2006 59
MT HD-045 R Katie Zolnikov
0%
5 2006 59
MT HD-058 R Seth Berglee
0%
4 2006 64
MT HD-063 D Alice Buckley
0%
4 2006 64
MT HD-013 R Paul Fielder
0%
4 2006 64
MT HD-082 D Moffie Funk
0%
4 2006 64
MT HD-024 R Steven Galloway
0%
4 2006 64
MT HD-047 D Kathy Kelker
0%
4 2006 64
MT HD-023 R Scot Kerns
0%
4 2006 64
MT HD-053 R Dennis Lenz
0%
4 2006 64
MT HD-054 R Terry Moore
0%
4 2006 64
MT HD-022 R Lola Sheldon-Galloway
0%
4 2006 64
MT HD-098 D Willis Curdy
0%
3 2006 74
MT HD-017 R Ross Fitzgerald
0%
3 2006 74
MT HD-025 R Steve Gist
0%
3 2006 74
MT HD-067 R Jedediah Hinkle
0%
3 2006 74
MT HD-073 D Jim Keane
0%
3 2006 74
MT HD-059 R Marty Malone
0%
3 2006 74
MT HD-075 R Marta Bertoglio
0%
2 2006 80
MT HD-028 R Ed Hill
0%
2 2006 80
MT HD-038 R Kenneth Holmlund
0%
2 2006 80
MT HD-091 D Connie Keogh
0%
2 2006 80
MT HD-049 D Emma Kerr-Carpenter
0%
2 2006 80
MT HD-043 R Kerri Seekins-Crowe
0%
2 2006 80
MT HD-050 R Mallerie Stromswold
0%
2 2006 80
MT HD-056 R Sue Vinton
0%
2 2006 80
MT HD-085 R Michele Binkley
0%
1 2006 88
MT HD-060 D Laurie Bishop
0%
1 2006 88
MT HD-008 R John Fuller
0%
1 2006 88
MT HD-009 R Brian Putnam
0%
1 2006 88
MT HD-037 R Jerry Schillinger
0%
1 2006 88
MT HD-099 D Mark Thane
0%
1 2006 88
MT HD-026 R Jeremy Trebas
0%
1 2006 88
MT HD-083 D Kim Abbott
0%
0 2006 95
MT HD-039 R Geraldine Custer
0%
0 2006 95
MT HD-084 D Mary Ann Dunwell
0%
0 2006 95
MT HD-033 R Casey Knudsen
0%
0 2006 95
MT HD-035 R Brandon Ler
0%
0 2006 95
MT HD-036 R Bob Phalen
0%
0 2006 95
Methodology

The 2021 Montana Missed Votes Scorecard

MISSED VOTES METHODOLOGY – MONTANA 2021

The Club for Growth Foundation publishes the “Missed Votes” scorecard so the public can see how often Montana’s elected state lawmakers show up to vote on legislation.

The Foundation looked at 1,910 votes in the Montana Senate and 2,006 votes in the Montana House during the 2021 regular session. The votes were cast from 1/7/2021 – 4/29/2021. This is not an exhaustive list of votes. These floor votes include roll call votes on legislative bills and excludes attendance votes and votes cast in committee.

On any single roll call vote, if the lawmaker voted YEA (“Y”) or NAY (“N”), then the scorecard counted the lawmaker as casting a vote (+).  If the lawmaker abstained or was not present or did not vote, then the scorecard labeled the lawmaker as missing the vote (-).

The Club for Growth Foundation makes no judgment on why a lawmaker misses votes. Lawmakers miss votes for a whole host of reasons, including medical issues, family concerns, prior commitments, purely political motivations, or other reasons. The Club for Growth Foundation has not analyzed why any lawmaker has missed a vote, and is simply publishing this quantified information for educational purposes only.

Due to situations such as retirements, personal issues, special elections, and appointments, there may be included lawmakers who have not served from start to finish. Their records are kept to showcase all members who voted during the legislative year.

There are inherent limitations in judging the overall qualifications of any legislator based on how many votes he or she has missed, and the Club for Growth Foundation does not endorse or oppose any legislator for public office.

Any mathematical discrepancies for these scores are due to rounding. 

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