PoliticsThe 31 Weirdest Political Names Of All TimeWhere Newt Gingrich sounds normal.By by Gideon ResnickBuzzFeed StaffPosted on May 30, 2014, 5:34 pmTwitterFacebookLink 1. Ben Bushyhead, who ran for county commissioner in North Carolina 2. Dick Swett, former House representative from New Hampshire 3. Young Boozer, current state treasurer of Alabama 4. Ryan Fattman, a current member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 5. Krystal Ball, ran for Congress in 2010 6. Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, president of the Alabama Public Service Commission 7. Frank Schmuck, Precinct Committeeman in Arizona 8. Timothy Shotwell, a sheriff in Washington 9. Janelle Lawless, a judge in Michigan 10. Mark Reckless, a member of Parliament 11. Zephyr Teachout, running for governor in New York 12. Anyone named Dick Ball 13. 14. Butch Otter, the current governor of Idaho 15. Steny Hoyer, the Democratic Whip from Maryland 16. Dick Armey, former U.S. Representative from Texas 17. Kinky Friedman, who ran for governor of Texas in 2006 18. "Silver Dick" Bland, 19th century member of Congress 19. Robin Rape, a constable in Texas 20. Norm Dicks, former U.S. Representative from Washington 21. Harry Baals, former mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana 22. Kerry Faggotter, Australian politician 23. Barb Queer, county commissioner in Ohio 24. Dick Mountjoy, former member of the California State Senate 25. Bill Boner, former mayor of Nashville View this video on YouTube Via youtube.com The pronunciation is key. 26. Dave Obey, former U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 27. Sister Boom Boom, who ran for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors View this video on YouTube Via youtube.com 28. Tiny Kox, a senator in the Netherlands View this video on YouTube Via youtube.com 29. Luke "Sissyfag" Montgomery, who ran for mayor in Washington D.C. View this video on YouTube Via youtube.com He once famously heckled former President Bill Clinton. 30. Mark "Coonrippy" Brown, running for governor in Tennessee 31. And, of course, Newt Gingrich Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF