Kirkpatrick’s Voting Record “Worse Than Median” Among Lifetime Records

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Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick cuts short a conversation with grieving Angel grandmother Laura Basurto during Kirkpatrick’s Congress On Your Corner event on Saturday, June 22, 2019.

WASHINGTON – Last week, congressional colleagues and constituents of Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick offered prayers and well wishes upon her announcement that she is seeking treatment for alcohol dependence. She blamed her dependence on alcohol for a serious fall she took that caused multiple cracked ribs and spinal fractures.

“I am finally seeking this help after struggling to do so in the past, and I am ready to admit that I, like countless other Americans, suffer from this disease,” Kirkpatrick wrote in a statement.

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According to Politico, “Kirkpatrick, who missed a historic floor vote on Wednesday (January 15) to transmit impeachment articles to the Senate, did not say how much time she is expected to be away from Washington. But she made clear she intended to keep her seat.”

“I am taking this important step forward with the full expectation and desire to return to work stronger and healthier and to continue serving my beloved Arizona,” she wrote in the statement.

While Arizona on both sides of the aisle wish the best for Rep. Kirkpatrick, some are questioning if she has given them her best based on her voting record. Govtrack.us reports that “from Jan 2009 to Jan 2020, Kirkpatrick missed 337 of 4,907 roll call votes, which is 6.9%. This is much worse than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving.”

“It is a crying shame that an elected official expected to represent over 200,000 constituents from southern Arizona can’t be bothered to do her job and cast a vote,” said Chris King, First Vice Chair of the Pima GOP and a Kirkpatrick constituent. “An elected official that is paid more than 4 times the average wage of her constituents should be held to a higher standard and do the job she was elected to do and she has failed in her responsibilities. It is time for Rep Kirkpatrick to resign and let someone who will do the job they were elected to do fill the role.”

From Govtrack.us:

Missed Votes

Time Period Votes Eligible Missed Votes Percent Percentile
2009 Jan-Mar 174 3 1.7% 44th
2009 Apr-Jun 303 1 0.3% 9th
2009 Jul-Sep 268 0 0.0% 0th
2009 Oct-Dec 246 11 4.5% 72nd
2010 Jan-Mar 195 17 8.7% 86th
2010 Apr-Jun 219 1 0.5% 11th
2010 Jul-Sep 151 4 2.6% 58th
2010 Nov-Dec 99 20 20.2% 92nd
2013 Jan-Mar 89 16 18.0% 96th
2013 Apr-Jun 215 6 2.8% 61st
2013 Jul-Sep 200 27 13.5% 97th
2013 Oct-Dec 137 1 0.7% 30th
2014 Jan-Mar 148 0 0.0% 0th
2014 Apr-Jun 219 36 16.4% 95th
2014 Jul-Sep 147 4 2.7% 67th
2014 Nov-Dec 49 0 0.0% 0th
2015 Jan-Mar 144 0 0.0% 0th
2015 Apr-Jun 244 6 2.5% 71st
2015 Jul-Sep 139 11 7.9% 86th
2015 Oct-Dec 177 8 4.5% 85th
2016 Jan-Mar 137 20 14.6% 90th
2016 Apr-Jun 204 10 4.9% 75th
2016 Jul-Sep 232 40 17.2% 97th
2016 Nov-Dec 48 44 91.7% 100th
2019 Jan-Mar 136 1 0.7% 32nd
2019 Apr-Jun 294 32 10.9% 93rd
2019 Jul-Sep 125 0 0.0% 0th
2019 Oct-Dec 146 0 0.0% 0th
2020 Jan-Jan 22 18 81.8% 99th

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