In the House, 26 of the 163 members did not miss any votes and 115 missed less than 10 votes. Twenty-four of the state’s 34 senators also had a perfect voting record.

Lawmakers are not typically penalized for missing votes and their $35,900 salaries are not contingent on how much they participate in the legislative process.

Chappelle-Nadal ran for the House seat in 2018 after she termed out of the Senate after eight years. Because of her prior tenure in the House, she can serve just one more two-year term before being barred from running again.

Chappelle-Nadal said she’s been working a second job at night that has been hard to juggle with her daytime schedule in the House. She said the long hours also made her more susceptible to getting sick, forcing her to battle a cold for a month, resulting in some missed votes.

“It’s a bunch of stuff for me,” Chappelle-Nadal said. “Having that schedule is kind of rough. And, also being sick.”

As for the second job, Chappelle-Nadal would not reveal where she is working from 11 p.m. to 9 a.m.