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U.S. Senator

John McCain

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Positions
Leadership: No leadership position
Committees: Senate Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
(subcommittees and past assignments)

Candidates for the AZ-Senate Class III Seat:
(Next election: 2 November 2010)

Confirmed: None so far
Considering: None so far
Rumored: None so far
Potential: None so far
Dropped-out: None so far
(more info and editing for the AZ-Senate Class III Seat)
On the Web
Official website
File:Johnmccain.jpg
John McCain currently serves as the Sr. Senator for Arizona

John Sidney McCain III, a Republican, has represented Arizona in the United States Senate since 1986. He was the Republican candidate for President in the 2008 Presidential election.[1] He was also a presidential candidate in the 2000 election, but was defeated in the Republican primaries by then-Texas Governor and now President George W. Bush.

Contents

Record, positions and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Organization 2007 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio 		2008 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio
American Civil Liberties Union not avail. not avail.
American Conservative Union 80 - 8/25 not avail.
AFSCME 0 - 0/7 not avail.
Americans for Democratic Action 10 - 2/20 5 - 1/20
Club for Growth not avail. not avail.
Drum Major Institute not avail. not avail.
Family Research Council 44 - 4/9 44 - 4/9
Information Technology Industry Council 100 - 1/5 100 - 1/5
League of Conservation Voters not avail. 0 - 0/11
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People not avail. not avail.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 100 - 3/11 not avail.


National security and foreign policy record and controversies

Summary (how summaries work)
Sen. McCain has a long-standing history of leadership on national security issues, stemming from his time in service as a U.S. naval aviator to his career in the U.S. Senate. In the past several years, he's advocated for a larger military to meet current and future needs, and has said he envisions a U.S. troop presence in Iraq similar to those in South Korea and in Germany and Japan following World War II.

Senator McCain was criticized for his many statements of progress on the Iraq war between 2002-2008, and following a trip to a Baghdad market in 2007 he apologized for declaring that his ability to walk freely around the marketplace was a sign of significant improvement in security in Iraq under the "surge". In fact, his visit was conducted under extraordinary security arrangements.

John McCain in an ardent supporter of Israel and its government's policies. In 2007, Citizens for Global Solutions gave Senator McCain a grade of B-, while the senator supported the interests of the Council for a Livable World 0 percent that year. McCain supported the interests of the Center for Security Policy 59 percent in 2005-2006.

Main article: John McCain/National Security and Foreign Policy


Economic policy

Summary (how summaries work)

Sen. McCain has been a supporter of trade agreements with foreign states, and while he missed three of four housing-related votes in 2008, but did vote to approve the Economic Stimulus Bill of 2008.

Main article: John McCain/Economic Policy


Civil liberties record and controversies

Summary (how summaries work)

In 2005, Senator John McCain introduced an amendment limiting the practice of torture by any military or intelligence agency personnel. The torture ban was approved by Congress by a wide majority, but President George W. Bush in a signing statement said he reserved the right to conduct torture to protect national security.

Sen. McCain voted against the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2008 and voted for the RESTORE Act (2007 FISA bill).

In 2007, the American Civil Liberties Union gave Senator McCain a grade of 50, and he supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 15 percent that year. Also in 2007, Gun Owners of America gave Senator McCain a rating of F-, though in 2006 he supported their interests 100 percent.

Main article: John McCain/Rights, Liberties and Courts Policy


Communications, science and intellectual property

Summary (how summaries work)

Senator McCain supported the interests of the Computer & Communications Industry Association 64 percent in 2007. In 2006, Senator McCain supported the interests of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 0 percent, while supporting the interests of the Parkinsons Action Network 100 percent.

Main article: John McCain/Communications, Science and Intellectual Property


Education policy

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McCain has announced that he supports the inclusion of intelligent design teaching in schools. In 2007, the National Education Association gave Senator McCain a grade of F, and in 2003 he supported the interests of the National School Boards Association 67 percent.

Main article: John McCain/Education Policy


Environment and energy record and controversies

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At times, Sen. John McCain has bucked his party and former President Bush by supporting legislation that would combat global warming and climate change. The Humane Society of the United States reported McCain supported its interests 25 percent of the time in 2007. Senator McCain received a rating of "0" from the League of Conservation Voters in 2007, and a score of 56 from the American Land Rights Association in 2006. Also in 2006, he Campaign for America's Future gave Senator McCain a score of 17 percent.

Main article: John McCain/Energy and Environment Policy


Elections and government policy

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Sen. McCain, following revelations of his involvement in the Keating Five scandal, pursued legislation that would reform the country's campaign finance system. Congress in 2002 passed the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) and hence also known as the McCain-Feingold bill. He was criticized in 2008 for possibly violating the spirit of his own law, if not the law itself.

In 2006, Sens. McCain, Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), Barack Obama (D-Ill.), and Tom Carper (D-Del.) introduced the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (S.2590).

Sen. McCain has also been a strong supporter of earmark reform.

Main article: John McCain/Elections and Government Policy


Food and agriculture policy

Summary (how summaries work)

In 2007, Senator McCain voted in the interests of the National Association of Wheat Growers 9 percent, and 62 percent for the National Council of Agricultural Employers.

Main article: John McCain/Food and Agriculture Policy


Infrastructure and transportation policy

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Senator McCain supported the interests of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association 40 percent in 2005-2006.

Main article: John McCain/Infrastructure and Transportation Policy


Social issues record and controversies

Summary (how summaries work)
Domestic policy and social issues have not been a focus of Sen. McCain's career. During the 2000 election, McCain was criticized for his continued use of an ethnic slur in reference to his Vietnamese captors.

Based on a point system, Children's Defense Fund scored Senator McCain at 10 points in 2007. The Family Research Council gave Senator McCain a grade of 42.

Main article: John McCain/Social Policy


Health policy issues

Summary (how summaries work)

Sen. John McCain in 1999 said he did not support a repeal of Roe v. Wade. In 2007, Sen. McCain voted to adopt an amendment that prohibits funds being granted to organizations that perform abortions when a woman's life is not in danger, unless the organization is a hospital. Recently, he abandoned goals to change his party's platform on abortion to allow exceptions based on rape, incest and the life of the mother.

Senator McCain supported the interests of the American Academy of Family Physicians 0 percent in 2007, and voted for the interests of the American College of Emergency Physicians 100 percent in 2004. Also in 2007, NARAL Pro-Choice America gave Senator McCain a grade of 0, and in 2006 he supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 75 percent.

Main article: John McCain/Health Policy


Labor, immigration and retirement policy

Summary (how summaries work)

As a border-area senator, John McCain has been on the front lines of the immigration debate. He helped write comprehensive reform legislation in 2005 (the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007), and that bill helped form the basis for another reform effort in 2007. Earlier this year, he said he would not have voted for his bill if it were brought to the floor. In May 2008, Sen. McCain again said he favored comprehensive reform.

Senator McCain supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 0 percent in 2007, while the Utility Workers Union of America gave him a grade of 50. He supported the interests of the Alliance for Retired Americans 0 percent in 2007, and in 2006 he supported the interests of National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association 100 percent.

Main article: John McCain/Labor, Immigration and Retirement Policy


Controversies and other misc. issues

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Sen. John McCain, as a two-time presidential candidate and outspoken member of the Senate, is no stranger to controversy. There was speculation that McCain would leave the Republican party following his defeat in the 2000 Republican presidential primary campaign, and other controversies have evolved during his political career.

Main article: John McCain/Controversies


Bio

McCain was born August 29, 1936 in Coco Solo in the U.S controlled Panama Canal Zone. After high school graduation in 1954, McCain entered the United States Naval Academy and graduated in 1958. McCain became a Captain in the United States Navy. On October 26, 1967, McCain was shot down over Vietnam, and was held as a prisoner of war in Hanoi for five-and-a-half years, mostly in the infamous Hanoi Hilton. He was released from captivity in 1973. He was honorably discharged upon his retirement from the Navy in 1981.

During his military career he received a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, the Legion of Merit, the Purple Heart, and a Distinguished Flying Cross. Official Senate Biography

He is married to Cindy Hensley McCain. When John Jacob Rhodes, the longtime congressman from Arizona's First Congressional district, announced his retirement, McCain successfully ran for the seat in 1982. In 1986, upon Senator Barry Goldwater's retirement, McCain was elected to succeed him.

McCain touts himself as a conservative on many fiscal issues, but moderate on social issues causing some conservatives to ridicule him as a Republican In Name Only. His appeal during the 2000 presidential campaign was based on style and personal image rather than any label of liberal, conservative, moderate or libertarian.

McCain is often called a "maverick senator" because of his willingness to break with the party line. He was one of only four Republicans in the entire U.S. Congress to vote against the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. He was the only Republican senator to vote against the Telecommunications Act of 1995, which he called "the biggest rip-off since the Teapot Dome Scandal." He was also the only Republican senator to vote against the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, which phased out many of the farming subsidy programs put into place during the Great Depression. His concerns over global warming and other environmental issues have also put him at odds with the Bush administration and other Republicans. In addition, he voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment, reaffirming his position as a social moderate.

2008 presidential bid

Forms exploratory committee to consider run

McCain ran unsuccessfully for president in 2008. *See the main Congresspedia article on John McCain: U.S. presidential election, 2008.

Announcement on "Tonight Show with David Letterman"

On February 28, 2007, McCain announced on the "Tonight Show with David Letterman" that he would indeed seek the presidency in 2008. [1]

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2006 Election Cycle
DonorAmount (US Dollars)
Pinnacle West Capital$ 39,100
MJKL Enterprises$ 38,400
Go Daddy Group$ 30,250
NewsMax Media$ 29,800
Emerson$ 29,500
Cisco Systems$ 29,000
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold$ 28,150
MacAndrews & Forbes$ 27,100
DaVita Inc$ 26,550
WPP Group$ 24,400
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site.
Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from
the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
Links to more campaign contribution information for John McCain
from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by industry: 2008 election cycle Career totals


Committees and Affiliations

Committees

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

Coalitions and Caucuses

Boards and other Affiliations

More Background Data

Wikipedia also has an article on John McCain. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.


Contact

DC Office:
241 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-0303
Phone: 202-224-2235
Fax: 202-228-2862
Web Email
Website

District Office- Phoenix:
5353 North 16th Street, Suite 105
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Phone: 602-952-2410
Fax: 602-952-8702

District Office- Tuscon:
407 West Congress Street, Suite 103
Tucson, AZ 85701
Phone: 520-670-6334
Fax: 520-670-6637

District Office- Tempe:
4703 South Lakeshore Drive, Suite 1
Tempe, AZ 85282
Phone: 480-897-6289
Fax: 480-897-8389

Articles and resources

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ David Nitkin "McCain clinches GOP nod", “The Baltimore Sun”, March 5, 2008, Accessed April 21, 2008

Resources

Biographical

Websites

Interviews

Local blogs and discussion sites

Articles about John McCain

Articles by John McCain

Published Works by John McCain

  • Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember by John McCain, Mark Salter (Random House, October 2005) ISBN 1400064120
  • Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life by John McCain, Mark Salter (Random House, April 2004) ISBN 1400060303
  • Odysseus in America by Jonathan Shay, Max Cleland, John S. McCain (Scribner, November 2002) ISBN 0743211561
  • Worth the Fighting for: A Memoir by John McCain, Mark Salter (Random House, September 2002) ISBN 0375505423
  • Unfinished Business: Afghanistan, the Middle East and Beyond--Defusing the Dangers That Threaten America's Security by Harlan Ullman, John S. McCain (Citadel Press, June 2002) ISBN 0806524316
  • Faith of My Fathers by John McCain, Mark Salter (Random House, August 1999) ISBN 0375501916
  • The Reminiscences of Admiral John S. McCain, Jr., U.S. Navy (retired) by John S. McCain (U.S. Naval Institute, 1999) ISBN B0006RY8ZK


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