- 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 |
---|---|---|---|
09/15/2016 | S.3339 | Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act | 09/15/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
09/15/2016 | S.Res.563 | A resolution calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign countries to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States. | 09/15/2016 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
09/08/2016 | S.3296 | Protection from ObamaCare Monopolies Act | 09/08/2016 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 618. (All Actions) |
09/07/2016 | S.2711 | Native American Education Opportunity Act | 09/07/2016 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. (All Actions) |
07/14/2016 | S.Con.Res.42 | A concurrent resolution to express the sense of Congress regarding the safe and expeditious resettlement to Albania of all residents of Camp Liberty. | 07/14/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 567. (All Actions) |
06/29/2016 | S.3114 | A bill to express the sense of the Senate regarding the safe and expeditious resettlement to Albania of all residents of Camp Liberty. | 06/29/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
05/26/2016 | S.J.Res.28 | 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. | 05/26/2016 Held at the desk. (All Actions) |
05/24/2016 | S.2896 | Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2016 | 05/24/2016 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. (All Actions) |
04/19/2016 | S.2814 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 | 04/19/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions) |
04/04/2016 | S.1873 | Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015 | 04/04/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 406. (All Actions) |
03/17/2016 | S.1993 | 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2015 | 03/17/2016 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. (All Actions) |
02/09/2016 | S.2519 | Empowering Patients First Act of 2015 | 02/09/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
01/28/2016 | S.2470 | A bill to repeal the provision permitting the use of rocket engines from the Russian Federation for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program. | 01/28/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions) |
12/18/2015 | S.152 | Keep the Promise Act of 2015 | 12/18/2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 342. (All Actions) |
12/16/2015 | S.2406 | A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to review certain decisions to grant categorical exclusions for Next Generation flight procedures and to consult with the airports at which such procedures will be implemented. | 12/16/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions) |
12/16/2015 | S.Res.320 | A resolution congratulating the people of Burma on their commitment to peaceful elections. | 12/16/2015 Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
12/16/2015 | S.782 | Grand Canyon Bison Management Act | 12/16/2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 329. (All Actions) |
12/15/2015 | S.2402 | A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to search all public records to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the United States. | 12/15/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
12/10/2015 | S.2395 | A bill to reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes. | 12/10/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
12/08/2015 | S.2367 | A bill to provide for hardship duty pay for border patrol agents and customs and border protection officers assigned to highly-trafficked rural areas. | 12/08/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions) |
Total: 3570
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