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John H. Buchanan, Jr.

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U.S. Congressman

The Resume

    (March 19, 1928-March 5, 2018)
    Republican Representative from Alabama (1965-1981)
    Member of People for the American Way (1982- )
    Baptist Minister

Why he might be annoying:

    He voted against the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
    He was an ultra-conservative during the 1960s and early 1970s.
    He reversed his stance on busing from outright opposition to stubborn support.
    He voted to uphold federal funding of racial quotas. (1978, 1979)
    Despite being an apparent moderate after his career, he is a prominent member of the liberal organization People for the American Way.
    His name could be confused with that of John Buchanan, a Florida Republican who ran for President in 2004.
    He upset fellow Republicans by criticizing Bush's foreign policy and signing a letter protesting the Republican House ethics rules change for Tom DeLay.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He reversed his stance on civil rights around 1970 by voting for the controversial Philadelphia Plan, which was intended to stop the exclusion of blacks in labor union construction projects.
    He supported extending the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in 1975.
    He helped create Title IX.
    He is pro-choice.
    He moderated his ultra-conservatism later in his career to the point in which he was defeated in the Republican primaries (1980).
    He is a critic of the religious right.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 26 Votes: 73.08% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 59 Votes: 67.80% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 49 Votes: 46.94% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 77 Votes: 61.04% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 168 Votes: 64.88% Annoying