The Resume

(August 9, 1921-June 10, 2005)
Birth name was John James Exon
Governor of Nebraska (1971-79)
US Senator from Nebraska (1979-97)
Democrat

Why he might be annoying:

He opposed establishing a holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.
He co-authored the Communications Decency Act (1996) to regulate pornography on the internet, which was struck down by the Supreme Court as an unconstitutional infringement on free speech.
He was nicknamed ‘Big Jim.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He wrote his own speeches and press releases.
He never lost an election.
He retired because of growing political partisanship, complaining of ‘the ever-increasing us-against-them mentality.'
He was the first Nebraskan to lie in state for public viewing in the State Capitol Building.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 01]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [August] (Ranked: 8091921)
• Freemasons
• I am a Shriner
• I Died in 2005 (Ranked: 83)
• Known By a Middle Name
• Profiles 19251-19500 (Ranked: 19347)
• U.S. Governors
• U.S. Senators

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 76.47% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 77 Votes: 49.35% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 32 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 61 Votes: 70.49% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 94 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 44 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 112 Votes: 48.21% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 97 Votes: 70.10% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 80 Votes: 66.25% Annoying