The Resume

(November 3, 1960- )
Born in Butte, Montana
Adjutant General of Montana (2008-12)
Lieutenant Governor of Montana (2013-14)
Appointed to fill the seat of retiring Senator Max Baucus (February 9, 2014)
Won the Democratic primary election for the seat (June 3, 2014)
Announced his withdrawal from the general election (August 7, 2014)

Why he might be annoying:

An Army Inspector General report accused him of using his position as Adjutant General to pressure subordinates to join the National Guard Association of the United States and thus enhance his candidacy for Vice President of the NGAUS (2010).
His campaign claimed he had survived 'hundreds of IED [improvised explosive device] explosions,' then clarified that the figure applied to his unit, not him personally.
The New York Times discovered that about two-thirds of a strategy research paper that he had submitted to receive a masters degree from the Army War College had been plagiarized.
He tried to claim the plagiarism was 'unintentional.'
He then said, 'I don't want to blame my mistakes on PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder], but I do want to say it may have been a factor.'
The Washington Post called his reactions a textbook example of 'how not to respond to a political scandal.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He served in the Montana Army National Guard for 33 years (1979-2012).
He led the operations of 2,000 Guard members in fighting Montana wildfires (2000).
He led the 1st Battalion of the 163rd Infantry Regiment in combat in Iraq, earning a Bronze Star.
He did survive one IED explosion in Iraq.
Judging from his 'I'm not blaming PTSD, but it played a role' statement, he would have fit right into Congress.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 113th United States Congress - Senators [January 2013-December 2014]
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 54]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [November] (Ranked: 11031960)
• Generals and Admirals
• I am a Colonel
• I Got in Trouble for Plagiarism
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing Military Garb
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 635)
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 35751-36000 (Ranked: 35754)
• U.S. Senators
• War on Terrorism Players

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 21.05% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 44 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 421 Votes: 58.91% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 130 Votes: 50.0% Annoying