John McCain

US Senator and Representative from Arizona

A Senator and a Representative from Arizona; born in Panama Canal Zone, August 29, 1936; attended schools in Alexandria, Va.; graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1958, and the National War College, Washington, D.C. 1973; pilot, United States Navy 1958-1981, prisoner of war in Vietnam 1967-1973; received numerous awards, including the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, and Distinguished Flying Cross; elected as a Republican in 1982 to the Ninety-eighth Congress; reelected to the Ninety-ninth Congress in 1984 and served from January 3, 1983, to January 3, 1987; elected to the United States Senate in 1986; reelected in 1992, 1998, 2004, and again in 2010 for the term ending January 3, 2017; chair, Committee on Indian Affairs (One Hundred Fourth Congress; One Hundred Ninth Congress), Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (One Hundred Fifth through One Hundred Sixth Congresses, One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 20, 2001-June 6, 2001], One Hundred Eighth Congress); was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000; was an unsuccessful Republican nominee for President of the United States in 2008.

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Leadership & Staff

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Mark Buse Chief of Staff for John McCain

• Chief of Staff ('08→?) [+1]

• Senior Legislative Assistant ('87→'93)

Karl S Bowers Jr Attorney, Columbia South Carolina

• Legal counsel, 2008 Presidential Campaign (past)

Doug Davenport

• regional campaign manager (?→May '08)

Rob Chamberlin Managing Director, Signal Group

• Chief Counsel, U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (past)

Brooke Buchanan Global vice president of communications, Whole Foods; Former communications director for John McCain, Williams-Sonoma and Theranos

• Communications Director (Dec '06→Jun '11)*

César Martinez Board member at Border Commerce Security Council

• In charge of production of Hispanic media materials for Senator McCain (past)

Lindsay Conwell McCain/Koch operative & Google lobbyist

• Staff Assistant (Jun '04→Feb '05)*

John Weaver Republican operative

• campaigner ('99→'00)

Mike Murphy High-level GOP strategist and Hollywood producer

• campaigner ('99→'00)

Robert S Fisher SVP, Federal Government Relations, Verizon

• Staff member ('97→'03)

Business Positions

Hensley and Co. One of the largest beer distributorships in the country.

• public affairs agent ('80→?)

Board Memberships

International Republican Institute An organization, funded by the United States government, that conducts international political programs, sometimes labeled 'democratization programs

• Chairman

United States Naval Academy

• Member, Board of Visitors

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations One of the original committees of the Senate

• Board Member

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

• Chairman ('97→'01)

Center for The National Interest formerly The Nixon Center

• Board Member

Positions

Partnership for Public Service Public-private partnership

• advisory board member

Government Positions

Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction

• Commissioner

Personnel Subcommittee

• Ex Officio

SeaPower Subcommittee

• Ex Officio

Strategic Forces Subcommittee

• Ex Officio

Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee

• Ex Officio

Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee

• Ex Officio

Airland Subcommittee

• Ex Officio

Senate Armed Services Committee

• Ranking Member

Donors

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CoreCivic Largest private prison company in America | Formerly CCA

• Donation · 32,146 USD

American Staffing Association Staffing PAC American Staffing Association Political Action Committee

• Donation/Grant · 7,500 USD ('16)

Bobby Tudor Chairman and CEO, Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. LLC, Chairman of Greater Houston Partnership

• Political Donation · 2,300 USD (May 31 '08)*

Sloan Rappoport

• Donation · 2,300 USD ('08)

Douglas Holtz-Eakin Economist; former director of CBO; former senior policy adviser to McCain campaign

• Donation · 1,000 USD (Jan 27 '16) [+1]

• Donation · 500 USD (Mar 20 '15)

William Hauck President and CEO of California Business Roundtable

• Donation · 1,000 USD ('07)

Christopher C Brown

• Donation · 500 USD

Friends of John McCain Inc

• Principal Campaign Committee [+1]

• Principal Campaign Committee

McCain Victory Ohio

• Other Campaign Committee [+1]

• Other Campaign Committee

McCain-Palin Victory 2008

• Other Campaign Committee [+1]

• Other Campaign Committee

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Hawaii Republican Party

• 1 contribution · 5,000 USD ('06)

Arizona Republican Party Arizona Republican Party

• 5 contributions · 2,200 USD ('89→Aug 10 '04)

R Pat Dewine

• 1 contribution · 2,100 USD (Jun 13 '05)

Bill Jones

• 1 contribution · 2,000 USD ('04)

Campaign Donors

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Gerald J Ford Texas banking billionaire

• 8 contributions · 136,900 USD ('07→Jun 22 '09)

Scott W Rothstein Prominent Florida attorney arrested by federal authorities December 1 2009, accused of running a $1 billion investment fraud

• 4 contributions · 112,100 USD ('07→'08)

Patricia Lumry Retired, Bellevue Washington

• 5 contributions · 107,100 USD ('08)

H Wayne Huizenga Miami Dolphins owner; Blockbuster

• 7 contributions · 101,900 USD ('08→Jun 4 '08)

James B Nicholson President and CEO, PVS Chemicals

• 22 contributions · 92,400 USD ('06→Nov 17 '15)

Kenny Troutt Dallas billionaire; Founded Excel Communications in 1988; CEO, Mount Vernon Investments

• 19 contributions · 86,400 USD ('97→Jun 22 '09)

Robert Sarver Owner, Phoenix Suns of the NBA; CEO, Western Alliance Bancorporation

• 12 contributions · 85,050 USD ('91→'10)

Michael L Ashner

• 26 contributions · 84,775 USD ('99→Nov 10 '15)

Louis Bacon Billionaire hedge fund manager

• 15 contributions · 83,400 USD ('99→Nov 18 '15)

David M Knott CEO of Knott Partners Management, LLC,

• 15 contributions · 83,000 USD ('99→'10)

Memberships

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US Senate upper house of the United States Congress

• Senator (Jan 6 '87→Aug 25 '18)

Republican Party The U.S. Republican Party

• Member

US House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

• Representative (Jan 3 '83→Jan 3 '87)

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

• Member (past)

Wall Street Journal CEO Council 120 of the world’s most powerful chief executives

• Member

Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security Subcommittee

• Member

Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety Subcommittee

• Member

Strategic Forces Subcommittee

• Member

Science, Technology, and Innovation Subcommittee

• Member

Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee

• Member

Family

Roberta McCain Mother of US Senator John S McCann III

• mother

John McCain Sr. A four-star admiral who commanded the Fast Carrier Task Force during World War II

• grandfather

John S. McCain, Jr. Commander-in-chief of Pacific forces at the height of the Vietnam War

• father

Meghan McCain Blogger and media personality

• daughter

Jim Hensley A wealthy Arizona businessman. Owned one of the largest beer distributorships in the country.

• father-in-law

Cindy McCain Widow of U.S. Senator John McCain; U.S. Representative to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture, with rank of Ambassador; became head of the U.N. World Food Program in March 2023

• wife (May 17 '80→?)

Schools

United States Naval Academy

• BS (Jun '54→'58)

Miscellaneous Relationships

Country of Estonia

• Visited By (Dec '16→?)*

Andrew Wood Former British ambassador to Russia

• Affiliation*

Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Conservative organization focused on energy, environmental and security issues

• Recognizes as 'Clean Energy Champion' ('17→?)

Updated 10 days ago

Types	Person, Political Candidate, Elected Representative
Gender	Male
Birthday	Aug 29 '36
Date of death	Aug 25 '18
Aliases	John S McCain, John S. McCain III, John Sidney McCain III
Region	US and Canada

John McCain

US Senator and Representative from Arizona

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John McCain

US Senator and Representative from Arizona

Leadership & Staff

Business Positions

Board Memberships

Positions

Government Positions

Donors

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Campaign Donors

Memberships

Family

Schools

Social

Miscellaneous Relationships

Basic Info

External Links

Source Links

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Network Maps