Rep. Brenda Lawrence

Representative from Michigan’s 14^th District, Democrat

Lawrence, a Democrat, has been the representative for Michigan's 14^th congressional district since Jan 6, 2015 (next election in 2016) (map).

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Analysis

Our unique analysis of the bills Lawrence has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into her 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). Lawrence is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)

2015 Statistics

Read our 2015 Report Card for Lawrence for more statistics.

Committee Membership

Brenda Lawrence sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on The Interior
- Member, Subcommittee on National Security
House Committee on Small Business
- Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade
- Member, Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Lawrence sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Armed Forces and National Security (33%) Taxation (33%) Education (33%)

Recent Bills

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

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Voting Record

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From Jan 2015 to Sep 2016, Lawrence missed 26 of 1,266 roll call votes, which is 2.1%. This is on par with the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2015 Jan-Mar	144	4	2.8%	62^nd
2015 Apr-Jun	244	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jul-Sep	139	2	1.4%	52^nd
2015 Oct-Dec	177	5	2.8%	74^th
2016 Jan-Mar	137	1	0.7%	18^th
2016 Apr-Jun	204	11	5.4%	75^th
2016 Jul-Sep	221	3	1.4%	53^rd

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
GPO Member Guide for the photo
GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills

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