John McCain

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.

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(1936-08-29) Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone
Dee'd	25 August 2018(2018-08-25) (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

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.

Freemit airtins

• Senator John McCain Archived 1999-05-08 at the Wayback Machine offeecial U.S. Senate steid
• John McCain for Senate offeecial campaign steid
• John McCain at Twitter
• 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