The Resume

(September 17, 1933- )
Born in New Hartford, Iowa
Full name is Charles Ernest Grassley
Republican member of the US House of Representatives, Iowa's 3rd Congressional District (1975-1981)
Republican Senator, Iowa (1981-)

Why he might be annoying:

He got into a verbal spat with Senator Kent Conrad during a budget meeting. Conrad told him, 'Oh, you are good.' He replied, 'Well, your wife said the same thing.'
He said in an interview that AIG's executives should either resign or commit suicide.
He opposes medical marijuana.
He owns a farm.
He said that Sarah Palin 'doesn't just talk change, she is change.' (Suck up.)

Why he might not be annoying:

He investigated the tax-exempt status of six mega-ministries.
He launched an investigation into pharmaceutical companies' payments to doctors and co-sponsored the Physician Payments Sunshine Act.
He sponsored legislation that protects whistle-blowers.
He maintains very high approval ratings in Iowa.
He ran a three-mile race at 74 years old.
He backtracked on the AIG comments, but still accused AIG of 'sucking the tit of the taxpayer.'

Credit: Truffle

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]
• 111th United States Congress - Senators [January 2009-December 2010]
• 112th United States Congress - Senators [January 2011-December 2012]
• 113th United States Congress - Senators [January 2013-December 2014]
• 114th United States Congress - Senators [January 2015-December 2016]
• 115th United States Congress - Senators [January 2017-December 2018]
• 116th United States Congress - Senators [January 2019-December 2020]
• 117th United States Congress - Senators [January 2021-December 2022]
• 118th United States Congress - Senators [January 2023-December 2024]
• Annoyatorium's Most Annoying [2018] (Ranked: 40)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [September] (Ranked: 9171933)
• I Was a Member of 4-H
• Jack Magic’s Bitch of the Day
• Profiles 25501-25750 (Ranked: 25730)
• Tested Positive for COVID-19
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 3]
• U.S. Senators

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 83 Votes: 61.45% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 89 Votes: 52.81% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 205 Votes: 51.22% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 35 Votes: 34.29% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 128 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1194 Votes: 41.21% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 58 Votes: 70.69% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 31 Votes: 61.29% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 1772 Votes: 49.27% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 26.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 319 Votes: 49.22% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 155 Votes: 53.55% Annoying