Graham was the representative for Florida’s 2nd congressional district and was a Democrat. She served from 2015 to 2016.
![Photo of Rep. Gwen Graham [D-FL2, 2015-2016]](/static/legislator-photos/412620-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Graham.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Graham is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2016 positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Graham sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 5, 2011 to Dec 30, 2016. See full analysis methodology.
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Graham sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (50%) Education (50%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Graham recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 5787 (114th): Securing Our Schools Act of 2016
- H.R. 5694 (114th): Senior Citizen Protection Act of 2016
- H.R. 5280 (114th): To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program …
- H.Res. 475 (114th): Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for the …
- H.R. 3346 (114th): Middle School STEP Act
- H.R. 2492 (114th): To direct the Secretary of the Army to provide for modification of …
- H.R. 1696 (114th): To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend …
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Dec 2016, Graham missed 2 of 1,325 roll call votes, which is 0.2%. This is better than the median of 2.4% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2016. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
