Arkansas Legislature
It’s important to know how your legislators are voting, sure. But it’s even more important to know if they are even voting at all. We’ve compiled data from the 93rd General Assembly of 2021-2022 to see who votes and who takes a pass.
Data details
This includes the following sessions in the 93rd General Assembly:
- Regular Session
- 1st Extraordinary Session
- 2nd Extraordinary Session
- 3rd Extraordinary Session
- Fiscal Session
It does not includes votes by the Speaker of the House, who traditionally presides over the House and may vote infrequently. It also does not include votes from Sen. Colby Fulfer, who was elected in a special election and served for only a brief time in the 93rd General Assembly.
Findings: Who votes the least?
15 Legislators who missed the most votes
Vote Skipper Rank: 1
Rep. Josh Miller (R)
Missed 639 votes
%
Missed Votes
Rep. Josh Miller of Heber Springs missed almost twice as many votes as the next highest legislator. None of the missed votes was excused.
He missed 639 votes, which amount to 45% of the time. He was also the third highest House member in voting “Present,” meaning that he didn’t take a position on many of the votes he actually did cast.
Not Voting
Excused
Voted Present
Voted Yes
Voted No
Vote Skipper Rank: 2
Rep. Reginald Murdock (D)
Missed 390 votes
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Missed Votes
Rep. Reginald Murdock of Marianna missed 390 votes. None of the missed votes was excused.
He missed votes a little over a quarter of the time.
Not Voting
Excused
Voted Present
Voted Yes
Voted No
Vote Skipper Rank: 3
Rep. John Payton (R)
Missed 357 votes
%
Missed Votes
Rep. John Payton of Wilburn missed 357 votes. None of the missed votes was excused.
He missed votes a quarter of the time. He was also the 7th highest House member in voting “Present,” meaning that he didn’t take a position on many of the votes he actually did cast.
Not Voting
Excused
Voted Present
Voted Yes
Voted No
Vote Skipper Rank: 4
Rep. Vivian Flowers (D)
Missed 322 votes
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Missed Votes
Rep. Vivan Flowers of Pine Bluff missed 322 votes. None of the missed votes was excused.
She missed votes almost a quarter of the time.
Not Voting
Excused
Voted Present
Voted Yes
Voted No
Vote Skipper Rank: 5
Rep. Fred Allen (D)
Missed 318 votes
%
Missed Votes
Rep. Fred Allen of Little Rock missed 318 votes. None of the missed votes was excused.
He missed votes 22% of the time.
Not Voting
Excused
Voted Present
Voted Yes
Voted No
Rep. Fred Love of Mabelvale (D)
Missed 318 votes; Ranked 6th
%
Missed Votes
Rep. Kenneth Ferguson of Pine Bluff (D)
Missed 288 votes; Ranked 7th
%
Missed Votes
Sen. Stephanie Flowers of Pine Bluff (D)
Missed 262 votes; Ranked 8th
** 213 of Sen. Flowers’ missed votes were excused
%
Missed Votes
9th: Rep. Jeff Wardlaw (R) of Hermitage, 252 missed votes
10th: Rep. Deborah Ferguson (D) of West Memphis, 247 missed votes
11th: Rep. Milton Nicks Jr. (D) of Marion, 192 missed votes
12th: Sen. Alan Clark (R) of Lonsdale, 189 missed votes (164 excused)
13th: Rep. Julie Mayberry (R) of Hensley, 173 missed votes
14th: Rep. Mike Holcomb (R) of Pine Bluff, 158 missed votes
15th: Rep. Austin McCollum (R) of Bentonville, 157 missed votes