Republican "Names". Mixture of Wikipedia summary, open secrets and gov track.
Paul Ryan, District 1, Wisconsin. 20 years in office. Career Fundraising $56.6 Million. 1997-2018. Worked at McDonalds as a youth. Father died at age 16, got SSA benefits to pay for college. Drove the Weinermobile for Oscar Myers. Worked as a fitness trainer, waiter too. Bachelors degree, became DC intern. Speech Writer for Jack Kemp and others. Marketing consultant back in Wisconsin. Elected seat 1998. Attendance 1999-2018 missed 239 votes. 2.1%
Ted Cruz, Senator Texas $121 Million 2011-2018
$15 Million from "retired" donors. Sent to private schools.
Princeton BA Public Policy. Debating champion. Harvard Law School. Law Clerk Court of appeals. Worked in law firm 1 year. Campaigned for Gov Bush, soon to be President Bush. 2003-2008 Solicitor General, Texas Attorney General. Argued 70 cases at Supreme court. 2008-2013 Private practice employee. Introduced repeal Obamacare. Gave 21 hour speech attempt to filibuster. Is pro 2nd ammendment, but introduced legislation to prosequte felons from purchasing firearms.
Attendance 14.3% missed votes. 2013-2018 mainly during campaign period 2015-Sept 2016, according to Govtrack.us.
Marco Rubio, Senator, Florida $91.2 Million Raised 2009-2018
$84 million from "Individual" contributors. BA and Law Degrees from Florida. Florida State Representative 2000-2008. Educated with student loans 4100K, paid off 2012. Interned while studying law. Centrist views, voted to give in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. Started own law firm 2008 and became a teacher at FIU. Voted against background checks for gun purchases. Outspoken critic of Venezuelan govt, target of assassination plot by Venezuela Gov't official.
Attendance 2011-2018 missed 249 votes 12.4%. 2014-2016, looks like during presidential run.
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/marco_rubio/412491
Basically the same what I have seen for Career democrats.
The absentee voting thing sure seems antiquated, just because they are not physically present, why couldn't they revise protcal and use a encrypted digital signature vote system that could be electronically sent in if they were absent. Applied to all parties.
I mean look at McCain, the guy is sick, he could just whip out his smartphone and stay at home with the family.