In a previous diary I asked who was the worst person in the House, and offered some possibilities. Many Kossacks added their own nominees, so this diary has an expanded list, with some reasons for each nominee, and offers you a chance to vote again.
Because Daily Kos polls only allow 15 choices, this will be in multiple rounds. First, the prelims. Above the fold (and in the poll) are the first 15 nominees, in alphabetical order. Below the fold are the people who will be in later prelims. There will be four prelims. Then I will take the top 3 from each prelim and have a final round.
Some notes: Some of these representatives have been in for a long time, some only for one term; some are well known, some virtually unknown. I included everyone mentioned in the comments to the previous diary. I tried to research each person, but some just seem to be garden variety conservative Repubs, while others are more flamboyantly so.
1. Justin Amash (MI-03) Forced-birther, libertarian on economics, opponent of subsidies for clean energy, opposed the recent 2 month extension of tax help for middle class.
2. Michelle Bachmann (MN-06): Needs no intro here
3. Lou Barletta(PA-11) Voted for Paul Ryan's Highway to Hell, voted to destroy Medicare and Medicaid
4. Joe Barton (TX-06) Climate change denier, fan of British Petroleum, thinks windmills are bad because they would "slow the wind down".
5. Charles Bass (NH-02) - I am not sure why he got nominated here.
6. Diane Black (TN-06) - when her aide posted a racist picture of Obama, she got a mild reprimand from Black.
7. Marsha Blackburn (TN-07) - opponent of health care legislation, got 100% from Family Research Council
8. John Boehner (OH-08) - perhaps worst House Speaker ever; helped draft Gingrich's contract on America
9. Paul Broun (GA-10): Refused to attend state of union address, compared Obama to Hitler and Marx
10. Dan Burton (IN-05) Led preposterous Vincent Foster investigation, took shady gifts from corporations, wanted US Navy off the coast of Bolivia (which is landlocked) to crop dust coca fields (which were too far for the planes to reach). Burton thus helped drug growers. Said "no one should be allowed to get away with sexual improprieties" but had had an affair and fathered a child out of wedlock.
11. John B. T. Campbell (CA-48) Apparently took hundreds of thousand of dollars from used car dealers, then exempted them from consumer protection laws. Refused to answer any questions on Vote Smart's "Political Courage" test.
12. Eric Cantor (VA-07). Opposed aid to victims of Fukushima, opposed aid to tornado victims, opposed minimum wage increase, opposed the Stock act which would make congresspeople reveal their investments.
13. Mike Coffman (CO-06) Proposed cuts to military entitlements, voted against food safety act
14. Chip Cravaack (MN-08) voted to massively cut Pell Grants for college students, said the sheriff of Los Angeles was furthering the goals of terrorists.
15. John Culberson (TX-07) tried to make Christian prayers mandatory at all military funerals, regardless of whether the deceased was Christian.
Prelims part 2
1. Jeff Denham (CA-19) - I haven't found much about Denham, who seems like a garden variety conservative Republican. Only in office since 2010
2. Sean Duffy (WI-07) - said he was "struggling to get by" on his $174,000 salary; wrote to Boehner to allow a vote on the 2 month extension
3. John Fleming (LA-04) - complained about only having $600,000 out of $6.3 million to spend on his family and business. Wants a regressive national sales tax to replace income tax.
4. Virginia Foxx (NC-05): Opposed aid for Katrina victims; opposed the voting rights act, denies existence of hate crimes (pretty much)
5. Trent Franks (AZ-02) Supporter of Pat Buchanan for president; ranked as one of the most conservative people in the House by National Journal and VoteView, thinks legal abortion is worse than slavery for Black people.
6. Elton Gallegly (CA-24) Said he would retire a couple times, still in. Votes with Republicans 95% of the time, wants to end birthright citizenship and wants to deport millions of people
7. Phil Gingrey (GA-11) Apologized to Rush Limbaugh for defending John Boehner (really!).
8. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) Believes in "terror babies"; forced birth fanatic.
9. Bob Goodlatte (VA-06) Sponsor of SOPA, apparently a birther
10. Tom Graves (GA-09) defaulted on a bank loan, saying the bank should have known he couldn't repay and that his signed pledge was therefore invalid.
11. Timothy Griffin (AR-02) was aide to Karl Rove. Only in Congress since 2010.
12. Frank Guinta (NH-01) wants the US to get out of the UN. Favors a balanced budget amendment
14. Andy Harris (MD-01) Endorsed by Club for Growth; an opponent of health care legislation, he nevertheless demanded that he be covered from his first day in Congress, even though that was against the rules that he favored.
15. Nan Hayworth (NY-19) has been named "Tea Party woman of the year" by New York magazine. Opposed help for victims of Hurricane Irene unless cuts were made elsewhere.
Prelims part 3
1. Joe Heck (NV-03) Opposed raising the debt limit. Opposed the military action in Libya. Only in office since 2010.
2. Duncan Hunter (CA-52). Wanted to repeal the endangered species act. Opposes birthright citizenship. Opponent of repealing DADT.
3. Robert Hurt (VA-05) opposed economic stimulus, health care reform and clean energy. Proponent of capital punishment. Supported balanced budget amendment.
4. Darrell Issa (CA-49) (as an aside - he's the richest congressperson) Multiple legal problems over decades (car theft, carrying illegal weapons, suspected of arson). Opposed aid to first responders to 9/11. Voted to help various companies where he had financial interests (e.g. Goldman Sachs),
5. Jim Jordan (OH-04) Forced birth fanatic. Opposed Boehner's plan to raise the debt ceiling.
6. Peter King (NY-) Supported the terrorist wing of the IRA, holds hearings on Islamic terrorism.
7. Steve King (IA-05) approves of racial profiling, voted against aid for Katrina victims.
8. Doug Lamborn (CO-05) Voted with the majority of Republicans more than any other congressperson. Most conservative congressperson per National Journal. Opposes restrictions on dog fighting and other blood sports.
9. Frank Lobiondo (NJ-02). Homophobe. Death penalty proponent.
10. Mary Bono Mack (CA-45). She's conservative on taxes; not sure why else she was nominated
11. Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11) big supporter of Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
12. Patrick McHenry (NC-10) Called a US Soldier in Iraq a "two bit security guard" because the soldier denied him access to a gym; made a video in Iraq that violated security; improperly used PAC contributions; took money from Countrywide; falsely called Elizabeth Warren a liar.
13. John Mica (FL-07) I couldn't find much controversial here; conservative Repub..
14. Ron Paul (TX-14) Oh, come on! You know what's wrong with this loon.
15. Mike Pence (opponent of civil liberties, believer in censorship, opponent of Katrina aid)
Prelims, part 4
1. Joe Pitts (PA-16) Wants ten commandments in courthouses, forced birth fanatic, possibly a dominionist
2. Paul Ryan (WI-01) Author of the Highway to Hell (aka Road map to Ruin) budget
3. Jean Schmidt (OH-02) Called Rep. John Murtha a coward; claimed endorsements from people and groups that did not endorse her; birther; said Turkey's killing of Armenians couldn't be verified as genocide because the victims were dead a long time
4. Austin Scott(GA-08) Wants to sue the federal government re health care. Only in since 2010.
5. Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05). Major player in Clinton impeachment hearings; opponent of free speech; major SOPA supporter; opponent of restrictions on blood sports; said Michelle Obama had a "large posterior".
6. Pete Sessions (TX-32) Part of Abramoff scandal, backed a huge bill for dirigible research (an aide of his was a lobbyist for a firm doing the work), has made racist comments ("How often can you watch White guys play basketball?")
7. Lamar Smith (TX-21) Author of SOPA; forced birth fanatic; refused to hold hearings on medical marijuana bill.
8. Steve Southerland (FL-02) said his $174,000 salary was "not so much". Also said his job "doesn't mean that much to me". Only in since 2010.
9. Cliff Stearns (FL-06) supports "electronic cigarettes"; forced birth fanatic; one of only 39 reps to get an A from Nat'l Taxpayers Union; opponent of net neutrality.
10. Joe Walsh (IL-14): Deadbeat dad, scofflaw. Accused Obama of bankrupting the USA; has called himself "no compromise". Only in since 2010.
11. Daniel Webster (FL-08) Forced birth fanatic. Proposed law re keeping brain dead people alive. Only in since 2010.
12. Allen West (FL- 22) War criminal (He carried out a mock execution of a local police chief he imagined (wrongly) was involved in an IED attack on his unit).
13. Joe Wilson (SC-02) Famous for yelling "You lie!" while the president was talking; also incorrectly said Rep. Bob Filner was lying when he said US had sold chemical and biological weapons to Iraq and accused Strom Thurmond's illegitimate daughter of lying; later admitting she told the truth, but insisting she should have said nothing.
14. Steve Womack (AR-03) only in since 2010, but previously (as mayor of Rogers) was sued for racial profiling with regard to anti-immigrant laws.
15. Don Young (AK-AL) Pork champion, says environmentalists are not American, listed as one of most corrupt congressmen by Citizens for Responsibility, told Katrina victims to "kiss my ass".
Sources:
Wikipedia for each representative, representative's websites, Vote Smart website, Congress Votes database (from Washington Post)