The Resume

(July 20, 1945- )
Born in Council, Idaho
US Representative (1981-91) and Senator (1991-January 2009) from Idaho
Republican

Why he might be annoying:

He held up more than 200 promotions to try to pressure the Air Force into stationing four new C-130 cargo planes in Idaho.
Commenting on the slow rebuilding of Iraq and post-Katrina New Orleans, he said 'Fraud is in the culture of Iraqis. I believe that is true of the state of Louisiana as well.'
He voted for a Constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
He voted against extending the federal definition of hate crimes to cover sexual orientation.
He called a blogger's allegations that he is gay 'completely ridiculous.' (2006)
He was arrested in a men's room at the Minneapolis airport for 'suspicion of lewd conduct' (June 11, 2007) and pled guilty to disorderly conduct.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was president of the student body at the University of Idaho.
He supported a balanced budget amendment.
He is an advocate of adoption.
He formed a barbershop quartet with fellow Senators Trent Lott, John Ashcroft and Jim Jeffords.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 107th United States Congress - Senators [January 2001-December 2002]
• 108th United States Congress - Senators [January 2003-December 2004]
• 109th United States Congress - Senators [January 2005-December 2006]
• 110th United States Congress - Senators [January 2007-December 2008]
• 2007 - Most Annoying Public Figures (Ranked: 34)
• Allegedly Gay Men
• Allegedly Gay Men Who Married Women
• Allegedly Gay Republicans
• Ask Men's Top 10 Political Sex Scandals (Ranked: 9)
• Beast's 50 Most Loathsome People in America [2007] (Ranked: 20)
• Bleacher Reports Top 10 Worst Sports Infidels [December 2009] (Ranked: 9)
• Boston Phoenix's 100 Unsexiest Men in the World [April 2008] (Ranked: 3)
• Busted for Lewd Behavior in a Public Restroom
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 06]
• Chickenhawks
• Crew's Most Corrupt Members of Congress [2007]
• David Letterman Doesn't Like Me
• Do As I Say Not As I Do [Conservative Hypocrites]
• Homosexual Homophobes
• I Adopted a Child
• I am Disliked by Gays
• I Attended University of Idaho
• I Made a Biased Comment in Public [Some Alleged]
• I Made a Perverted Ass Out of Myself
• I Publicly Denied Being Gay
• I Was a Member of 4-H
• Look at Me, But Talk to the Hand
• Mad Magazine's 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things [2007] (Ranked: 18)
• Nerve's America's Top 10 Political Sex Scandals [2007] (Ranked: 5)
• Newsweek Magazine's Top 10 Sex Scandals [2009] (Ranked: 1)
• NRA Members
• On Trial 2007
• Profiles 21001-21250 (Ranked: 21133)
• Right Wing News' 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes of 2007 (Ranked: 40)
• Time's Top 10 Famous Toilets (Ranked: 4)
• U.S. Congressional Representatives
• U.S. Senators

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 33 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 28 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 52 Votes: 55.77% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 159 Votes: 42.77% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 66 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 25 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 94 Votes: 61.70% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 87 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 105 Votes: 50.48% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 216 Votes: 62.04% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 84 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 171 Votes: 49.71% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 212 Votes: 45.75% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 1012 Votes: 52.87% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 601 Votes: 77.54% Annoying