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Joseph P. Kennedy II

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U.S. Congressman

The Resume

    (September 24, 1952- )
    Born in Brighton, Massachusetts
    Son of Robert F. Kennedy
    Founded the non-profit Citizens Energy Corporation (1979)
    Representative from Massachusetts (1987-99)
    Democrat

Why he might be annoying:

    He overturned a jeep through reckless driving, injuring his brother David and paralyzing David's girlfriend, Pam Kelley (1973).
    His ex-wife Shelia Rausch claimed he bullied her into accepting an annulment of their marriage.
    In 'George' magazine, John Kennedy Jr. called him and Michael Kennedy 'poster boys for bad behavior.'
    His son Matt was burned when he and his family were playing with illegal fireworks (1997).
    As head of Citizens Energy, he was criticized for accepting heating oil donated by Hugo Chavez.

Why he might not be annoying:

    In Congress, he overhauled federal public housing regulations, expanded available credit for working Americans to buy homes, and introduced tax credits to create hundreds of thousands of new affordable housing units.
    He said of John's criticism, 'I guess my first reaction was, 'Ask not what you can do for your cousin, but what you can do for his magazine.'
    Shelia Rausch appealed her annulment and had it officially overturned by the Vatican (2005).
    He pointed out that major American corporations such as General Motors, ExxonMobil and Halliburton do business with Chavez's Venezuela and suggested it was hypocritical to single out Citizens Energy.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 100 Votes: 32.00% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 319 Votes: 42.01% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 119 Votes: 52.10% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 218 Votes: 44.95% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 15 Votes: 86.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 56 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 382 Votes: 53.14% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 115 Votes: 70.43% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 23 Votes: 13.04% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 40 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 79 Votes: 65.82% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 220 Votes: 75.91% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 3799 Votes: 46.85% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 923 Votes: 69.45% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 869 Votes: 73.99% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 1325 Votes: 71.32% Annoying