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Patrick McHenry

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U.S. Congressman

The Resume

    (October 22, 1975- )
    Born in Gastonia, North Carolina
    Represents North Carolina’s 10th Congressional District (assumed office January 3, 2005)
    Served as Speaker of the House pro tempore between the removal from office of Kevin McCarthy and the election of Mike Johnson (October 3-25, 2023)

Why he might be annoying:

    He has a thing for bowties.
    Early in his House tenure, ‘Roll Call’ called him ‘the GOP’s attack dog in training.’
    He was one of just 20 Representatives to support Tom DeLay’s last-ditch effort to rewrite the House ethics rules to grant himself immunity (2005).
    The VetVoice blog accused him of compromising operation security after he posted to his campaign website a video of him in the Green Zone of Baghhad pointing out landmarks and the destruction caused by missile attacks (April 2008).
    His biggest achievement as Speaker pro tempore was ordering Nancy Pelosi to vacate one of her offices in the Capitol.

Why he might not be annoying:

    When first elected, he was the youngest member of Congress.
    Donald Trump told him, ‘I think you’ve got the greatest name in politics.’
    As chair of the House Financial Service Committee, he worked effectively with his polar opposite politically, Maxine Waters: ‘We’ve been able to find compromise around helping families and small businesses getting lending and access to capital.’
    Former Speaker Paul Ryan said, ‘[He was] a bomb thrower when he first came in ... and then he dramatically matured.’
    He saved the life of fellow Representative Mike Lawler’s fifteen-month-old daughter when she was choking (August, 2023).

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying