John+McCain




 * John McCain**



John McCain was born on August 29,1936 in Panama Canal Zone. He lives in Phoenix,AZ. His zodiac sign is a virgo. He has a wife Cindy, 4 sons(Douglas,Andrew,John IV,and James. He also has 3 daughters Sidney,Meghan,and Bridget.

John McCain has a remarkable record of leadership and experience. He was first elected to the U.S. house of representatives in Arizona in 1982. He has led fighting for reforming Washington,eliminating wasteful government spending,and strengthning our armed forces.

John McCain's reform agenda to reduce federal spending and lower taxes quickly elevated him to statewide office and he was elected to the United States Senate in 1986, after serving two terms in the U.S. House.

In the Senate, John continued to demand that Congress put an end to loopholes for special interests and fix the broken system in Washington that too often allows lobbyists to write legislation and members of Congress to waste taxpayer money. In November 2004, Senator McCain was overwhelmingly reelected with nearly 77 percent of the vote. As the son and grandson of distinguished Navy admirals, John McCain deeply values duty, honor and service of country. John attended college at the United States Naval Academy, and launched a 22-year career as a naval aviator upon his graduation. He continued the McCain tradition of service to country passed down to him from his father and grandfather when he asked to serve in the Vietnam War. On July 29 1967, John narrowly survived the first of many near-death experiences during his lifetime while preparing to take off on a bombing mission over North Vietnam from his ship, the USS Forrestal. A missile accidentally fired from a nearby plane struck the fuel tanks on John's plane and created a deadly inferno aboard the ship. John barely escaped the fiery disaster that killed 134 men, injured hundreds more and destroyed 20 planes.

He was on the committee onb commerce, Science and Transportation.He also was on the chair, Committee on Indian Affairs,1995-1997,2005-2007. He wrote books such as Faith of My Farthers,and Worth Fighting For. John McCain has7 kids. Doug is a pilot with American Airlines. He has been a pilot since 1990. He deployed twice to the Mediterranean while in the navy aboard the Uss America CV66 and the Eisenhower CVN-69. The next is Andrew.Andrew is vice president and Shief Financial Officeer for Hensley and Company.He serves on the Board of The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. They have a daughter named Sydney who is in the music industry.Meghan who is 22 and graduated from Columbia University in New York.Jack who is 21 and attending his third year at the Naval Academy in Annapolis.Jim who is 19 and a Private First Class in the Marine Corps. And Bridget who is 15 and attending High School in Arizona.

Primary Results
 * State || Date || Votes || % || Place || Delegates ||
 * Iowa || 1/3/08 || 15,559 || 13 || 4th || 3 ||
 * Wyoming || 1/05/08 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 ||
 * New Hampshire || 1/08/08 || 88,466 || 37 || Projected Winner || 7 ||
 * Michigan || 1/15/08 || 257,521 || 30 || 2 || 5 ||
 * South Carolina || 1/19/08 || 147,283 || 33 || Projected Winner || 19 ||
 * Nevada || 1/19/08 || 5,651 || 13 || 3 || 4 ||
 * Florida || 1/29/08 || 693,508 || 36 || projected winner || 57 ||
 * Kansas || 2/09/08 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||
 * Idaho || 05/27/08 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||
 * Arkansas || 02/05/08 || 42,818 || 20 || 2 || 1 ||
 * Arizona || 02/05/08 || 213,461 || 48 || Projected winner || 53 ||
 * New York || 02/05/08 || 310,502 || 51 || Projected Winner || 101 ||
 * Georgia || 02/05/08 || 303,633 || 32 || 2 || 3 ||
 * New Jersey || 02/05/08 || 309,652 || 55 || Projected Winner || 52 ||
 * California || 02/05/08 || 975,363 || 42 || Projected Winner || 116 ||
 * Alabama || 02/05/08 || 210,989 || 37 || 2 || 16 ||
 * Tennessee || 02/05/08 || 174,763 || 32 || 2 || 15 ||
 * Illinois || 02/05/08 || 418,118 || 47 || Projected Winner || 55 ||
 * Oklahoma || 02/05/08 || 122,748 || 37 || Projected Winner || 32 ||
 * Massachusetts || 02/05/08 || 204,027 || 41 || 2 || 18 ||
 * Connecticuit || 02/05/08 || 78,741 || 52 || Projected Winner || 27 ||
 * Missouri || 02/05/08 || 194,304 || 33 || Projected Winner || 58 ||
 * Utah || 02/05/08 || 15,264 || 5 || 2 || 0 ||
 * Delaware || 02/05/08 || 22,626 || 45 || Projected Winner || 18 ||
 * Louisiana || 02/09/08 || 0 || 0 || scheduled || 0 ||
 * South Dakota || 06/03/08 || 0 || 0 || Shceduled || 0 ||
 * Guam ||  || 0 || 0 || Scheduled || 0 ||
 * Northern Marianas ||  || 0 || 0 || Scheduled || 0 ||
 * Minnesota || 02/05/08 || 13,684 || 22 || 2 || 0 ||
 * Alaska || 02/05/08 || 1,804 || 15 || 4 || 3 ||
 * Colorado || 02/05/08 || 10,621 || 19 || 2 || 0 ||
 * Montana || 02/05/08 || 358 || 22 || 3 || 0 ||
 * North Dakota || 02/05/08 || 2,224 || 23 || 2 || 6 ||
 * West Virginia || 02/05/08 || 12 || 1 || 3 || 0 ||
 * Maine || 02/02/08 || 958 || 21 || 2 || 1 ||

John McCain



 * FACTS**
 * Party: Republican
 * Age: 70
 * Origin: Panama Canal Zone
 * Education: U.S. Naval Academy, 1958
 * Profession: Naval Aviator, 1958-1981. Senator.
 * Career: Elected to Congress by Arizona, 1982. Elected to Senate, 1986. Unsuccessfully ran for Republican presidential nomination, 2000. Has served as chair of the Committee on Indian Affairs and Committee of Commerce, Science and Transportation
 * Wife: Cindy Hensley McCain
 * Children: Doug and Andy (his first wife, Carol's sons that he adopted), Sydney (whom he had with Carol), Meghan, John Sidney IV and James (whom he had with Cindy) and Bridget (whom he and Cindy adopted)
 * Religion: Member of Episcopal Church
 * Website: [|http://www.johnmccain.com]


 * ISSUES**
 * Abortion: Opposes that abortion is a woman's right
 * Capital Punishment: Strongly favors death penalty
 * Civil Rights: Voted against same-sex marriage but favors sexual orientation being protected by civil rights laws
 * Energy: Favors replacing coal and oil with alternatives
 * Ethics: Voted YES on the "Ethics Reform" measure
 * Foreign Policy: Look for international support and pressure on Syria and Iran to stop aiding in violence in the Middle East
 * Guns: Strongly favors absolute right to gun ownership
 * Health: Favors more federal funding for health coverage
 * Immigration: Voted YES on measures to secure the U.S. boarder with Mexico and for immigration reform.
 * Labor: Voted YES to increase minimum wage
 * Social Security: Strongly favors privatizing social security
 * Tax Reform: Lower taxes and improve government spending. Favors decreasing the overall taxation of the wealthy
 * War: Voted NO on withdrawing troops from Iraq and setting a deadline to end the war. His plan for Iraq includes more and better-equipped military forces, better training for Iraqi armed forces and police, a more specific and isolated military strategy and American support for the war and the troops
 * Welfare: Supported a measure to cut $40 billion dollars of national debt by restructuring welfare, child support and student lending programs. Strongly favors allowing churches to provide welfare services

1. AT&T, $30,500 2. Microsoft Corp., $19,000 3. Verizon Communications, $17,200 4. Time Warner, $12,000
 * FINANCIAL SUPPORT**


 * Medical:** McCain has been treated for recurrent skin cancer, including [|melanoma], in 1993, 2000, and 2002.


 * Favorite poet:** [|Robert Louis Stevenson].




 * Favorite movie:** [|Paths of Glory] (1957).