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John McCain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from John Mccain) "McCain" redirects here. For other uses, see McCain (disambiguation). John McCain Senior Senator from Arizona Incumbent Assumed office  January 3, 1987 Serving with Jon Kyl Preceded by Barry Goldwater Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st district In office January 3, 1983 ? January 3, 1987 Preceded by John Jacob Rhodes Jr. Succeeded by John Jacob Rhodes III Born August 29, 1936 (1936-08-29) (age 71) Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone Nationality American Political party Republican Spouse Carol Shepp (m. 1965, div. 1980) Cindy Hensley McCain (m. 1980) Children Douglas (b. ~1960), Andrew (b. ~1962), Sidney (b. 1966), Meghan (b. 1984), John Sidney IV "Jack" (b. 1986), James (b. 1988), Bridget (b. 1991) Alma mater United States Naval Academy Profession Naval aviator, Politician Net Worth $23?36 million (USD)[1] Religion Christian: Episcopalian (to 1990s) Baptist (by 2000s) Website U.S. Senator John McCain The life of John McCain v ? d ? e Early life and military career House and Senate career, 1982?2000 2000 presidential campaign Senate career, 2001?present 2008 presidential campaign Cultural and political image Political positions John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is the senior United States Senator from Arizona and presumptive Republican Party nominee for President of the United States in the upcoming 2008 election. McCain graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1958, and became a naval aviator, flying attack aircraft from carriers. During the Vietnam War, he almost lost his life in the 1967 Forrestal fire. Later that year, while on a bombing mission over North Vietnam, he was shot down, badly injured, and captured as a prisoner of war by the North Vietnamese. He spent five and a half years as a prisoner of war, experiencing episodes of torture. McCain retired from the Navy in 1981 and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona in 1982. After serving two terms, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, winning reelection in 1992, 1998, and 2004. While generally adhering to conservative principles, McCain established a reputation as a political maverick for disagreeing with his party on several key issues. Surviving the Keating Five scandal of the 1980s, he made campaign finance reform one of his signature concerns, eventually co-sponsoring the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act in 2002. McCain lost the Republican nomination in the 2000 presidential election to George W. Bush after several hard-fought primary contests. In the 2008 presidential election cycle, McCain staged a comeback after his campaign stumbled in mid-2007, and by the end of January 2008, he was the Republican front-runner. Following victories in early February 2008, and the withdrawal of his closest competitors, McCain gained enough delegates to become the presumptive nominee on March 4, 2008.

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