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Thursday, March 19, 2026

AWOL: Lazy John James Misses Multiple Important Votes In DC, ~600% More Than His Peers Since Running For Governor

 


By Brandon Hall

(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)

John James likes to use military terminology in his campaign ads and social media posts. 

Here’s one he needs to start using: AWOL.


Not only absent on the Campaign trail, but MIA in Congress too


Overall, John James has missed DOUBLE the amount of votes compared to the average Congressman!


Since running for Governor, James has missed nearly 600% more votes than his colleagues in the US House…


Some of the votes John James has missed are about extremely important issues—including our Veterans.


Since taking office in January of 2023—as of March 2026—-Rep. John James has missed 72 of 1,690 roll call votes, which is 4.3%. 

According to GovTrack (an independent, non-partisan Congressional watchdog organization), James' 4.3%  missed votes are “much worse than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving.”




Time Period

Votes Eligible

Missed Votes

Percent

Percentile

2023 Jan-Mar

182

1

0.5%

40th

2023 Apr-Jun

107

0

0.0%

0th

2023 Jul-Sep

224

1

0.4%

30th

2023 Oct-Dec

211

2

0.9%

37th

2024 Jan-Mar

104

5

4.8%

78th

2024 Apr-Jun

231

12

5.2%

75th

2024 Jul-Sep

120

8

6.7%

81st

2024 Nov-Dec

62

1

1.6%

41st

2025 Jan-Mar

85

2

2.4%

52nd

2025 Apr-Jun

100

16

16.0%

96th

2025 Jul-Sep

97

10

10.3%

95th

2025 Nov-Dec

80

8

10.0%

91st

2026 Jan-Mar

87

6

6.9%

87th


Not only does James have DOUBLE the amount of missed votes overall compared to other Representatives, but since he started running for Governor, he has missed nearly 11% of votes—that’s nearly 600% more than his colleagues! 



Important votes that James has missed include:


-Supporting Pregnant Women


-Standing With Jewish Americans


-Veterans Issues


-Foreign Policy 


-National Security And Terrorism 


-Election Integrity


-Iran

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Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.

>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com

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