Missed Votes
Tom Allen once missed three votes so he could attend a Major League baseball game, he missed nineteen votes for a fundraiser in California and six votes to fly to Miami.
Tom Allen skipped three votes in Congress to go to a Major League baseball game with a friend. 1
In a July 18, 1999 article, the Portland Press Herald reported, "Rep. Tom Allen played hooky from Congress Tuesday night -- and missed three votes -- so he could attend the final All-Star Game of the century at Fenway Park in Boston.
"The Democratic congressman said he couldn't resist the chance to see the baseball game with an old friend from high school. Allen landed the tickets with the help of Rep. Joe Moakley of Massachusetts, who contacted officials from Major League Baseball." 2
Tom Allen skipped 19 key votes in Congress3 to raise money in California for his campaign. 4
Votes on terrorism risk insurance, and expanding American homeownership.
Allen even missed six votes to fly to Miami.
According to the Washington Post, Tom Allen missed six votes on April 11, 2002, including votes on pensions. 5
On the same day, Tom Allen spoke at a conference about trade in Miami, Fla. The trip was funded by the Generic Pharmaceutical Association at the cost of $746. 6, 7
1 Steve Campbell, "Probe Of Old Friend Hart Draws Cohen Undeserved Flak," Portland Press Herald, July 18, 1999 [PDF]
2 Steve Campbell, "Probe Of Old Friend Hart Draws Cohen Undeserved Flak," Portland Press Herald, July 18, 1999 [PDF]
3 "The U.S. Congress Votes Database: Thomas Allen," Washingtonpost.com, Accessed July 14, 2008 [PDF]
4 Tom Groening, "Republicans Decry Allen’s Absence During Voting," Bangor Daily News, September 22, 2007 [PDF]
5 "The U.S. Congress Votes Database: Thomas Allen," Washingtonpost.com, Accessed June 19, 2007 [PDF]
6 U.S. House of Representatives Member/Officer Travel Disclosure Form, Tom Allen, May 10, 2002 [PDF]
7 "Allen, Thomas H. - Gifts of Private Travel," Political Money Line Web Site, Accessed June 19, 2007 [PDF]
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