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John McCain | |
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 Official portrait, 2009 | |
| United States Senator from Arizona | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Barry Goldwater |
| Succeeded by | Jon Kyl |
| Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Carl Levin |
| Succeeded by | Jim Inhofe |
| Chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Ben Nighthorse Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Byron Dorgan |
| Assumed office January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Inouye |
| Succeeded by | Ben Nighthorse Campbell |
| Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Fritz Hollings |
| Succeeded by | Ted Stevens |
| Assumed office January 20, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Fritz Hollings |
| Succeeded by | Fritz Hollings |
| Assumed office January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Pressler |
| Succeeded by | Fritz Hollings |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | John Jacob Rhodes |
| Succeeded by | John Jacob Rhodes III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Sidney McCain III August 29, 1936 Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, U.S. |
| Resting place | United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | 7, including Meghan |
| Mother | Roberta Wright |
| Father | John S. McCain Jr. |
| Relatives | Joe McCain (brother) |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) |
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| Website | Senate website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1958–present |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War (POW) |
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John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) was an American politician. He was a United States Senator from Arizona. McCain was the Republican Party's candidate in the 2008 United States presidential election. McCain married businesswoman Cindy McCain in 1980.
McCain's father and grandfather had been Admirals in the United States Navy. His great-great-grandfather was a slave owner in Mississippi.[1] He served as a naval aviator during the Vietnam War. When his plane was shot down, he was captured by the North Vietnamese military. He was a prisoner of war with Colonel and future Washington State Senator Leo K. Thorsness for more than five years. During that time, he was tortured.
- ↑ "The Legacy of the McCain Name". The Wall Street Journal. 2008-10-16.