The Resume

(February 15, 1922-December 3, 2017)
Republican Representative from Illinois (1961-1981)
Ran for President as an Independent (1980)

Why he might be annoying:

He was a conservative Republican during the 1960s who opposed nearly all of LBJ's Great Society programs.
During the 1970s, he supported busing and upholding racial quotas.
He won only 7% of the vote.
He supported cutting taxes on business but opposed cutting income taxes on individuals.
He won no electoral votes.
He endorsed Ralph Nader for President (2000).

Why he might not be annoying:

He was supportive of civil rights throughout his career.
He was pro-choice.
He was pro-environment.
Although he was a moderate, he won the support of liberals like Gore Vidal.
He was fiscally conservative, opposing both military and domestic overspending.
His run gave an alternative for those who didn't like the conservatism of Ronald Reagan yet were sick of Jimmy Carter's failure to boost the economy.
His idea for business tax cuts was adopted by the Reagan Administration (along with individual income tax cuts), which helped get the economy out of stagflation.

Credit: Wuffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2151922)
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Civil Rights Activists
• Gallup/CNN/USA Today's Most Admired Men [1980 - Select by Teen Boys] (Ranked: 8)
• Gallup/CNN/USA Today's Most Admired Men [1980 - Select by Teen Girl] (Ranked: 5)
• Gallup/CNN/USA Today's Most Admired Men [1980 - Select by Teenagers] (Ranked: 6)
• Gallup/CNN/USA Today's Most Admired Men [1981 - Select by Teen Girl] (Ranked: 10)
• I Attended University of Illinois [Urbana, Champaign]
• I Died in 2017 (Ranked: 95)
• Jane Fonda Doesn’t Like Me
• John Anderson for President Supporters According to Time Magazine [November 1980]
• Look at My Political Button
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 193)
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Playboy Interview Subjects [1980s] (Ranked: 1980)
• Profiles 17751-18000 (Ranked: 17849)
• Stephen King Doesn’t Like Me
• Third Party U.S. Presidential Candidates
• U.S. Congressional Representatives
• Wuffle's Profiles

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 21.05% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 34 Votes: 55.88% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 96 Votes: 71.88% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 27 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 47 Votes: 36.17% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 36 Votes: 63.89% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 38 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 46 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 108 Votes: 49.07% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 207 Votes: 72.95% Annoying