{"id":2602648,"date":"2026-05-14T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/questions-mount-as-democratic-congresswoman-misses-43rd-consecutive-vote\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:30:32","slug":"questions-mount-as-democratic-congresswoman-misses-43rd-consecutive-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/questions-mount-as-democratic-congresswoman-misses-43rd-consecutive-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions Mount as Democratic Congresswoman Misses 43rd Consecutive Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fquestions-mount-as-democratic-congresswoman-misses-43rd-consecutive-vote%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2602648&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>an 83-year-old Democratic congresswoman, Rep. Frederica Wilson of Florida, has reportedly been absent from voting in the U.S. House for nearly a month, missing all 10 votes on May 13 and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >reaching 43 consecutive missed roll calls<\/a> since April 17. A post on Wilson\u2019s X account showed photos of a Service Academy Day, but critics noted similar photos appeared to have been from the event months earlier, and Wilson\u2019s office had not publicly explained the absence as of Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The article also ties the issue to broader concerns about age among members of Congress seeking reelection, quoting a U.S. Term Limits executive who argues that incumbency and lack of competition, rather than mental decline, keep older lawmakers in office.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson is described as not the only missing lawmaker: Rep.Tom Kean Jr.(R-NJ) has also been absent as March, with his office citing a \u201cpersonal medical issue,\u201d and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-reporter-blames-ptsd-on-maga-crowd-at-trump-shooting-liberal-media-scream\/\" title=\"CBS reporter blames PTSD on MAGA crowd at Trump shooting: Liberal Media Scream\">article includes criticism<\/a> from a Democratic challenger regarding clarity and the candidate\u2019s fundraising while the incumbent has not been present.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although her media machine keeps churning out material, an 83-year-old Democratic member of Congress has not managed to vote in almost a month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRep. Frederica Wilson D-FL missed all 10 votes on Wednesday in the House,\u201d journalist Jamie Dupree <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jamiedupree\/status\/2054710645514232177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWilson has now missed 43 straight votes \u2014 she last voted on April 17,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWilson\u2019s X account this week sent out photos of a Service Academy day \u2014 but pictures from the same event were posted last October,\u201d he posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Frederica Wilson D-FL missed all 10 votes on Wednesday in the House. Wilson has now missed 43 straight votes \u2013 she last voted on April 17.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson\u2019s X account this week sent out photos of a Service Academy day \u2013 but pictures from the same event were posted last October <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ncemZstJGP\">pic.twitter.com\/ncemZstJGP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamiedupree\/status\/2054710645514232177?\">May 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/83-year-old-house-democrat-is-mia-with-no-explanation\/\">Mediaite<\/a>, the May 13 post on Wilson\u2019s account said, \u201cI was proud to host a Service Academy Day at FIU, bringing together representatives to  guidance with the next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musks-55-million-las-vegas-transit-loop-panned-as-crappy-disney-ride\/\" title=\"Elon Musk\u2019s\u2019  Million Las Vegas Transit Loop Panned As \u2018Crappy Disney Ride\u2019\">site noted<\/a>, implied the event took place the day of the post, not months before.<\/p>\n<p>As of Thursday morning, Wilson\u2019s office had not made any public comment in response to the reports of her being MIA.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-FL) has not cast a vote in the House of Representatives since April 17.<\/p>\n<p>The 83-year-old lawmaker has now missed more than 40 consecutive roll call votes.<br \/> As elected officials, members of Congress are expected to maintain transparency with their\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lnn9duXHgk\">pic.twitter.com\/Lnn9duXHgk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul A. Szypula \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Bubblebathgirl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bubblebathgirl\/status\/2054918554474934396?\">May 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The age of members of Congress has become a talking point as members in their 80s seek re-election.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson is currently seeking another term representing Florida\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to ...\">24th congressional district<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Florida%27s_24th_Congressional_District_election,_2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ballotpedia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe average age of a Congress member is when most people are thinking about retiring. And we\u2019ve seen so many examples of people who just wear out their welcome and stay in past their sell-by date,\u201d Nick Tomboulides, CEO of U.S. Term Limits, a nonpartisan group, said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/congress-oldest-members-run-reelection-80s-rcna249479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t think senility is really the problem. We think incumbency is the problem, and senility is the symptom,\u201d he said. \u201cBecause when these incumbents can run effectively unopposed or under-opposed for so long, they really have no incentive to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wilson is not the only member of Congress who has been absent.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Tom Kean Jr., a Republican from New Jersey, has been absent since March. His office told Mediaite that a \u201cpersonal medical issue\u201d was to blame.<\/p>\n<p>Kean, 57, is seeking re-election in a June 2 primary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you were missing work, you would tell your boss, and Tom Kean Jr.\u2019s boss is the people. He did not tell us. That\u2019s it. And in the time that he did not show up for work, he has raised more than $600,000 just from corporate PACs alone. That tells you who his boss is,\u201d Michael Roth, who is running in the four-way Democratic primary, said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/tom-kean-absence-democrats-new-jersey-house-seat-11947211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is time that we get a member of Congress who will show up,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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