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Maria Cantwell

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U.S. Senator

The Resume

    (October 15, 1958- )
    Democratic Congresswoman from Washington (1992-1994)
    Democratic Senator from Washington (2000- )
    Pro-choice

Why she might be annoying:

    After graduating from college, she worked on Jerry Springer’s gubernatorial campaign.
    She only served one term in the House of Representatives before losing her re-election bid.
    She was vice-president of RealNetworks, a computer company that created spyware.
    She endured a bruising Senate primary.
    She campaigned in a very close Senate race against incumbent Slade Gorton and only won after a series of recounts.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She financed her Senate campaign with her own money.
    Despite her past at RealNetworks, she supports Internet privacy.
    She wrote RealNetworks’ privacy policy.
    She is a baseball fan.
    She supports the environment.
    She ranked first in Washingtonian magazine’s ‘Looks Good in a Bathing Suit’ category.
    She was among the 50 Most Beautiful People on Capitol Hill according to the Hill (July 20, 2004).

Credit: The Truffle


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 100 Votes: 32.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 67 Votes: 52.24% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 129 Votes: 50.39% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 61 Votes: 52.46% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 63 Votes: 50.79% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 104 Votes: 77.88% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 90 Votes: 56.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 168 Votes: 67.86% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 3226 Votes: 49.07% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 5694 Votes: 55.06% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 373 Votes: 52.01% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 291 Votes: 46.74% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 570 Votes: 40.35% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 138 Votes: 64.49% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 288 Votes: 47.92% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 433 Votes: 50.81% Annoying