The Resume

(February 5, 1959- )
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Elected Democratic Governor of Michigan (2002), re-elected in 2006
Michigan's Attorney General (1998-2002)

Why she might be annoying:

She competed in beauty pageants as a youngster.
Her attempt to establish an entertainment career in Hollywood was unsuccessful.
As Governor, she constantly feuded with Michigan's GOP state legislature over budget issues.
Republicans accused her of working with embattled Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to appoint Detroit natives to state positions.
Midway through her second term as Governor, her approval rating sunk all the way down to 33 percent.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was Michigan's first elected female Governor, and first elected female Attorney General.
She earned her law degree from Harvard Law School.
As Governor, she focused on funding education, reforming energy policy, attracting new jobs to Michigan and expanding health care.
She was a member of Barack Obama's transition team of economic advisors.
She stood in for Sarah Palin as part of Joe Biden's Vice Presidential debate prep (2008).

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2013 - 100 Most Annoying (Ranked: 85)
• 2023 - 100 Most Annoying (Ranked: 85)
• Attorney
• Beauty Pageant Contestants
• Biden Administration
• D's Profiles [Series 07]
• I Attended Harvard
• I Attended University of California, Berkeley
• I Come from Canada
• I Impersonated or Portrayed Sarah Palin
• I Like to Dress All in Red
• I Was a Speaker at the Democratic National Convention [2004]
• I Was a Speaker at the Democratic National Convention [2008]
• I Was a Speaker at the Democratic National Convention [2012]
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• News
• Political Pundits
• Profiles 24501-24750 (Ranked: 24566)
• Real Time with Bill Maher Panelists
• Ted Nugent Doesn't Like Me
• U.S. Governors

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 21 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 352 Votes: 69.60% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 727 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 143 Votes: 60.84% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 125 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 124 Votes: 47.58% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 155 Votes: 54.84% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 192 Votes: 55.21% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 559 Votes: 74.96% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 430 Votes: 55.35% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 967 Votes: 64.53% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 1756 Votes: 66.69% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 1476 Votes: 64.57% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 66 Votes: 57.58% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 131 Votes: 63.36% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 312 Votes: 63.14% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 88 Votes: 45.45% Annoying