- 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 |
---|---|---|---|
09/09/1998 | S.1802 | Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 1998 | 09/09/1998 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 554. (All Actions) |
07/30/1998 | S.2382 | Children's Health Assurance through the Medicaid Program (CHAMP) Act | 07/30/1998 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
07/23/1998 | S.2349 | Hazardous Materials Transportation Reauthorization Act of 1998 | 07/23/1998 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. (All Actions) |
07/14/1998 | S.268 | National Parks Overflights Act of 1997 | 07/14/1998 Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. (All Actions) |
07/13/1998 | S.2295 | A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend the authorizations of appropriations for that Act, and for other purposes. | 07/13/1998 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. (All Actions) |
06/25/1998 | S.2221 | Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act of 1998 | 06/25/1998 Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged. (All Actions) |
06/25/1998 | S.1619 | A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to study systems for filtering or blocking matter on the Internet, to require the installation of such a system on computers in schools and libraries with Internet access, and for other purposes. | 06/25/1998 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 437. (All Actions) |
06/18/1998 | S.1415 | National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act | 06/18/1998 Fell when the bill was recommitted to the Committee on Commerce. (All Actions) |
04/02/1998 | S.1909 | A bill to repeal the telephone excise tax. | 04/02/1998 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
03/25/1998 | S.1766 | Telecommunications Competition Act of 1998 | 03/25/1998 Subcommittee on Communications. Hearings held. (All Actions) |
03/19/1998 | S.1799 | A bill to amend section 121 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a member of the Armed Forces of the United States shall be treated as using a principal residence while away from home on extended active duty. | 03/19/1998 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
03/12/1998 | S.1422 | Federal Communications Commission Satellite Carrier Oversight Act | 03/12/1998 Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. (All Actions) |
03/04/1998 | S.1578 | A bill to make available on the Internet, for purposes of access and retrieval by the public, certain information available through the Congressional Research Service web site. | 03/04/1998 Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. (All Actions) |
02/24/1998 | S.25 | Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 1997 | 02/24/1998 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, and Property Rights. Hearings held on S.J.Res. 16 and S.25 (without committee referral). Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-511. (All Actions) |
01/27/1998 | S.1571 | Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 1998 | 01/27/1998 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
12/10/1997 | S.1506 | A bill to amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act (P.L.104-272). | 12/10/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (All Actions) |
12/01/1997 | S.1354 | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the designation of common carriers not subject to the jurisdiction of a State commission as eligible telecommunications carriers. | 12/01/1997 Became Public Law No: 105-125. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) |
11/13/1997 | S.569 | Indian Child Welfare Act Amendments of 1997 | 11/13/1997 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 295. (All Actions) |
11/09/1997 | S.Con.Res.66 | A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment os S. 399. | 11/09/1997 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions) |
11/08/1997 | S.1414 | Universal Tobacco Settlement Act | 11/08/1997 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 286. (All Actions) |
Total: 3570
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