The Resume

(July 28, 1951- )
Born in Los Angeles, California
Middle name is Allen
Mayor of Washington, D.C. (January 2, 199 –January 2, 2007)
CEO/Executive director of the Federal City Council (appointed in 2012)
Democrat

Why he might be annoying:

His international travels while in office were criticized.
He was prone to wearing flamboyantly colored bow ties as Mayor.
He ran an aggressive publicity campaign to convince constituents to buy homes in the city, despite his failure to ever purchase a home in D.C. himself.
His final day in office happened the same day as the Washington funeral for President Ford.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was adopted by a postal worker with seven kids when he was three.
He joined the Air Force and volunteered for Vietnam, but was kept in the country to work domestically.
After serving, he worked giving piano and clay sculpture lessons to blind children and counseling Vietnam War veterans in Los Angeles.
He was credited with restoring dignity to the office of D.C. Mayor after Marion Barry’s humiliating second term.
He had a reputation for being bipartisan and had a strong relationship with both the White House and Congress.
MSNBC branded him ‘one of the best and most successful mayors in US history.’

Credit: BoyWithTheGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Black Men Loved by Whites
• Bow Tie Wearers
• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 24]
• Carpetbaggers [Some Alleged]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7281951)
• Celebrity Washington National Fans
• Chrome Domes and Cue Balls
• Horseshoe Haircut
• I am an Angelino [Residents of Los Angeles]
• I Attended Harvard
• I Attended Yale
• I Was a State of the Union Special Guest [United States] (Ranked: 2002)
• I was Adopted or Orphaned
• I Was An Altar Boy
• Look at Me, I'm with Laura Bush
• Mayors
• Nerds and Nebbishes
• Profiles 57001-57250 (Ranked: 57078)
• Voted 'Most Likely to Succeed' in High School

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 60 Votes: 55.00% Annoying