- 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 |
---|---|---|---|
04/12/1993 | S.625 | A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to use certain unexpended disaster assistance funds, to the extent necessary, to provide emergency crop loss assistance for certain losses, and for other purposes. | 04/12/1993 Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Production. (All Actions) |
03/18/1993 | S.615 | Indian Tribal Government Lease Agreement Act | 03/18/1993 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (All Actions) |
03/10/1993 | S.550 | Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project Technical Amendments Act of 1993 | 03/10/1993 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (All Actions) |
03/09/1993 | S.236 | A bill to increase Federal payments to units of general local government for entitlement lands, and for other purposes. | 03/09/1993 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Department of Agriculture, Department of the Interior, and Office of Management and Budget. (All Actions) |
02/18/1993 | S.391 | Indian Tribal Government Unemployment Compensation Act Amendments of 1993 | 02/18/1993 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
02/03/1993 | S.281 | United States-Mexico Border Environmental Protection Act | 02/03/1993 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
02/02/1993 | S.Res.54 | A resolution commending President Bush on conclusion of the START II Treaty. | 02/02/1993 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
01/28/1993 | S.260 | A bill to provide Indian education assistance to carry out the purposes of title IV of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988, Public Law 100-696, to provide for reimbursement to the Treasury by certain private parties, and for other purposes. | 01/28/1993 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (All Actions) |
01/21/1993 | S.31 | Medicare Provider Payment Equity Act of 1993 | 01/21/1993 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
01/21/1993 | S.30 | Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act of 1993 | 01/21/1993 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
01/21/1993 | S.28 | Children's Health Care Improvement Act of 1993 | 01/21/1993 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
10/09/1992 | S.3157 | Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act | 10/09/1992 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions) |
10/09/1992 | S.2975 | Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992 | 10/09/1992 Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. (All Actions) |
10/08/1992 | S.291 | San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 1991 | 10/08/1992 See H.R.429. (All Actions) |
10/03/1992 | S.2507 | Ak-Chin Water Use Amendments Act of 1992 | 10/03/1992 See H.R.4948. (All Actions) |
10/01/1992 | S.1869 | San Carlos Indian Irrigation Project Divestiture Act of 1991 | 10/01/1992 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
09/24/1992 | S.3267 | A bill to provide Indian education assistance to carry out the purposes of title IV of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988, P.L. 100-696, to provide for reimbursement to the Treasury by certain private parties, and for other purposes. | 09/24/1992 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (All Actions) |
09/10/1992 | S.3227 | A bill to provide for the resolution of the conflicting water rights claims for lands within the Roosevelt Water Conservation District in Maricopa County, Arizona, and the Gila River Indian Reservation. | 09/10/1992 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (All Actions) |
08/12/1992 | S.1687 | Indian Tribal Government Waste Management Act of 1992 | 08/12/1992 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625. (All Actions) |
08/06/1992 | S.3125 | Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 1992 | 08/06/1992 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-942. (All Actions) |
Total: 3570
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