Rep. Vernon Ehlers

Former Representative from Michigan's 3^rd District

Elected Positions

Dates	Title	Representing
1993-2010	Representative	Michigan's 3^rd District

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Sponsorship Analysis

Ehlers was a centrist Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship from Ehlers’s time serving in the House of Representatives.

Use this chart to compare Ehlers to other members of the House of Representatives in the 111^th Congress on leadership and ideology.

This chart is based on principal components analysis for ideology and PageRank for leadership. See analysis methodology.

Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship

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Voting Record

From Jan 1994 to Dec 2010, Ehlers missed 254 of 11,209 roll call votes, which is 2.3%. This is better than the median of 3.1% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2010. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Time Period	Votes Elligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1994 Jan-Mar	94	0	0.0%	0^th
1994 Apr-Jun	219	2	0.9%	30^th
1994 Jul-Sep	142	0	0.0%	0^th
1994 Oct-Nov	51	0	0.0%	0^th
1995 Jan-Mar	279	29	10.4%	96^th
1995 Apr-Jun	189	1	0.5%	19^th
1995 Jul-Sep	232	7	3.0%	69^th
1995 Oct-Dec	185	5	2.7%	59^th
1996 Jan-Mar	110	0	0.0%	0^th
1996 Apr-Jun	182	3	1.6%	37^th
1996 Jul-Sep	163	1	0.6%	21^st
1997 Jan-Mar	71	0	0.0%	0^th
1997 Apr-Jun	174	5	2.9%	59^th
1997 Jul-Sep	232	2	0.9%	28^th
1997 Oct-Nov	163	7	4.3%	71^st
1998 Jan-Mar	89	1	1.1%	24^th
1998 Apr-Jun	185	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Jul-Sep	199	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Oct-Dec	74	7	9.5%	90^th
1999 Jan-Mar	77	2	2.6%	55^th
1999 Apr-Jun	184	1	0.5%	18^th
1999 Jul-Sep	204	2	1.0%	36^th
1999 Oct-Nov	146	2	1.4%	33^rd
2000 Jan-Mar	95	1	1.1%	22^nd
2000 Apr-Jun	277	0	0.0%	0^th
2000 Jul-Sep	130	2	1.5%	42^nd
2000 Oct-Dec	101	5	5.0%	38^th
2001 Jan-Mar	75	1	1.3%	38^th
2001 Apr-Jun	135	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Jul-Sep	149	1	0.7%	24^th
2001 Oct-Dec	153	1	0.7%	22^nd
2002 Jan-Mar	79	1	1.3%	32^nd
2002 Apr-Jun	203	2	1.0%	25^th
2002 Jul-Sep	141	0	0.0%	0^th
2002 Oct-Nov	61	1	1.6%	43^rd
2003 Jan-Mar	94	5	5.3%	77^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	3	1.3%	33^rd
2003 Jul-Sep	193	3	1.6%	44^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	7	4.6%	63^rd
2004 Jan-Mar	104	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Apr-Jun	221	11	5.0%	70^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Oct-Dec	58	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	6	6.7%	77^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	6	2.2%	54^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	1	0.7%	25^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	3	1.8%	38^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	1	0.4%	14^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	1	0.6%	28^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	1	0.5%	18^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	10	2.5%	63^rd
2007 Jul-Sep	317	3	0.9%	22^nd
2007 Oct-Dec	263	2	0.8%	15^th
2008 Jan-Mar	149	1	0.7%	8^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	15	4.7%	66^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	13	6.3%	79^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	19	10.9%	93^rd
2009 Apr-Jun	303	7	2.3%	48^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	1	0.4%	11^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	11	4.5%	69^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	11	5.6%	72^nd
2010 Apr-Jun	219	6	2.7%	46^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	11	7.3%	82^nd
2010 Nov-Dec	99	4	4.0%	49^th

Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
THOMAS, for sponsored bills

Recent Legislative Activity

Elections and Offices

Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R-MI3, 1993-2010] leaves office as Representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district

Dec 22, 2010

Vote

H.R. 3808 (111th): Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010 (On Overriding the Veto)

Failed 185/235

Rep. Ehlers [R-MI3, 1993-2010]: Yea

Nov 17, 2010 5:24 p.m.

Bill Text

H.Res. 1560 (111th): Supporting the increased understanding of, and interest in, computer science and computing careers among the public and in schools, and to ensure an ample and diverse future technology workforce through the designation of National Com

This resolution’s text for status Passed the House (Engrossed) (Sep 23, 2010) is now available.

Sep 24, 2010 7:16 a.m.

Agreed To (Simple Resolution)

Last Action: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

Explanation: This simple resolution was agreed to on September 23, 2010. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.

Sep 23, 2010

Bill Text

H.Con.Res. 292 (111th): Supporting the goals and ideals of National Aerospace Week, and for other purposes.

This resolution’s text for status Passed Congress/Enrolled Bill (Sep 13, 2010) is now available.

Sep 16, 2010 7:02 a.m.