Rep. A. Dutch Ruppersberger

Representative from Maryland’s 2^nd District

Democrat

Elected Positions

Dates	Title	State / District
2003-2016	Representative	Maryland's 2^nd District

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2014 Report Card

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Sponsorship Analysis

Our unique analysis of the bills Ruppersberger has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.

Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Ruppersberger is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)

Committee Membership

A. Dutch Ruppersberger sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Appropriations

Bills Sponsored

Some of Ruppersberger’s most recently sponsored bills include...

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Voting Record

From Jan 2003 to Feb 2015, Ruppersberger missed 400 of 8,882 roll call votes, which is 4.5%. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Time Period	Votes Elligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2003 Jan-Mar	94	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	4	2.1%	54^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	11	7.3%	76^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	1	1.0%	19^th
2004 Apr-Jun	221	9	4.1%	64^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	1	0.6%	20^th
2004 Oct-Dec	58	6	10.3%	82^nd
2005 Jan-Mar	90	5	5.6%	69^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	2	0.7%	26^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	3	2.1%	53^rd
2005 Oct-Dec	163	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	15	18.5%	97^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	7	2.5%	60^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	3	1.9%	48^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	6	2.8%	65^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	7	1.8%	55^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	6	1.9%	51^st
2007 Oct-Dec	263	16	6.1%	77^th
2008 Jan-Mar	149	45	30.2%	99^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	15	4.7%	70^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	3	1.5%	33^rd
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	4	2.3%	51^st
2009 Apr-Jun	303	44	14.5%	97^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	5	1.9%	53^rd
2009 Oct-Dec	246	1	0.4%	11^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	3	1.5%	31^st
2010 Apr-Jun	219	31	14.2%	93^rd
2010 Jul-Sep	151	3	2.0%	49^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	1	1.0%	19^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	3	1.4%	56^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	6	2.1%	67^th
2011 Jul-Sep	247	3	1.2%	46^th
2011 Oct-Dec	208	22	10.6%	95^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	12	7.9%	88^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	7	2.3%	61^st
2012 Jul-Sep	152	17	11.2%	93^rd
2012 Nov-Dec	51	4	7.8%	78^th
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	3	3.4%	66^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	4	1.9%	51^st
2013 Jul-Sep	200	11	5.5%	85^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	5	3.6%	69^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	31	20.9%	98^th
2014 Apr-Jun	219	13	5.9%	78^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	2	1.4%	48^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jan-Feb	106	0	0.0%	0^th