The Resume

(August 26, 1945- )
Son of a WW II veteran
Graduated with honors from Harvard (1967)
Served as a staff sergeant in Vietnam
Earned a law degree (1972) and went into private practice
Prosecutor (1980-1982)
Elected to the US House (1982-1994)
43rd Governor of Pennsylvania (1995-2001)
Reelected with 57% of the vote in a four-way race (1998)
Director, Office of Homeland Security (2001-2003)
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (2003-04)
Married with two children

Why he might be annoying:

He has the same name as a Canadian racing horse.
His department's warnings sometimes sound excessive.
He has been passed over as a vice-presidential candidate (1996).

Why he might not be annoying:

He is a moderate Republican with both right and left wing views (his parents belonged to different political parties).
Taxes were cut every year he was in office as governor of Pennsylvania.
He signed major technology initiatives that attracted businesses to Pennsylvania.
During his service in Vietnam, he won the Bronze Star for valor.
He campaigned for tougher sentencing of criminals.
His work has been partially responsible for preventing all terrorist attacks on US soil since 9/11.
He had 350 polluted industrial sites cleaned up by modifying legislation.

Credit: Wang

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blogspot's 100 Things You Aught to Remember of the First Decade of the 21st Century (Ranked: 92)
• Darrell Hammond Impersonations
• Donald Trump Doesn't Like Me
• I Attended John McCain's Washington DC Memorial Service [September 1, 2018]
• I Married in 1979
• I Was a Speaker at the Republican National Convention [2008]
• Linked to George W. Bush
• Mad Magazine's 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things [2003] (Ranked: 20)
• Michael Moore Doesn’t Like Me
• People with Tom, Dick or Harry in their Names
• Pro-Choice Republicans
• Profiles 9751-10000 (Ranked: 9752)
• Republicans Who Support Same Sex Marriage
• Served in the Vietnam War
• U.S. Congressional Representatives
• U.S. Governors
• Wang's Profiles [Series 2]
• War on Terrorism Players
• Will Sasso's Mad TV Impersonations

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 24 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 57 Votes: 50.88% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 46 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 392 Votes: 56.12% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 138 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 108 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 712 Votes: 49.58% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 233 Votes: 46.35% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 187 Votes: 42.78% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 102 Votes: 38.24% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 137 Votes: 48.91% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 135 Votes: 48.89% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 203 Votes: 56.65% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 466 Votes: 49.79% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 716 Votes: 65.50% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 361 Votes: 70.08% Annoying