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Sheila Jackson-Lee

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U.S. Congressman

The Resume

    (January 12, 1950- )
    Born in Queens, New York
    Represents Texas' 18th District (1995- )
    Democrat

Why she might be annoying:

    She complained names for hurricanes were too 'lily white' and demanded that the National Hurricane Center 'try to be inclusive of African-American names.'
    During a visit to the Jet Propulsion Lab, she asked if the Mars Pathfinder had taken a photo of the flag planted on Mars in 1969 by Neil Armstrong.
    In a 2006 poll of Congressional staffers by Washingtonian magazine, she was named 'Biggest Windbag.'
    She was banned from Continental Airlines for bullying staff and flight attendants.
    She is an imperious boss, with 180% staff turnover during her first term.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She considers Barbara Jordan her role model.
    She was one of the few freshmen Democrats elected during the Republican revolution of 1994.
    She was arrested in front of the Sudanese embassy while protesting the genocide in Darfur (April 28, 2006).

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 104 Votes: 50.96% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 102 Votes: 46.08% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 62 Votes: 72.58% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 58 Votes: 44.83% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 99 Votes: 52.53% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 243 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 65 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 99 Votes: 56.57% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 176 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 693 Votes: 61.62% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 137 Votes: 67.15% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 342 Votes: 74.85% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 5787 Votes: 46.88% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 793 Votes: 69.10% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 994 Votes: 74.25% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 791 Votes: 57.65% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 276 Votes: 46.01% Annoying