Tag Archives: absenteeism

Do statistics (like absentee rates) matter in reelection campaigns?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Adam Brown

I encourage voters to use these statistics to supplement other information, not to supplant it. I calculate a lot of statistics about the Utah legislature. Lately, I’ve noticed various statistics being used in some of the nomination battles that are … Continue reading →

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Evaluating the Senate’s second reading calendar

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Adam Brown

Absenteeism is, indeed, higher on the second reading. I posted earlier about absentee rates in the 2012 Utah legislature. There’s been some discussion in the comments about the second versus third reading calendars in the Senate. Here’s some data. Background: … Continue reading →

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Recap: What have we learned about the 2012 Utah legislature?

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Adam Brown

In case the whirlwind of posts analyzing the 2012 legislative session has been overwhelming, here’s a quick recap. I’ll be slowing down from here out. Who sponsored the most bills in 2012? Quick answer: Sen. Curt Bramble, any way you … Continue reading →

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Utah legislators with the best and worst attendance records of 2012

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Adam Brown

The 2012 legislative session saw a modest decline in legislator absenteeism. In 2011, 7.1% of Representatives missed a typical vote in the Utah House, whereas 14.3% of Senators missed a typical vote in the Utah Senate. These numbers dropped somewhat … Continue reading →

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Cage match: Herrod v Liljenquist

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Adam Brown

On bills that pass, Liljenquist and Herrod agree 97% of the time. Chris Herrod has served in the Utah House since 2007. Dan Liljenquist served in the Utah Senate from 2009 through 2011. Both want to replace Orrin Hatch in … Continue reading →

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Profiles of Utah legislators

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Adam Brown

The 2012 legislative session is coming. Here’s a couple of things to help you get ready. First, I’ve taken data that I’ve written about in the past (such as ideology scores, legislator absenteeism, bill sponsorship activity, and floor power) and … Continue reading →

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Do Wimmer and Sandstrom agree on everything?

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Adam Brown

Wimmer and Sandstrom have voted against each other 257 times We now have two Republican members of the state legislature planning to run against each other in the newly-created 4th Congressional district. It’s been clear for months that Carl Wimmer … Continue reading →

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Which legislators run the most bills?

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Adam Brown

Far and away, the most active sponsor of bills in the Utah legislature is Senator Curt Bramble. A couple weeks ago, I posted information about which legislators skip the most votes. Voting is an important part of a legislator’s job, … Continue reading →

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Why do legislators skip votes?

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Adam Brown

Legislative leaders skip way more votes than non-leaders. Let’s continue this study of absenteeism in the Utah legislature. Earlier, I showed that Utah legislators skip lots of votes. Then, I showed that legislators miss some types of votes more than … Continue reading →

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Which legislators miss the most votes?

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Adam Brown

Five legislators missed more than 30% of their votes in 2011. Yesterday, I wrote that Utah’s legislators skip a LOT of votes. On average, 7.1% of Representatives missed each vote during the 2011 session, and 14.4% of Senators missed each … Continue reading →

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