The Resume

(December 6, 1957- )
Born in Queens, New York
US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1997-2001)
Former New York State Attorney General
Son of former New York State governor Mario Cuomo
Older brother of Christopher Cuomo
Elected Governor of New York (2010)

Why he might be annoying:

His family name ensured an easy entry into politics.
A Village Voice article in 2008 blamed him partly for the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac crisis.
He claims that Facebook is unsafe for kids.
He ran for the Democratic nomination for New York State governor in 2002, but lost.
He dated Food Network host Sandra Lee.
He drew heavy criticism for an order which allowed recovering Covid 19 patients to be treated at nursing homes, then later, underreporting the number of Covid related deaths at nursing homes (February 2021).

Why he might not be annoying:

His wife, Kerry Kennedy Cuomo, cheated on him.
He was mentioned as a potential Democratic candidate for governor.
He was elected Attorney General on his own merits.
He has investigated corruption in the student loan industry.
Jim Cramer called him a 'genuine Communist.'
He has investigated the AIG bonuses and other corruption in the financial industry.

Credit: Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Annoyatorium's Most Annoying [2021] (Ranked: 3)
• Governors of COVID-19
• I Attended Ivanka Trump-Jared Kushner's Wedding [October 25, 2009]
• I Was a Speaker at the Democratic National Convention [2020]
• I Was the Designated Survivor [United States] (Ranked: 1999)
• Jack Magic’s Bitch of the Day
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at Me, I'm at the Podium
• Look at Me, I'm Making Air Quotes
• My Fans Have a Nickname
• Parents of Twins
• Profiles 25501-25750 (Ranked: 25530)
• Right Wing News' 20 Most Obnoxious Quotes [2018] (Ranked: 20)
• Right Wing News' 20 Most Obnoxious Quotes [2020] (Ranked: 9)
• Sons of Celebrities
• The Catholic League Doesn't Like Me
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 3]
• Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2012 [May 2012]
• U.S. Governors

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 18 Votes: 27.78% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1421 Votes: 59.96% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1623 Votes: 57.18% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 18608 Votes: 37.25% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1340 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 86 Votes: 54.65% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 287 Votes: 64.81% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 233 Votes: 84.12% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 94 Votes: 63.83% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 590 Votes: 63.73% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 1973 Votes: 64.47% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 56 Votes: 58.93% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 43 Votes: 34.88% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 183 Votes: 46.45% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 1024 Votes: 42.68% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 506 Votes: 35.18% Annoying