- 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 |
---|---|---|---|
06/28/2012 | S.3342 | SECURE IT | 06/28/2012 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 438. (All Actions) |
06/18/2012 | S.3306 | Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2012 | 06/18/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions) |
06/12/2012 | S.Res.489 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified and highly sensitive information on United States military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations. | 06/12/2012 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
04/18/2012 | S.Res.424 | A resolution condemning the mass atrocities committed by the Government of Syria and supporting the right of the people of Syria to be safe and to defend themselves. | 04/18/2012 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
03/01/2012 | S.2151 | SECURE IT | 03/01/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions) |
02/14/2012 | S.Res.373 | A resolution recognizing February 14, 2012, as the centennial of the State of Arizona. | 02/14/2012 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
01/13/2012 | S.526 | Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act of 2011 | 01/13/2012 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 274. (All Actions) |
11/18/2011 | S.1912 | A bill to prohibit the Department of Energy from subordinating its position in energy loan guarantees to outside investors. | 11/18/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions) |
10/18/2011 | S.1720 | Jobs Through Growth Act | 10/18/2011 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 203. (All Actions) |
10/12/2011 | S.1694 | Defense Cost-Type Contracting Reform Act of 2011 | 10/12/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions) |
10/12/2011 | S.1690 | Northern Arizona Mining Continuity Act of 2011 | 10/12/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions) |
09/23/2011 | S.1625 | Postal Reform Act of 2011 | 09/23/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions) |
09/15/2011 | S.1570 | Tutoring for Students Act | 09/15/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
08/30/2011 | S.201 | A bill to clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes. | 08/30/2011 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 128. (All Actions) |
07/27/2011 | S.1424 | Off-Reservation Land Acquisition Guidance Act | 07/27/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (All Actions) |
05/24/2011 | S.Con.Res.22 | 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 heroic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation. | 05/24/2011 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
05/23/2011 | S.Res.194 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on United States military operations in Libya. | 05/23/2011 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
04/13/2011 | S.803 | Border Security Enforcement Act of 2011 | 04/13/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions) |
03/31/2011 | S.693 | GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act | 03/31/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) |
03/15/2011 | S.574 | Debt Buy-Down Act | 03/15/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
Total: 3570
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