- MCCAIN, JOHN S
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- Experience: Senate: 1987-Present
- Home State: Virginia
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $6,877,326Coverage End: Thursday, March 31, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: John Sidney McCain III
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Cindy; 7 Children: Doug, Sidney, Andy, Meghan, Jack, Jimmy, Bridget
- Birth Date: 08/29/1936
- Birth Place: Panama Canal Zone, Panama
- Home City: Phoenix, AZ
- Religion: Episcopalian
Education
- BS, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, 1954-1958
Political Experience
- Senator, United States Senate, 1987-present
- Candidate, United States President, 2000, 2008
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1982-1986
Current Legislative Committees
- Armed Services, Chair
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Member
- Indian Affairs, Member
- Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Member
- Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia, Member
- Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight, Member
- Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, Member
- Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management, Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Member, Environmental and Energy Study Conference
- Member, National Republican Senatorial Committee
- Senate Co-Chair, National Security Caucus
- Member, Senate Committee for American Indian College Fund
- Member, Senate Steering Committee
- Member, Senate Wilderness and Public Lands Caucus
- Member, Vietnam Veterans in Congress
- Professional Experience
- Beer Distributor
- National Security Advisor, Dole/Kemp Presidential Campaign, 1996
- Captain, United States Navy, Vietnam, 1958-1981
- Senate Navy Liaison, 1977-1981
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, Air Force Sergeants Association
- Member, American Dream Political Action Committee
- Complimentary Member, Association of the United States Army
- Member, Board of Directors, Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom
- Member, Board of Directors, United States-Spain Council
- Member, Board of Visitors, United States Naval Academy
- Member, Council of Notables, United States-Spain Council
- Member, Council on Foreign Relations
- Chair of the Board of Directors, International Republican Institute
- Life Member, Navy League
- Founding Member, Pacific Council on International Policy, University of South California
- Co-Chair, Porkbusters Coalition
- Member, Purple Heart Association
- Member, Renewal Alliance
- Member, Senate Centrist Coalition
- Member, Sons of the Revolution in the State of Virginia
- Member, The Alfalfa Club
- Member, The Military Order of World Wars
- Member, The Retired Officers Association
- Member, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association
- Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars
- Member, Vietnam Veterans Association
- Member, Board of Trustees, Gallaudet University, 1995-2006
Additional Information
Awards:
- 1996 Taxpayer's Hero Award of The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
- Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross
Total: 5
Sen. John McCain on Friday called for a criminal investigation into actions by the Environmental Protection Agency that led to a mine spill polluting rivers in three Western states last summer.
04/22/2016
Ryan Van Velzer | washingtonpost
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Tuesday panned the idea of favoring Christian refugees from Syria over Muslims, delivering a rebuttal to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a GOP presidential candidate.
11/17/2015
By Alexander Bolton | The Hill
10/12/2015
By Mark Hensch | The Hill
07/21/2015
By MATTHEW DALY | Associated Press
06/10/2015
John McCain's Official Personal Website
General Survey
Total: 912
Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
---|---|---|---|
12/07/2015 | S.J.Res.27 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes. | 12/07/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (All Actions) |
11/18/2015 | S.2303 | A bill to exempt the Department of Defense and other national security agencies from sequestration. | 11/18/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (All Actions) |
10/01/2015 | S.750 | Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act | 10/01/2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 243. (All Actions) |
08/05/2015 | S.1991 | Permanent Department of Veterans Affairs Choice Card Act of 2015 | 08/05/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) |
07/29/2015 | S.1895 | Downwinders Compensation Act of 2015 | 07/29/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
05/19/2015 | S.1376 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 | 05/19/2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 88. (All Actions) |
04/28/2015 | S.1118 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 | 04/28/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions) |
07/29/2015 | S.1888 | USA Act | 07/29/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions) |
07/13/2015 | S.1752 | Criminal Alien Deportation Act | 07/13/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
06/23/2015 | S.1649 | Sonoran Corridor Interstate Development Act of 2015 | 06/23/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions) |
03/24/2015 | S.847 | Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act | 03/24/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
03/04/2015 | S.Res.96 | A resolution condemning the murder of Boris Nemtsov, and for other purposes. | 03/04/2015 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
02/26/2015 | S.Con.Res.6 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation. | 02/26/2015 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
02/12/2015 | S.508 | FLAME Act Amendments of 2015 | 02/12/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions) |
02/05/2015 | S.397 | Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act | 02/05/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
01/29/2015 | S.Res.53 | An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Armed Services, | 01/29/2015 Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (All Actions) |
01/13/2015 | S.167 | Clay Hunt SAV Act | 01/13/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) |
01/13/2015 | S.159 | A bill to improve the operation of the Department of Homeland Security's Unmanned Aircraft System Program. | 01/13/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions) |
01/08/2015 | S.122 | Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2015 | 01/08/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
01/08/2015 | S.121 | Obamacare Opt-Out Act of 2015 | 01/08/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
Total: 3570
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