Murphey present for 100 percent of votes in 2016

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Representative Jason Murphey, R-Guthrie, made sure that he was representing House District 31 citizens by being present to vote in 867 out of 867 roll call votes during the 2016 legislative session. During the ten-year time frame since being elected to office, Murphey voted in 11,887 out of 11,956 roll call votes, or 99.4% of the time.

This is the first time in 11 years in which a House member has successfully made every single vote.

Murphey has a policy of never “walking” or intentionally missing a vote. Legislators sometimes walk off the floor in order to avoid casting a tough vote. When legislators walk a vote their constituents are unable to hold them accountable for that vote.

To date Murphey has maintained a ten year perfect attendance record by never missing a day of session since being elected in 2006.

Each year, Murphey has attempted to make 100 percent of the votes only to have this goal thwarted by quickly closing procedural votes that were sometimes closed just seconds after they had been opened.