# John McCain

| John McCain |
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| John McCain in 2009 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |

**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.

## 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