The Resume

(November 3, 1937- )
Born in Seattle, Washington
Represents California's 6th District (January 1993-January 2013)
Democrat
First member of Congress to submit a bill for troop withdrawal from Iraq (January 26, 2005)

Why she might be annoying:

She wrote a letter on behalf of Stewart Pearson, the son of one of her staffers, who had plead guilty to rape, asking the judge to show leniency (2003).
She later admitted she 'knew nothing' about the case and 'had no idea what the courts had found.'
She gave a guest pass to the 2006 State of the Union Address to Cindy Sheehan, who was arrested for wearing a T-shirt with a political message.
She voted against a resolution to recognize the importance of 'Christmas and the Christian faith' while voting for resolutions recognizing the start of Ramadan and Diwali (2007).

Why she might not be annoying:

She claimed to be the first former welfare mother elected to Congress.
She co-sponsored the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to prohibit discrimination in hiring and firing based on sexual orientation.
The San Jose Mercury News called her 'the unofficial matriarch of the anti-war movement in Congress.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 107th United States Congress - Representatives [January 2001-December 2002]
• 108th United States Congress - Representatives [January 2003-December 2004]
• 109th United States Congress - Representatives [January 2005-December 2006]
• 110th United States Congress - Representatives [January 2007-December 2008]
• 111th United States Congress - Representatives [January 2009-December 2010]
• 112th United States Congress - Representatives [January 2011-December 2012]
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 14]
• I am a Seattleite
• I Attended University of Washington
• I Posed For the NOH8 Campaign [Gay Rights]
• Profiles 23751-24000 (Ranked: 23809)
• Sheep Names
• Steven Colbert's Got to Better Know My District
• U.S. Congressional Representatives

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 46 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 63 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 36 Votes: 63.89% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 51 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 282 Votes: 77.30% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 6188 Votes: 46.88% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 224 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 220 Votes: 65.45% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 738 Votes: 60.30% Annoying