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Washington, D.C.- Congressman Dale E. Kildee (D-MI), according to official records, holds the best voting record (100%) in the Michigan Congressional Delegation. Kildee was one of only nine members of Congress to participate in all of the 675 votes during the first session of the 108th Congress. Kildee has missed only one vote in the past 18 years and maintains a 99.9% voting record during his 27 years in Congress. By all measures, Congressman Kildee has the longest active voting participation streak of anyone currently serving in the U.S. House of Representative.
“I am proud of my voting record because it truly reflects my commitment to the people of my district and the respect I have for this institution. I am honored and privileged to have been able to cast these votes on behalf of the 5th Congressional District of Michigan,” said Kildee. “In order to fully represent the people of my district, it is imperative that I take my responsibilities as an elected representative very seriously and participate in every vote.”
Congressman Kildee maintains the highest voting record of any current member serving in the U.S. Congress. Kildee has missed only 21 votes out of a total of 15,311 since he first took office on January 3, 1977. Kildee’s distinguished voting record earned him the nickname the “Cal Ripken of Congress”, a reference to the former Baltimore Oriole player who still maintains the major league record for the most consecutive games played in major league baseball.
The last vote Congressman Kildee missed was during the 106th Congress on Saturday October 28, 2000. Kildee missed a procedural roll call vote to approve the Congressional Journal during an unusual Saturday session to finish up legislative business before the 106th Congress adjourned for the year. At the time of the vote, Kildee was meeting with education committee staff in the Capitol to discuss the final details of a new K-12 education bill. Prior to that vote, Congressman Kildee had not missed a legislative or procedural vote since October 16, 1985. |
