• MCCAIN, JOHN S
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
US Sen. John McCain calls for criminal probe into mine spill

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
McCain slams Cruz's call for religious test for refugees

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
McCain promises hearing if Bergdahl avoids prison
10/12/2015
By Mark Hensch | The Hill
FACT CHECK: Trump Shortchanges McCain's Record on Veterans
07/21/2015
By MATTHEW DALY | Associated Press
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy

Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 912
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/13/2017 S.772 AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017 06/13/2017 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.  (All Actions)
05/17/2017 S.829 AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 05/17/2017 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.  (All Actions)
05/01/2017 S.992 Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 05/01/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/30/2017 S.788 Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 03/30/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/29/2017 S.759 Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act of 2017 03/29/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/27/2017 S.725 Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act 03/27/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
03/07/2017 S.551 Nogales Wastewater Fairness Act 03/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
02/28/2017 S.Res.71 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation. 02/28/2017 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
02/15/2017 S.Res.61 A resolution calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign governments to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States. 02/15/2017 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
02/07/2017 S.Res.53 An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Armed Services. 02/07/2017 Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.  (All Actions)
01/20/2017 S.84 A bill to provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces. 01/20/2017 Became Public Law No: 115-2. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
01/12/2017 S.146 Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017 01/12/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/10/2017 S.92 Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017 01/10/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
01/10/2017 S.86 Veterans Choice Continuation Act 01/10/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/09/2017 S.64 Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017 01/09/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
12/23/2016 S.2943 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 12/23/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-328.  (All Actions)
12/08/2016 S.3516 VA Best-Practices Peer Review Act of 2016 12/08/2016 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 717.  (All Actions)
11/15/2016 S.2959 A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund. 11/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
09/28/2016 S.3410 Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2016 09/28/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
09/21/2016 S.3369 Empowering Law Enforcement to Keep America Safe Act of 2016 09/21/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
Total: 3570
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
07/03/1985 H.J.Res.159 A joint resolution commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America.
07/02/1985 H.R.2852 A bill to provide that past-due amounts owed by physicians and other health professionals who breached a contract under the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program shall be deducted from amounts otherwise payable to the physician under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, and for other purposes.
06/28/1985 H.R.2782 A bill to authorize assistance for famine prevention in Africa.
06/27/1985 H.J.Res.205 A joint resolution to provide for the designation of July 19, 1985, as "National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day".
06/24/1985 H.R.2708 Coal Pipeline Act of 1985
06/24/1985 H.J.Res.216 A joint resolution authorizing the President to designate the third week of June 1985 as "National Veterans' Health Care Awareness Week".
06/14/1985 H.R.1919 Bureau of Indian Affairs Fiscal Accountability Act of 1985
06/12/1985 H.R.2679 Acid Deposition Control Act of 1985
06/04/1985 H.R.1875 Military Chaplains Faith Balance Act of 1984
05/29/1985 H.J.Res.292 A joint resolution to designate October 1985 as "Phobia Awareness Month".
05/28/1985 H.Con.Res.146 A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the executive branch should expeditiously release the remaining money appropriated by Congress under Public Law 98-473 for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
05/24/1985 H.Con.Res.150 A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the national security policy of the United States should reflect a national strategy of peace through strength.
05/22/1985 H.R.2588 Korean War Veterans Memorial Act of 1985
05/22/1985 H.R.480 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 60 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation.
05/21/1985 H.R.1893 A bill to amend the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act and the Walsh-Healey Act to permit employees, to whom such Acts apply, to work any combination of hours in a forty-hour workweek.
05/17/1985 H.Con.Res.132 A concurrent resolution observing the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Older Americans Act of 1965.
05/17/1985 H.J.Res.161 A joint resolution designating the week of May 12-18, 1985, as "National Science Week".
05/16/1985 H.R.600 Taxpayer Relief Act of 1985
05/15/1985 H.J.Res.285 A joint resolution designating the week of May 11, 1985, through May 17, 1985, as "Handicapped Awareness Week".
05/15/1985 H.J.Res.193 A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the month of June 1985 as "Youth Suicide Prevention Month".
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