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Rep. Silas Landes

Former Representative for Illinois’s 16th District


Landes was the representative for Illinois’s 16th congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 1887 to 1889.

He was previously the representative for Illinois’s 16th congressional district as a Democrat from 1885 to 1887.

Voting Record

Missed Votes

From Dec 1885 to Mar 1889, Landes missed 195 of 626 roll call votes, which is 31.2%. This is on par with the median of 32.3% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Mar 1889. 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.

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Primary Sources

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