The Resume

(March 2, 1955- )
Born in Alamosa, Colorado
Attorney General for the State of Colorado (1999-2004)
Democratic Senator from Colorado (2005-2008)
Named Secretary of the Interior (2009)

Why he might be annoying:

He loves wearing Stetson cowboy hats.
He grew up on a ranch without electricity or a telephone.
As a Senator, his record on environmental issues was incredibly mixed.
Some environmental groups claimed he was too close with the oil and mining industries to support significant environmental reform.
He upset Democrats by enthusiastically supporting Alberto Gonzales, then upset Republicans by calling for Gonzales to resign.

Why he might not be annoying:

He graduated University of Michigan with a law degree.
Despite his Senatorial voting record, he championed environmental conservation.
Coloradans elected him as their Democratic Senator, while Republican George W. Bush easily carried the state in the Presidential election (2004).
He performed better in Colorado's rural and ranching communities than many other Democrats who run for state wide office.
As Colorado's Attorney General, he helped create new branches of law enforcement which dealt with issues like gangs, sex offenders and environmental crimes.

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 109th United States Congress - Senators [January 2005-December 2006]
• 110th United States Congress - Senators [January 2007-December 2008]
• Born on Dr. Seuss Day [March 2nd] (Ranked: 1955)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3021955)
• D's Profiles [Series 07]
• I Attended Ted Kennedy's Funeral [August 28, 2009]
• I Attended University of Michigan
• I Was a Speaker at the Democratic National Convention [2008]
• I Was a Speaker at the Democratic National Convention [2012]
• I Was the Designated Survivor [United States] (Ranked: 2011)
• Linked to Barack Obama
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Cowboy Hat
• Profiles 26001-26250 (Ranked: 26124)
• U.S. Senators

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 24 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 94 Votes: 46.81% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 74 Votes: 45.95% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 109 Votes: 50.46% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 180 Votes: 45.56% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 356 Votes: 53.09% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 73 Votes: 52.05% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 47 Votes: 65.96% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 406 Votes: 58.13% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 430 Votes: 54.19% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 710 Votes: 63.10% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 507 Votes: 61.74% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 303 Votes: 73.93% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 1452 Votes: 67.63% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 228 Votes: 63.16% Annoying