# List of John McCain 2008 presidential campaign endorsements

John McCain, the nominee of the Republican party in the 2008 United States presidential election, has gained the endorsements of many high-profile figures.
Both McCain and his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama, have stated that a person or entity's endorsement of their candidacy does not necessarily imply an endorsement by the candidate of all of the views of the endorser.

## U.S. presidents, vice presidents, and spouses

* President George W. Bush
* Vice President Dick Cheney
* Former president George H. W. Bush
* Former vice president Dan Quayle
* Former first lady Nancy Reagan

## U.S. senators

* Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO)
* Senator Kit Bond (R-MO)
* Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS), former 2008 presidential candidate
* Senator Richard Burr (R-NC)
* Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
* Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK)
* Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS)
* Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN)
* Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Ranking Member of Senate Homeland Security Committee
* Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)
* Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM)
* Senator John Ensign (R-NV)
* Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
* Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
* Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
* Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Senate Minority Whip
* Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Chairman of Senate Homeland Security Committee and 2000 Democratic Vice-Presidential Nominee
* Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
* Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL)
* Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL)
* Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR), Ranking Member of Senate Aging Committee
* Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Ranking Member of Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
* Senator John Thune (R-SD)
* Senator George Voinovich (R-OH)
* Senator John Warner (R-VA), former chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee
* Former senator George Allen (R-VA)
* Former senator Howard Baker (R-TN), former Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Leader
* Former senator Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN)
* Former senator Conrad Burns (R-MT)
* Former senator Dan Coats (R-IN)
* Former senator Al D'Amato (R-NY)
* Former senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell
* Former senator John Danforth (R-MO) also served as Ambassador to the United Nations
* Former senator Mike DeWine (R-OH)
* Former senator Daniel J. Evans (R-WA), also served as Governor of Washington
* Former senator Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL)
* Former senator Slade Gorton (R-WA)
* Former senator Phil Gramm (R-TX)
* Former senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker (R-KS)
* Former senator Bob Kasten (R-WI)
* Former senator Trent Lott (R-MS), former Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Whip
* Former senator Mack Mattingly (R-GA)
* Former senator Zell Miller (D-GA)
* Former senator Don Nickles (R-OK)
* Former senator Warren Rudman (R-NH)
* Former senator Fred Thompson (R-TN), former 2008 presidential candidate

## U.S. representatives

* Representative Spencer Bachus (R-AL)
* Representative Michael N. Castle (R-DE)
* Representative Tom Davis (R-VA)
* Representative Lincoln Díaz-Balart (R-FL)
* Representative Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL)
* Representative Thelma Drake (R-VA)
* Representative Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
* Representative Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)
* Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA)
* Representative Ric Keller (R-FL)
* Representative Mark Kirk (R-IL)
* Representative Ray LaHood (R-IL)
* Representative Steve LaTourette (R-OH)
* Representative Dan Lungren (R-CA)
* Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)
* Representative Chip Pickering (R-MS)
* Representative Jim Ramstad (R-MN)
* Representative Rick Renzi (R-AZ)
* Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ranking Member of House Foreign Affairs Committee
* Representative John Shadegg (R-AZ)
* Representative Christopher Shays (R-CT)
* Representative John Shimkus (R-IL)
* Representative Fred Upton (R-MI)
* Former representative Steve Bartlett (R-TX)
* Former representative Charlie Bass (R-NH)
* Former representative Thomas Bliley (R-VA)
* Former representative Jim Courter (R-NJ)
* Former representative Joseph J. DioGuardi (R-NY)
* Former representative Charles Douglas III (R-NH)
* Former representative and ambassador Fred J. Eckert (R-NY)
* Former representative Louis Frey, Jr. (R-FL)
* Former representative Greg Ganske (R-IA)
* Former representative Barry Goldwater, Jr.
* Former representative Van Hilleary (R-TN)
* Former representative Jack Kemp (R-NY) 1996 Republican vice-presidential nominee
* Former representative Jim Kolbe (R-AZ)
* Former representative Steven Kuykendall (R-CA)
* Former representative Tom Loeffler (R-TX)
* Former representative Susan Molinari (R-NY)
* Former representative Mark Neumann (R-WI)
* Former representative Tim Penny (D-MN)
* Former representative Frank Riggs (R-CA)
* Former representative Joe Schwarz (R-MI)
* Former representative Rob Simmons (R-CT)
* Former representative Dick Zimmer (R-NJ)

## Governors

* Governor Charlie Crist (R-FL)
* Governor Matt Blunt (R-MO)
* Governor Mitch Daniels (R-IN)
* Governor Jim Douglas (R-VT)
* Governor John Hoeven (R-ND)
* Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. (R-UT)
* Governor Bobby Jindal (R-LA)
* Governor Linda Lingle (R-HI)
* Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK) 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee
* Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN), Chairman of the National Governors Association, National co-chair of "McCain for President"
* Governor Sonny Perdue (R-GA)
* Governor Rick Perry (R-TX)
* Governor Jodi Rell (R-CT)
* Governor Bob Riley (R-AL)
* Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA)
* Former governor Jeb Bush (R-FL), brother to President George W. Bush, and son to former president George H. W. Bush
* Former governor Paul Cellucci (R-MA), former U.S. Ambassador to Canada
* Former governor Bill Clements (R-TX)
* Former governor George Deukmejian (R-CA)
* Former governor Donald DiFrancesco (R-NJ)
* Former governor Winfield Dunn (R-TN)
* Former governor Jim Edgar (R-IL)
* Former governor Robert L. Ehrlich (R-MD)
* Former governor Jim Gilmore (R-VA), former 2008 presidential candidate
* Former governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR), former 2008 presidential candidate
* Former governor Thomas Kean (R-NJ), 9/11 Commission Co-chair
* Former governor Frank Keating (R-OK)
* Former governor John McKernan Jr. (R-ME)
* Former governor Bill Owens (R-CO)
* Former governor George Pataki (R-NY)
* Former governor Tom Ridge (R-PA), first Secretary of Homeland Security
* Former governor Buddy Roemer (R-LA)
* Former governor Mitt Romney (R-MA), former 2008 presidential candidate
* Former governor Don Sundquist (R-TN)
* Former acting governor Jane Swift (R-MA)
* Former governor James R. Thompson (R-IL)
* Former governor Tommy Thompson (R-WI) former 2008 presidential candidate

## Retired military

Senator McCain was endorsed by over 100 retired generals and admirals from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, among them:
* Lieutenant General John B. Conaway, USAF (Ret.) – former Chief of the National Guard Bureau
* General James B. Davis, USAF (Ret.) – former Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe (NATO)
* Colonel George "Bud" Day, USAF (Ret.) – Medal of Honor recipient
* Rear Admiral Jeremiah Denton, USN (Ret.) – Navy Cross recipient
* Admiral S. Robert Foley, USN (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, Pacific Fleet
* Admiral Ronald J. Hays, USN (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, Pacific Command
* Admiral James L. Holloway III, USN (Ret.) – former Chief of Naval Operations
* Admiral Bobby Ray Inman, USN (Ret.) – former director of the NSA
* Admiral Jerome L. Johnson, USN (Ret.) – former Vice Chief of Naval Operations
* General James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.) – former Commandant of the Marine Corps
* General P.X. Kelley, USMC (Ret.) – former Commandant of the Marine Corps
* Admiral Robert J. "Barney" Kelly, USN (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, Pacific Fleet
* Admiral Frank Kelso, USN (Ret.) – former chief of naval operations
* Admiral George "Gus" Kinnear, USN (Ret.) – former Commander of Air Force, Atlantic Fleet
* Admiral Charles R. "Chuck" Larson, USN (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, Pacific Command
* Admiral Joseph Lopez, USN (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe
* Admiral James "Ace" Lyons, USN (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, Pacific Fleet
* Admiral Paul David Miller, USN (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, Atlantic Fleet
* Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Montoya, USN (Ret.) – former chief of Naval Civil Engineer Corps
* General Carl E. Mundy, Jr., USMC (Ret.) – former commandant of the Marine Corps
* Vice Admiral John R. Ryan, USN (Ret.) – former Superintendent of the Naval Academy
* General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, USA (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, Central Command
* Admiral Leighton W. Smith, Jr., USN (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe
* Colonel Leo K. Thorsness, USAF (Ret.) – Medal of Honor recipient
* Lieutenant General James A. Williams, USA (Ret.) – former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
* Admiral Ronald J. Zlatoper, USN (Ret.) – former commander-in-chief, Pacific Fleet

## Mayors

* Tommy Joe Alexander of Irondale, Alabama
* Carlos Alvarez of Miami-Dade County
* Alan Autry of Fresno
* Rich Crotty of Orange County, Florida
* Richard J. Gerbounka of Linden, New Jersey (I-NJ)
* Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, former 2008 presidential candidate

## State, local, and territorial officials

* Jeffrey L. Barnhart, Member of the North Carolina General Assembly.
* Peter Bragdon, State Senator in New Hampshire.
* Michael Downing, State Senator in New Hampshire.
* John Gallus, State Senator in New Hampshire.
* Ted Gatsas, State Senator in New Hampshire.
* Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr., State Senator in North Carolina.
* Leonard Lance, former member of the New Jersey General Assembly and Congressional candidate.
* Steven Lukan, State Representative in Iowa.
* Mike May, State Representative in Iowa.
* Bob McDonnell, Virginia Attorney General
* Larry McKibben, State Senator in Iowa.
* John Pappageorge, State Senator in Michigan.
* John Putney, State Senator in Iowa.
* Randy Richardville, State Senator in Michigan.

## Other political figures

* George Argyros, former United States Ambassador to Spain, billionaire, and former Major League Baseball owner
* James Baker, former Secretary of State under President George H. W. Bush.
* Debra Bartoshevich (D), Fmr. Hillary Clinton Delegate
* John Rusling Block, former secretary of agriculture
* John R. Bolton, former ambassador to the UN under President George W. Bush
* Otis R. Bowen, former Secretary of Health and Human Services and former Indiana Governor
* James H. Burnley IV, former secretary of transportation
* William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr., former Secretary of Transportation under President Gerald Ford
* Lawrence Eagleburger, former Secretary of State under President George H. W. Bush
* Alexander Haig, former Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan
* Henry Kissinger, former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under President Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford.
* Ann McLaughlin Korologos former Secretary of Labor, DC
* Former ambassador Thomas Patrick Melady
* Former Secretary of Commerce Robert Mosbacher
* Former Secretary of Commerce Peter George Peterson
* Former FCC chairman Michael Powell
* Karl Rove, former political advisor to President Bush
* George Shultz, former secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan
* James R. Schlesinger, former Secretary of Defense under President Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford.
* Gordon St. Angelo, former chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party
* R. James Woolsey, Jr., former CIA director under President Bill Clinton.

## National figures

* Francis J. Beckwith, Professor of Philosophy and Church-State Studies, Baylor University
* Robert Gleason, Chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania
* John C. Hagee, founder and senior pastor of the evangelical mega-church Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas
* Former treasurer of the United States Rosario Marin (CA)

## Newspapers

These newspapers have endorsed John McCain's general election run:
* Amarillo Globe News newspaper in Amarillo, Texas
* Antelope Valley Press newspaper in Palmdale, California
* The Arizona Republic newspaper in Phoenix, Arizona
* The Bakersfield Californian newspaper in Bakersfield, California
* The Baltimore Examiner newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland
* The Beaumont Monitor newspaper in Beaumont, Texas
* Bend Bulletin newspaper in Bend, Oregon
* The Boston Herald newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts
* The Columbus Dispatch newspaper in Columbus, Ohio
* The Corpus Christi Caller-Times newspaper in Corpus Christi, Texas
* The Daily Press newspaper in Newport News, Virginia
* The Daily Sentinel newspaper in Grand Junction, Colorado
* The Dallas Morning News newspaper in Dallas, Texas
* The Findlay Courier newspaper in Findlay, Ohio
* Foster's Daily Democrat newspaper in Dover, New Hampshire
* Goldsboro News-Argus newspaper in Goldsboro, North Carolina
* The Intelligencer newspaper in Wheeling, West Virginia
* The Johnson County Sun newspaper in Overland Park, Kansas
* The Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper in Las Vegas, Nevada
* The Lowell Sun newspaper in Lowell, Massachusetts
* The Mining Journal newspaper in Marquette, Michigan
* Mountain Valley News newspaper in Cedaredge, Colorado
* Napa Valley Register newspaper in Napa, California
* The News-Gazette newspaper in Champaign, Illinois
* The New York Post newspaper in New York, New York
* The Times of Northwest Indiana newspaper in Munster, Indiana
* The Press-Enterprise newspaper in Riverside, California
* The Pueblo Chieftain newspaper in Pueblo, Colorado
* San Antonio Express-News newspaper in San Antonio, Texas
* The San Diego Union Tribune newspaper in San Diego, California
* The San Francisco Examiner newspaper in San Francisco, California
* The Spokesman Review newspaper in Spokane, Washington
* The Tampa Tribune newspaper in Tampa, Florida
* The Times-News newspaper in Twin Falls, Idaho
* New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper in Manchester, New Hampshire
* Wheeling News Register newspaper in Wheeling, Virginia
* Times Record News newspaper in Wichita Falls, Texas
* Winchester Star newspaper in Winchester, Virginia

## Academics

* Anne O. Krueger, Economist and former World Bank Chief Economist.
* Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University.
* Bernie Machen, president of the University of Florida.

## Business people

* Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Casino billionaire
* Bradbury Anderson, Best Buy CEO
* Hoyt R. Barnett, Publix Vice Chairman
* August A. Busch III, former Anheuser-Busch Chairman
* Pete Coors, Coors Brewing Company Chairman
* Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
* Steve Forbes, magazine publisher, former GOP presidential candidate (1996, 2000)
* Deal W. Hudson, Conservative publisher.
* Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza.
* Frederick W. Smith, founder, chairman, president, and CEO of FedEx.
* Donald Trump, chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization and future U.S. president
* Robert Ulrich, Target Chairman and CEO
* Michael D. White, Pepsi Vice Chairman
* Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay
* Bob Wright, former NBC Universal Chairman and CEO

## Entertainers

* María Conchita Alonso, actress
* Stephen Baldwin, actor
* Pat Boone, singer
* Powers Boothe, actor
* Wilford Brimley, actor
* Jerry Bruckheimer, producer
* James Caan, actor
* Dean Cain, actor
* Adam Carolla, comedian, television and radio host
* Lacey Chabert, actress
* Jon Cryer, actor
* Daddy Yankee (Ramon Ayala), musician
* Charlie Daniels, musician
* Robert Davi, actor
* Robert Duvall, actor
* Clint Eastwood, actor and director
* Erik Estrada, actor
* Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter
* Lou Ferrigno, actor and bodybuilder
* Kelsey Grammer, actor
* Lee Greenwood, musician, often performed "God Bless the USA" at McCain/Palin rallies
* Angie Harmon, actress
* Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-host of The View
* Patricia Heaton, actress
* Victoria Jackson, comedian
* Lorenzo Lamas, actor
* Blackie Lawless, musician
* Gerald McRaney, actor
* MF Doom, rapper
* Dennis Miller, comedian
* Heidi Montag, Hollywood figure
* Craig T. Nelson, actor
* George Newbern, actor
* Chuck Norris, actor
* Ted Nugent, hard rock guitarist
* Gail O'Grady, actress
* John Ondrasik, singer
* Joe Perry, guitarist for Aerosmith
* John Ratzenberger, actor
* John Rich, musician
* Shauna Sand, actress
* Tom Selleck, actor
* Gary Sinise, actor
* Kevin Sorbo, actor
* Sylvester Stallone, actor
* Connie Stevens, actress
* Billy Squier, singer
* Rip Torn, actor
* Cowboy Troy, musician
* Janine Turner, actress and author
* Dick Van Patten, actor
* Jon Voight, actor
* Hank Williams, Jr. musician, often performed at McCain/Palin rallies
* Gretchen Wilson, musician, often performed at McCain/Palin rallies
* James Woods, actor
* David Zucker, director

### Foreign entertainers

* Eduardo Verástegui, Mexican actor

### Adult entertainment

* Gauge, porn star
* Teri Weigel, porn star

## Athletes and sportspeople

* Troy Aikman, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback
* George Bodenheimer, ESPN President
* Bryan Clay Olympic gold medalist in decathlon.
* Bill Davidson, owner of the Detroit Pistons
* Mike Ditka, ESPN NFL analyst and former Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints head coach.
* John Elway, Hall of Fame Denver Broncos quarterback
* Al Leiter, former MLB pitcher.
* Chuck Liddell, MMA fighter
* Colette Nelson, IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns quarterback
* Nolan Ryan, Hall of Fame MLB pitcher
* Curt Schilling, Boston Red Sox pitcher
* Jason Sehorn, retired New York Giants cornerback
* Roger Staubach, Hall of Fame Dallas Cowboys quarterback
* Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns offensive tackle

## Organizations

* Al-Hesbah
* National Rifle Association of America
* Republicans for Environmental Protection
* Log Cabin Republicans
* Conservative Voice

## Other individuals

* Morris J. Amitay, AIPAC.
* David Frum, Journalist.
* Charles Krauthammer, Conservative political pundit
* Michael Savage, radio host
* Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher "Joe the Plumber"

## Foreign political figures

* David Cameron, member of the British Conservative Party and future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
* Wilfried Martens, president of the European People's Party