The Resume

(November 12, 1931-May 3, 2022)
Secretary of Transportation
Graduated from Berkeley (1953)
Served in the US Army as an intelligence officer, Korea and Japan (1953-1956)
San Jose City Council (1967-1971)
San Jose Mayor (1971-1974)
U.S. House of Representatives (1975-1995)
Vice President, Lockheed Martin (1995-2000)
Secretary of Commerce (2000)
Secretary of Transportation (2001-July 7, 2006)
First Asian-American to hold a cabinet post

Why he might be annoying:

Traffic didn't improve under his watch.
He promoted a bill that apologized for Japanese internment... he is Japanese.
Several airlines went bankrupt, despite his efforts to help them.

Why he might not be annoying:

He stayed patriotic even though he was interned during WW II.
He is a Democrat, but Bush still picked him for a Republican administration.
He helped write the Americans with Disabilities Act.
He supported the extensive use of technology to solve transportation problems.

Credit: Wang

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Buddy! Dude! Man! Guy!
• I Died in 2022 (Ranked: 90)
• I was a Boy Scout
• I Was the Designated Survivor [United States] (Ranked: 2003)
• Linked to George W. Bush
• Profiles 8501-8750 (Ranked: 8688)
• They Named an Airport in My Honor
• U.S. Congressional Representatives
• Wang's Profiles [Series 1]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 172 Votes: 56.40% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 23 Votes: 73.91% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 135 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 113 Votes: 50.44% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 107 Votes: 62.62% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 200 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 410 Votes: 50.24% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 200 Votes: 68.50% Annoying