- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/13/2017 | S.772 | AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017 | 06/13/2017 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. (All Actions) |
| 05/17/2017 | S.829 | AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 | 05/17/2017 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. (All Actions) |
| 05/01/2017 | S.992 | Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 | 05/01/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) |
| 03/30/2017 | S.788 | Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 | 03/30/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) |
| 03/29/2017 | S.759 | Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act of 2017 | 03/29/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) |
| 03/27/2017 | S.725 | Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act | 03/27/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
| 03/07/2017 | S.551 | Nogales Wastewater Fairness Act | 03/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
| 02/28/2017 | S.Res.71 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate 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. | 02/28/2017 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
| 02/15/2017 | S.Res.61 | A resolution calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign governments to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States. | 02/15/2017 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
| 02/07/2017 | S.Res.53 | An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Armed Services. | 02/07/2017 Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (All Actions) |
| 01/20/2017 | S.84 | A bill to provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces. | 01/20/2017 Became Public Law No: 115-2. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) |
| 01/12/2017 | S.146 | Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017 | 01/12/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions) |
| 01/10/2017 | S.92 | Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017 | 01/10/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
| 01/10/2017 | S.86 | Veterans Choice Continuation Act | 01/10/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) |
| 01/09/2017 | S.64 | Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017 | 01/09/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
| 12/23/2016 | S.2943 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 | 12/23/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-328. (All Actions) |
| 12/08/2016 | S.3516 | VA Best-Practices Peer Review Act of 2016 | 12/08/2016 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 717. (All Actions) |
| 11/15/2016 | S.2959 | A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund. | 11/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. (All Actions) |
| 09/28/2016 | S.3410 | Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2016 | 09/28/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) |
| 09/21/2016 | S.3369 | Empowering Law Enforcement to Keep America Safe Act of 2016 | 09/21/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
Total: 3570
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