The Resume

(August 16, 1947- )
Ran for Democratic presidential nomination (2004)
U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand & Samoa (1999-2001)
U.S. Senator from Illinois (1992-98)
Illinois State Representative (1978-88)
Law degree from University of Chicago (1972)

Why she might be annoying:

Her run for the Democratic presidential nominee was largely ignored.
She appeared on 'The Daily Show' saying that she wouldn't drop out of the race. She dropped out the next day.
After dropping out of the race, she endorsed Howard Dean.
She supports Affirmative Action.
She was a one term senator.
The Republican National Committee said of her: 'A controversial liberal who was rejected by her own state...the record shows that she is an out-of-the-mainstream big city politician.'

Why she might not be annoying:

She was the first African-American female Senator, and the first African American Democratic Senator.
During the Democratic debates, she was not afraid to share her opinions on controversial issues such as gay marriage.
Her colleagues called her 'the conscience' of the Illinois state house.
She is a strong supporter of education, the environment, women's rights and social and economic justice.
She criticized the Bush administration for labeling those who opposed the Iraq War as 'unpatriotic.'
She said of Jesse Helms: 'He saw me standing there, and he started to sing, 'I wish I was in the land of cotton.' And he looked at Senator Hatch and said, 'I'm going to make her cry. I'm going to sing Dixie until she cries.' And I looked at him and said, 'Senator Helms, your singing would make me cry if you sang 'Rock of Ages.''
She taught law & political science at Morris Brown College and DePaul University.

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Carpetbaggers [Some Alleged]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [August] (Ranked: 8161947)
• D's Profiles [Series 01]
• Ebony Magazine's 10 Hottest Couples [February 1994] (Ranked: 23)
• Ebony Magazine's 100 Most Fascinating Black Women of the 20th Century [March 1999]
• Ebony Magazine's 58 Most Intriguing Blacks [2003]
• Frontline - Commentators [PBS]
• Glamour Women of the Year - 3rd Annual [1992]
• I am from Chicago
• I Attended University of Chicago
• I Married Outside My Race
• I Ran for Presidential Nomination in 2004
• I Reportedly Attended the Democratic National Convention [2004]
• I Was a Speaker at the Democratic National Convention [2004]
• Kenan Thompson Impersonations
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People [1992]
• Profiles 12751-13000 (Ranked: 12935)
• Real Time with Bill Maher Panelists
• U.S. Senators
• YouGov’s Most Popular Politicians in America [2023] (Ranked: 53)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 128 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 133 Votes: 45.86% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 231 Votes: 42.42% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 45 Votes: 48.89% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 82 Votes: 52.44% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 27 Votes: 40.74% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 88 Votes: 51.14% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 54 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 149 Votes: 44.30% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 116 Votes: 50.86% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 670 Votes: 54.18% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 443 Votes: 55.53% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 551 Votes: 64.07% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 1833 Votes: 58.59% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 2464 Votes: 61.40% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 891 Votes: 57.46% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 1007 Votes: 50.25% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 459 Votes: 41.83% Annoying