John McCain

John McCain
John McCain
	John McCain in 2009
Unitit States Senator; frae Arizona
	In office; Januar 3, 1987 – August 25, 2018; Servin with Jeff Flake
Precedit bi	Barry Goldwater
Succeedit bi	Jon Kyl
Member o the U.S. Hoose o Representatives; frae Arizona's 1st destrict
	In office; Januar 3, 1983 – Januar 3, 1987
Precedit bi	John Jacob Rhodes, Jr.
Succeedit bi	John Jacob Rhodes III
Chairman o the ; Senate Committee on Indie Affairs
	In office; Januar 3, 1995 – Januar 3, 1997
Precedit bi	Daniel Inouye
Succeedit bi	Ben Nighthorse Campbell
	In office; Januar 3, 2005 – Januar 3, 2007
Precedit bi	Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Succeedit bi	Byron Dorgan
Chairman o the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science an Transportation
	In office; Januar 3, 1997 – Januar 3, 2001
Precedit bi	Larry Pressler
Succeedit bi	Ernest Hollings
	In office; Januar 20, 2001 – Juin 3, 2001
Precedit bi	Ernest Hollings
Succeedit bi	Ernest Hollings
	In office; Januar 3, 2003 – Januar 3, 2005
Precedit bi	Ernest Hollings
Succeedit bi	Ted Stevens
Personal details
Born	John Sidney McCain III; 29 August 1936; Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone
Dee'd	25 August 2018 (aged 81); Phoenix, Arizona
Naitionality	American
Poleetical pairty	Republican
Spoose(s)	Carol Shepp ; (1965–1980); Cindy Lou Hensley ; (1980 - present)
Relations	John S. McCain, Jr. (faither); Roberta McCain (mither)
Bairns	7 (includin Meghan)
Residence	Phoenix, Arizona
Alma mater	U.S. Naval Academy (B.S.)
Profession	Naval Aviator, politeecian
Religion	Baptist congregant; (broucht up Episcopalian)
Awairds	Siller Starn ; Legion o Merit ; Distinguished Flyin Cross; Bronze Starn ; Purpie Heart ; Navy Commendation Medal ; an ithers
Signatur
Wabsteid	www.mccain.senate.gov
Militar service
Service/brainch	Unitit States Navy
Years o service	1958–1981
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
	This airticle is pairt o a series aboot; The life o John McCain Early life an militar career; Hoose an Senate career, til 2000; 2000 presidential campaign; Senate career, 2001–present; 2008 presidential campaign; Cultural an poleetical image; Poleetical poseetions

John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) wis the senior Unitit States Senator frae Arizona. He wis the Republican presidential nominee in the 2008 Unitit States election.

McCain followed his faither an grandfaither, baith fower-starn admirals, intae the Unitit States Navy, graduatin frae the U.S. Naval Academy in 1958. He acame a naval aviator, flyin groond-attack aircraft frae aircraft carriers. Durin the Vietnam War, he wis almaist killed in the 1967 USS Forrestal fire. In October 1967, while on a bombin mission ower Hanoi, he wis shot doun, seriously injured, an captured bi the North Vietnamese. He wis a prisoner o war til 1973. McCain experienced episodes o tortur, an refused an oot-o-sequence early repatriation offer. His war woonds left him wi lifelang pheesical leemitations.

He retired frae the Navy as a captain in 1981 an moved tae Arizona, whaur he entered politics. Electit tae the U.S. Hoose o Representatives in 1982, he served twa terms, an wis then electit tae the U.S. Senate in 1986, winnin re-election easy fower times, maist recently in 2016. While generally adherin tae conservative principles, McCain at times haes haed a media reputation as a "maverick" for his willingness tae disagree wi his pairty on certaint issues. Efter bein investigatit an lairgely exoneratit in a poleetical influence scandal o the 1980s as a member o the Keating Five, he made campaign finance reform ane o his signatur concerns, which eventually led tae the passage o the McCain-Feingold Act in 2002. He is an aa kent for his wirk towards restorin diplomatic relations wi Vietnam in the 1990s, an for his belief that the war in Iraq should be foucht tae a successfu conclusion. McCain haes chaired the Senate Commerce Committee, opposed spendin that he considered tae be pork barrel, an played a key role in alleviating a crisis ower judicial nominations.

McCain ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000 but lost a heatit primary saison contest tae George W. Bush. He secured the nomination in 2008 efter comin back frae early reversals, but lost tae Democratic candidate Barack Obama in the general election. He subsequently adoptit mair orthodox conservative stances an attitudes an lairgely opposed actions o the Obama admeenistration.

References

↑ McCain was christened and raised Episcopalian. See Nichols, Hans. "McCain Keeps His Faith to Himself, at Church and in Campaign", Bloomberg (April 25, 2008). He now identifies as a Baptist, although he has not been baptized as an adult, and is not an official member of the church he attends. See Warner, Greg. "McCain's faith: Pastor describes senator as devout, but low-key", Associated Baptist Press (April 8, 2008). Retrieved September 6, 2008. Also see Hornick, Ed. "McCain and Obama cite moral failures", CNN, (August 16, 2008): "McCain, who was raised an Episcopalian and now identifies himself as Baptist, rarely discusses his faith." Retrieved August 16, 2008. Also see Reston, Maeve and Mehta, Seema. "Barack Obama and John McCain to Meet at Saddleback Church", Los Angeles Times, (August 16, 2008): "McCain [is] an Episcopalian who attends a Baptist church in Phoenix..." Retrieved August 16, 2008.

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Biography at the Biographical Directory o the Unitit States Congress
Biography, votin record, and interest group ratins at Project Vote Smart
Congressional profile at GovTrack
Congressional profile at Naitional Journal
Congressional profile at Roll Call
Congressional profile at OpenCongress
Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
Financial information (federal office) at OpenSecrets.org
Staff salaries, trips an personal finance (federal office) at LegiStorm.com
Issue positions and quotes at On the Issues
Legislation sponsored at The Library of Congress
Votin record at The Washington Post
Appearances on C-SPAN programs
Appearances on Charlie Rose
Collectit news an commentary at The New York Times
Collectit news an commentary at The Wall Street Journal
Collectit news an commentary at The Washington Post
Entry at NNDB
John McCain's Navy Records Archived 2008-11-01 at the Wayback Machine some o his records released bi the Unitit States Navy
John McCain at Curlie

[1] McCain was christened and raised Episcopalian. See Nichols, Hans. "McCain Keeps His Faith to Himself, at Church and in Campaign", Bloomberg (April 25, 2008). He now identifies as a Baptist, although he has not been baptized as an adult, and is not an official member of the church he attends. See Warner, Greg. "McCain's faith: Pastor describes senator as devout, but low-key", Associated Baptist Press (April 8, 2008). Retrieved September 6, 2008. Also see Hornick, Ed. "McCain and Obama cite moral failures", CNN, (August 16, 2008): "McCain, who was raised an Episcopalian and now identifies himself as Baptist, rarely discusses his faith." Retrieved August 16, 2008. Also see Reston, Maeve and Mehta, Seema. "Barack Obama and John McCain to Meet at Saddleback Church", Los Angeles Times, (August 16, 2008): "McCain [is] an Episcopalian who attends a Baptist church in Phoenix..." Retrieved August 16, 2008.

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